Sun StorEdge™
DVD 10X Installation and User’s Guide



THE NETWORK IS THE COMPUTER™
 

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Part Number: 806-5518-10
Revision A, August 2000

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Safety Precautions

For your protection, observe the following safety precautions when setting up your equipment:

Symbols

The following symbols may appear in this book:
  

Caution - There is risk of personal injury and equipment damage. Follow the instructions.
Caution - Hot surface. Avoid contact. Surfaces are hot and may cause personal injury if touched.
Caution - Hazardous voltages are present. To reduce the risk of electric shock and danger to personal health, follow the instructions.
On - Applies AC power to the system.

Depending on the type of power switch your device has, one of the following symbols may be used

Off - Removes AC power from the system.

Standby - The On/Standby switch is in the standby position. 

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Power Cord Connection
 
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The following caution applies only to devices with a Standby power switch
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DVD-ROM/CD-ROM
  

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Sun StorEdge™
DVD 10X Installation and User’s Guide

Index

  Introduction
  Formats
  Installing Your DVD-ROM Drive
  Setting the SCSI Target ID
Cleaning
Handling and Storing Media
Inserting a Media into the Drive
Drive Status
Performance Specifications
Environmental Specifications
Physical Characteristics
Power Requirements

 

Introduction

The Sun StorEdge™ DVD 10X DVD-ROM drive is a 10X (DVD maximum)/40X (CD maximum) read-only random access DVD-ROM device. It operates on the industry standard SCSI-2 interface. The DVD-ROM drive uses standard 4.76-inch (120-millimeter) DVD or CD media. The StorEdge DVD 10X drive can run in four different modes: 

  1. CD-audio: 4-5.7X when audio is played
  2. CD-RW: 8.6-20X for applications or data transfer
  3. CD-ROM, CD-R: 17.2-40X for applications or data transfer
  4. DVD-ROM/DVD-R: 4.1-10X for applications or data transfer

Sun StorEdge - DVD 10X Drive

FIGURE 1 Sun StorEdge™ DVD 10X Drive

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Formats

  DVD & CD data can be in any of the following formats:
  
  • Red-Book (audio)
  • Yellow-Book
  • CD-ROM
  • CD-DA
  • CD-(E) G
  • CD-MIDI
  • CD-TEXT
  • CD- XA
  • CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video CD)
  • CD-I
  • CD-R (read)
  • CD-RW (read)
  • Multisession (Photo-CD, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW)
  • DVD-R
  • DVD-ROM

 

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Installing Your DVD-ROM Drive

Refer to the documentation that came with your enclosure or system. Locate the sections about installing, replacing, and using a DVD-ROM drive and follow the instructions.

Refer to the Answerbook that corresponds to your operating system for software tasks related to your drive installation. The handbook describes how to shut down the system before installation and how to configure the system after installing your DVD-ROM drive.

Read all necessary documentation before installing your new DVD-ROM drive.

Installation Conditions

When mounting the DVD-ROM drive, certain horizontal and vertical limits must be maintained or read errors may increase. Mount the drive within 20° of the horizontal positions and 10° of the vertical positions. See Figure 2 for details.
  

Note — When operating the unit vertically, and under the angle represented by the dotted lines in Figure 2, unbalanced media (greater than 1.0g-cm) may cause an audible hum to occur. This is considered normal operation.

 

StorEdge 10X DVD - Drive Mounting Limitations

FIGURE 2 Drive Mounting Limitations

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Setting the SCSI Target ID

Your DVD-ROM device is factory set to SCSI target ID 6. You can also set the SCSI ID on a drive that is installed into a device using a target ID selector switch with a flex cable.
 
   To set the SCSI ID for use with a target ID selector switch and flex cable
  1. Remove the jumpers (if installed) from ID1, ID2, and ID4.
  2. Connect the flex cable from the target ID switch on the rear panel of the enclosure to the ID jumpers on the DVD-ROM drive.
  3. Set the target ID selector switch on the enclosure to 6.
To set the SCSI ID without a target ID selector switch
  • Set the jumpers to SCSI target ID 6 by installing jumpers ID4 and ID2 as in Figure 3.

FIGURE 3 StorEdge DVD 10X Drive — Rear View 

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Cleaning

If your StorEdge DVD 10X drive cannot read a media, the cause can be a dirty disc. Follow these guidelines to clean a disc:

 

 Caution —  Do not use solvents such as benzine, paint thinner, antistatic aerosol spray, or abrasive cleaners to clean compact discs.

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Handling and Storing Media

Follow these guidelines when handling and storing media:

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Inserting a Media into the Drive

To insert a media into the drive.
  
  1. After the system is powered on, push the eject button to open the drive tray.
    You many need to unmount the disc before manually ejecting it. You can also eject the disc by using software commands. Refer to the peripherals handbook that corresponds to your operating system.
  2. Place the disc (label side up) into the tray.
    Ensure that the disc is properly set into the recessed area of the tray.
  3. Close the tray by pushing the front of it slightly or by pushing the eject button.

 

 

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Drive Status

The front panel LED provides drive status that is dependent on the rate of indicator flashes. After the tray is closed, the LED blinks at 0.8-second intervals and then will indicate one of the statuses listed in Table 1.
  

TABLE 1     LED Status Descriptions
LED Indicator  Description
Turned off  Drive is in data read/standby mode or no disc is mounted
Flashing at 1.6-second intervals Audio CD is playing
Flashing at different intervals Data access and transfer 
Continuously on  Drive electronics or media has a problem that may require drive or media replacement

 

Note — If the drive remains inactive for approximately 32 minutes, the spindle motor stops, and the LED turns off. When the drive receives another command, the spindle motor starts and the LED automatically lights.

 

 

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Performance Specifications

The StorEdge DVD 10X operates at speeds of 4.1-10X for DVD and 17.2-40X for CD. Refer to Table 2 for more details.

TABLE 2      Performance Specifications
  DVD (4.1-10X) CD (17.2-40X)
Rotational 5,800rpm 8,500rpm
Data Transfer  5,540-13,500KBytes/s  2,595-6,000KBytes/s (mode 1)
2,959-6,843KBytes/s (mode 2)
Access Time (Random) 95ms  85ms

 

Note — When the StorEdge DVD 10X drive runs at 40X speed (CD-ROM), the noise level will increase. This is a normal occurrence.

 

 

The StorEdge DVD 10X drive can run in four different modes:
  
  • CD-audio: 4-5.7X when audio is played
  • CD-RW: 8.6-20X for applications or data transfer
  • CD-ROM: 17.2-40X for applications or data transfer
  • DVD: 4.1-10X for applications or data transfer

 

 

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Environmental Specifications

 

TABLE 3  Environmental Specifications
Temperature  
  Operating  5 to 50°C, 10°C/hour (max) gradient
  Non-operating  -10 to +60°C
Relative Humidity
Operating  8% - 80% (wet bulb temperature of 27°C max)
Non-operating  5% - 95%
Vibration
  Operating  5 - 500 Hz 2.45m/s2 (0.25g) (no resonance point) (0-P)
  Non-operating  5 - 10 Hz 5mm(P-P), 10 - 500 Hz 9.8m/s2 (1g) (0-P)
  Shipping  10 - 25 Hz 9.8m/s2 (1g) (0-P)
Altitude
  Operating  0 - 3,000m
  Shipping  0 - 12,000m

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Physical Characteristics

TABLE 4   Physical Characteristics
Height 

41.5 mm (1.63 inch)
Width  146 mm (5.75 inch)
Depth  193 mm (7.48 inches) excluding bezel
Weight  0.95 kg (net) (2.09 lbs)

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Power Requirements

TABLE 5  Power Requirements
Operational 

+5 VDC ±5%
+12 VDC ±5%

 

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