Seagate MEDALIST ST38421A user manual

User manual for the device Seagate MEDALIST ST38421A

Device: Seagate MEDALIST ST38421A
Category: Computer Drive
Manufacturer: Seagate
Size: 0.36 MB
Added : 12/1/2013
Number of pages: 44
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Medalist 8421 (ST38421A)
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Medalist 6421 (ST36421A)
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Medalist 4311 (ST34311A)
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Medalist 2112 (ST32112A)
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Installation Guide
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© 1999 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Publication Number: SG35126-001, Rev. A, February 1999 Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Seagate logo, Medalist and the Medalist logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technol- ogy, Inc. DiscWizard, SeaFAX, SeaFONE, SeaTDD and Sea- BOARD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A -1 iii Contents The easiest way to install your drive.................................... 1 What you need........................................................................ 2 Before you begin .................................................................... 2 Handling precautions............................................................. 3 Master/slave jumpers............................................................. 4 Attaching cables and

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0 iv Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A

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Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 1 The easiest way to install your drive DiscWizard is Seagate’s exclusive Win- dows program, provided on a diskette, that makes it easy to install your Medalist drive. DiscWizard helps you configure your new drive and your computer. It analyzes your system, lets you select various installation options and creates customized step-by- step instructions. It also allows older computers to access the full capacity of large-capacity drives. You can run Di

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2 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A What you need • Straight-edge and Phillips screwdrivers • Four 6-32 UNC drive mounting screws • A standard 40-pin ATA interface cable, or an 80-conductor cable if your system runs Ultra DMA mode 3 or 4 (max length: 18 inches) • An unused drive power cable for your new drive Before you begin • Make sure your computer is turned off before you open the case. • Read the handling precautions at the right and inspect the drive to make sure that it is not

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Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 3 Handling precautions Disc drives are extremely fragile. Do not drop or jar your drive. Keep the drive in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install it. Protect your drive from static discharge by making sure you are well grounded before touching the drive. We recommend wearing a grounded wrist strap throughout the installation process. Do not touch the connectors or any part of the printed cir- cuit board. Always handle the drive by its edges o

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4 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A Master/slave jumpers If you already have one hard drive in your computer and you are installing a second drive, you must configure one drive as a mas- ter and the other as a slave. Note. If you need to change the jumpers on your existing hard drive, see the Disk Manager online manual, look on the drive label, or contact the drive manufacturer. To configure the drive as a master or one drive only: • The drive is configured at the factory for a master

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pin 1 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 5 40-pin ATA interface connector 4-pin power Master/slave connector 24 6 8 jumper block 13 5 7 Master or single drive Drive is slave Figure 1. Master and slave jumper settings

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Computer Motherboard 6 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A Attaching cables and mounting the drive 1. If you are attaching an ATA (IDE) interface cable to a single drive, attach one end of the cable to the interface connector on your motherboard. Most computers provide two IDE con- nectors, primary and secondary, usually labeled as IDE or HDD on your motherboard. See your computer manual for connector locations. Note. If you are running Ultra DMA mode 3 or 4, you must use a special 40-pi

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Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 7 Note. If you are using the 80-conductor cable, attach the blue connector (with the longest section of the cable) to the motherboard, attach the black connector to the master or single drive, and attach the grey connector to the slave. Caution. To avoid possible damage to your system, ! make sure to align pin 1 on the motherboard with pin 1 on your drive. Pin 1 on the interface cable is usually indicated by a stripe along the edge of the cable. Figure

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8 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A Power connector Interface connector Pin 1 Figure 4. Cable connectors Caution. To avoid possible damage to the drive, do not ! overtighten the screws or use metric screws. Note. If you are mounting the drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay, you need a mounting adapter or frame kit. Contact your com- puter dealer. Some computers also require drive mount- ing rails, which can usually be obtained from your dealer. 5. Attach a power cable to the drive. If your co

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Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 9 Configuring your computer Before you format or partition your new drive, you must configure your computer’s BIOS. To configure your computer’s BIOS: 1. Turn your computer on. As your computer starts up, watch the screen for a message that describes how to run the system setup program (also called BIOS or CMOS setup). This is usually done by pressing a special key, such as DELETE, ESC OR F1, during startup. See your computer manual for details. Press t

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10 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A BIOS Settings Drive Model Cylinders Heads Sectors ST32112A CHS addressing 4,192 16 63 Addressable sectors 4,225,536 — — ST34311A CHS addressing 8,944 15 63 Addressable sectors 8,452,080 — — ST36421A CHS addressing 13,330 15 63 Addressable sectors 12,596,850 — — ST38421A CHS addressing 16,368 16 63 Addressable sectors 16,498,944 — — Note. Set the write precomp or landing zone parameters to zero. Recommendation We recommend you use Disk Manager to ev

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Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 11 Addressing drive-capacity limitations Some DOS-based computers and operating systems are not designed to accommodate large-capacity hard disc drives. The most common system limitations are listed below. 528-Mbyte limit The BIOS in some older computers cannot support drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. Seagate provides free Disk Manager software with your drive to overcome this limitation. Alternatively, you can purchase a hard drive cont

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12 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A • Third-party device driver, such as Disk Manager (Disk Man- ager is provided on the DiscWizard diskette included with your drive), or • An intelligent ATA host adapter, or • A system BIOS upgrade BIOS upgrades If you need to upgrade your BIOS, contact the appropriate BIOS manufacturer listed below: American Megatrends (AMI): 1-800-828-9264 www.megatrends.com Award Software International, Inc.: 1-800-800-2467 www.award.com Phoenix Technologies Ltd.:

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Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 13 Preparing your drive for use One-drive system For a quick installation we recommend you use Disk Manager to automatically partition and format your drive. Disk Manager also ensures that your computer can access the full capacity of your hard drive. See “Installation using Disk Man- ager” on page 14. If you do not want to use Disk Manager, you can use the stan- dard DOS commands to partition and format your drive. See “Standard DOS installation” on p

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14 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A Installation using Disk Manager 1. Boot your computer from your DiscWizard diskette. Booting from a diskette ensures that the Disk Manager installation does not conflict with other software. The Disk Manager soft- ware is stored on this diskette and automatically starts. Or at the A: prompt, type DM and press ENTER. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions until you see the Select an Installation Option menu. 3. Select either (E)asy Disk Installation or (

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Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 15 5. Follow the instructions in the post-installation screens and continue with your Windows 95 or Windows 98 installation. Windows 95 or Windows 98 Installation 1. Boot your computer from the Windows 95 or Windows 98 star- tup diskette with the CD-ROM loaded (Note the drive letter for your CD-ROM device). x:setup, where x is the letter of your 2. At the A: prompt, type CD-ROM drive. 3. Continue with the Windows setup instructions. You’re Done!

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16 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A Standard DOS installation Caution. Partitioning or formatting a drive erases all ! data on it. Seagate assumes no liability if you erase your data. Drive partitioning Partitioning a hard drive divides it into sections (partitions) that function as separate logical drives (labeled C,D,E, etc.). To parti- tion your new drive: 1. Insert a bootable DOS diskette into your diskette drive and restart your computer. (Seagate recommends using DOS Ver- sion 5.


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