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Toshiba MK1233GAS User Manual

2.5-inch hard disk drive

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TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
MK1233GAS (HDD2A05)
2.5-INCH HARD DISK DRIVE
USER MANUAL
Rev 02
11/2006

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  • Page 1 TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA MK1233GAS (HDD2A05) 2.5-INCH HARD DISK DRIVE USER MANUAL Rev 02 11/2006...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Introduction...1 Setup ...2 Using the HDD ...4 Troubleshooting...5 Specifications ...6 Drive Connectors...8...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    12ms Average Seek Time • ATA-2,3,4,5,6 Interface • Supports high transfer rates of 100 MB/sec • 8MB Buffer • Rotational speed of 4,200rpm • MTTF 300,000 Hours *Toshiba defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes.
  • Page 4: Setup

    Master/Slave Settings Your Toshiba Hard Disk Drive can be configured as either a "Master" or "Slave" unit. Master configuration is used for all single drive applications, and master or slave configuration (only one of each per port) is used for two drive applications.
  • Page 5 Placing Hard Drive inside your Computer • Determine mounting configuration (the drive can be mounted in either a horizontal or vertical orientation) • Configure drive for system application. • Configure the adapter board for the specific system application (if required). •...
  • Page 6: Using The Hdd

    USING THE HARD DISK DRIVE – MK1233GAS (HDD2A05) Backing up Data Files To avoid data loss, regularly back up the data files on the hard disk drive.
  • Page 7: Troubleshooting

    My system is not able to recognize all available capacity on my Hard Disk Drive. What do I need to do to utilize the complete hard drive? How do I install my 2.5" Toshiba Hard Drive into my desktop or tower system? Solution There are some systems that are unable to recognize the new larger Hard Drives on the market.
  • Page 8: Specifications

    Spin-up Time Buffer Seek Time (Average) Internal Transfer Rate Host Transfer Rate *Toshiba defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes. Internal Drive Characteristics Number of Disks Number of Read/Write Heads Track Density (TPI)
  • Page 9 Physical Height Width Depth Weight Regulatory The drive satisfies the following standards: Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Canadian Standard Association (CSA) C22.2 No.220 No. 950 TUV Rheinland EMC - EN50081-1 EMC - EN50082-1 0.37" (9.5mm) 2.75" (69.85mm) 3.94" (100mm) 3.46oz (98g) typ 1950 EN 60 950 EN55022: 1988 Class B...
  • Page 10: Drive Connectors

    DRIVE CONNECTORS –MK1233GAS (HDD2A05) Figure 1.MK1233GAS HDD Rear View - Connectors Interface Connector Drive Side Connector Recommended Host Side Connector Board Cable Recommended Cable Characteristics Standard diameter Characteristics impedance Max Length Capacitance * cable is not included with drive Yamaichi GAP050K11617 or equivalent...
  • Page 11 Interface Pin Assignment Note: Symbol () in front of signal indicates negative logic. DRIVE INTERFACE SIGNALS SIGNAL RESET DD 7 DD 6 DD 5 DD 4 DD 3 DD 2 DD 1 DD 0 GROUND DMARQ DIOW/STOP DIOR/ -DMARDY HSTROBE IORDY/ -DMARDY/- DSTROBE...

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