Toshiba MK1233GAS User Manual

TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA

MK1233GAS (HDD2A05)

2.5-INCH HARD DISK DRIVE
USER MANUAL

Rev 02

11/2006

CONTENTS

Introduction..............................................................................1

Setup ........................................................................................2

Using the HDD .........................................................................4

Troubleshooting.......................................................................5

Specifications ..........................................................................6

Drive Connectors..................................................................... 8

INTRODUCTION - MK1233GAS (HDD2A05)

General Features

• 2.5" sized drive

• 120 Gigabytes *

• 9.5mm High

• 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.

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SETUP – MK1233GAS (HDD2A05)

Caution: Your Hard Disk Drive is a precision device and even a small drop onto any surface can
cause damage. Electronstatic discharge can also damage the drive. You should ground yourself
prior to handling the drive.

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. Use the information in the following table before setting drive
as Master or Slave.
Master configuration is obtained by setting jumpers A, B, C & D open (no jumper present). Slave
configuration is obtained by setting jumpers C-D. When B-D jumper is installed, the drive is configured
as cable select. If pin 28 = Low, the drive is "Master", if pin 28 - High, the drive is "Slave".

Figure 1.HDD Jumper Locations

JUMPER P28 DRIVE

No Jumper - Master Drive

C-D Jumper - Slave Drive

B-D Jumper LOW Master Drive

B-D Jumper HIGH Slave Drive

A-B Jumper - Slave Drive

A-C Jumper - Prohibit

Installation Notes

 The drive should be mounted carefully on the surface of 0.1mm or less flatness to avoid

excessive distortion.

 In order to prevent short-circuit under any circumstances, a space of 0.5mm or more should be

kept under the PCB.

 Space should be kept around the drive to avoid any contact with other parts, which may occur

due to shock or vibration.

 The temperature of the top cover and the base must always be kept under 60C to maintain the

required reliability.

 Be sure not to cover the breathing hole to keep the pressure inside the drive at a certain level
 Do not apply any force to the top cover, except the screw areas on top cover. Maximum force to

the specified area is 2N.

 The drive contains several parts which may be easily damaged by ESD (Electric Static

Discharge). Avoid touching the interface connector pins and the surface of PCB. Be sure to use
ESD proof wrist strap when handling drive.

 The four mounting screws should be tightened equally with 0.3N-m (3kgf-cm) torque. The depth

should be 3.0mm minimum and 3.5mm maximum.

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