Seagate Barracuda Series User manual

Installation Guide
Guide d’installation
Installationsanleitung
Guida all’installazione
Guía de instalación
FOR PC AND MAC®
POUR PC ET MAC®
FÜR PC UND MAC®
PER PC E MAC®
PARA PC Y MAC®

SATA Internal Hard Drive2
Welcome to the Serial interface
Seagate®Serial ATA (SATA) disk drives are
designed for easy installation. Unlike other
interfaces, there is no need to set jumpers or
determine master/slave relationships between
drives on cumbersome ribbon cables. The
jumper block next to the data connector is
used to force 150MB transfer modes on legacy
chipsets. For more information, see page 6.
SATA drives can be used in the same system
with Parallel ATA (PATA) drives as long as
both interfaces are supported. With the SATA
interface, each disk drive has it’s own cable
that connects directly to a SATA port on your
motherboard or to an add-in PCI, (PCI-E, or
PCI-X) host adapter.
For future reference, please record the drive
label information in the spaces below:
Model # ST ____________________________________
Part # __________________________________________
Serial # ________________________________________
Please register your new drive at:
www.seagate.com/products/registration/
index.html
Precautions
• Makesureyourcomputeristurnedoff
and unplugged before opening the case or
touching any internal components.
• Disk drives are extremely fragile.
Do not drop or jar the drive.
• Protectyourdrivefromstaticdischarge.
Before handling the drive, ground yourself by
touching the metal chassis of your computer
or by using a grounded wrist strap. Avoid
areas with static-inducing carpets.
• KeepthedriveintheESD-protective
packaging until you are ready to install it.
• Backupthedataonyourexistinghard
drive(s) before installing new hardware.
Seagate is not responsible for lost data.
• SaveyourSeagatediskdriveboxandESD-
protective container in case you have to ship
your drive. Shipping the drive in a non-
approved container or packing material
may void your drive warranty.

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Get started
Gather your materials
Gather your tools
Note: Installing drives larger than 137GB have specic
hardware and operating system requirements to achieve
full capacity and prevent data loss please review the
requirements on page 8.
Open your computer case
See your computer manual for instructions.
1 Turn your computer off.
2 Unplug your system from the wall outlet.
3 Remove the cover from the system.
4 Attach a grounding strap to your wrist and
the system case or touch a metal portion of
the case to discharge any potential static
electricity stored in your body.
Note: Refer to your
computer manual
for instructions on
removing the cover,
or seek the services
of a qualied computer
technician.
Installation
Guide
Disk
Utility CD
Mounting
Screws
Hard
Disk
Power-adapter
Cable
Interface
Cable
Phillips
Screwdriver
Needle-nose
Pliers or Tweezers
ESD
Protection

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Install the drive
Mount the drive in a 3.5-inch device bay
with the label facing up and in front of a fan
whenever possible.
If your system doesn’t have an available
3.5-inch bay, you can purchase brackets from
your local computer store that allow your drive
to be placed in an empty 5.25-inch bay.
Note: For ease of
installation, some
systems may require
you to connect the
power and data cables
before mounting the
drive in the device bay.
Holes for
mounting screws
3.5-inch
Drive Bays
Mounting
Screws

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Attach the cables
Attach cables to your new drive
Note: Do not disturb the power and interface cables that are
attached to your existing drive.
Attach the SATA interface and power-adapter
cables as shown. Connect either end of the
interface cable to the drive. Both data and
power adapters have keyed connections. Please
ensure proper orientation before connecting the
cables.
3Gb/sec SATA drive connected to a
1.5Gb/sec SATA card or motherboard
Older 1.5Gb/sec SATA motherboards and
host controllers equipped with VIA, VT8237,
VT8237R, VT6420, VT6421L, SIS760, and
SIS964 do not support auto speed negotiation
with newer 3.0Gbit drives. Systems with these
chipsets will hang, lock-up, or fail to detect
during boot.
Applying a jumper to the outer-most pins of the
jumper block will force the drive into the 1.5Gb/
sec transfer mode – allowing it to function on
the above mentioned chipsets.
See the gure below for Seagate SATA drive
jumper congurations.
Serial ATA
cable Serial ATA
interface connector
Power
connector
4-pin to 15-pin
power-adapter cable
The drive is inverted in
this illustration to show
the connectors.
Jumper block
SATA interface connector
Normal operation
Limit data transfer rate to
1.5 Gbits per second
SATA power connector

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6Gb/sec SATA drive connected to a
1.5Gb/sec or 3.0Gb/sec SATA card or
motherboard
Barracuda drives with 6Gb/sec SATA are
designed for easy installation. It is usually not
necessary to set any jumpers on the drive
for proper operation; however, if you connect
the drive and receive a “drive not detected”
error, your SATA-equipped motherboard or
host adapter may use a chipset that does not
support SATA speed autonegotiation.
Attach power and SATA data cables
1 Locate an available SATA port on your
motherboard or add-in SATA card and
connect one end of the data cable.
2 Connect the other end of the data cable to
the rear of the hard drive.
3 Connect the 15-pin SATA power connector
to the drive and power supply.
New
Seagate
drive
SATA
ports
Power
supply
SATA power-
adapter
cable
Power
cable
SATA
cable

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Make sure your computer detects
your drive at start up
If your new drive connects directly to your
motherboard and is not automatically detected
at start up, you may need to run the System
Setup (BIOS) program to enable the SATA ports.
Entering setup is generally achieved by pressing
DEL, ESC, or the F2 key during startup.
Please refer to the documentation supplied with
your system or motherboard to enable the SATA
ports in the system BIOS.
If your new drive connects to an add-in SATA
card, there is no need to enter the system BIOS
to enable SATA disk detection. The add-in card
will automatically detect the drive at start up.
Typical SATA detection message at start up.
Choose an installation option
• Single-driveinstallation
If your computer does not have a working
hard drive, or this is a new system build,
go to the single drive installation instructions
– page 10.
• Installingyournewdriveasadditionalstorage
– page 10.
• Upgradeandcloneoldbootdrivetonew
boot drive – page 11.
• Installingyournewdriveasadditionalstorage
in your Power Mac – page 12.
Note: DiscWizard is not compatible with Macintosh
systems.

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Install DiscWizard
Insert the Seagate Disk Utility CD into your
CD-ROM drive. If the main menu screen does
not appear automatically, browse to your
CD-ROM drive letter and click on restart le.
Install DiscWizard.
Remove the CD when the installation is complete!
Note: Extra features
on the CD include
SeaTools Diagnostic
Utilities, Warranty
Registration, Technical
Documentation, plus
Seagate data recovery
service information.
Hardware and software requirements
for drives larger than 137GB
To properly address the full capacity of drives
larger than 137GB, your system must support
48-bit BIOS and your OS must have supporting
service packs installed. Failure to meet these
requirements will result in data loss when storing
data to the drive beyond 137GB.
Check your OS version by referencing the
printed label on the Installation CD or right-click
the My Computer icon on your desktop and
select the Properties option.
The general tab will display the OS version and
service pack info.
Operating System
and Service Pack

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OS requirements for drives larger
than 137GB
Operating System Requirements
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) and higher
Windows 2000 SP3 and higher
Macintosh OS X 10.2 or newer
Linux Please reference the web site
that supports your version,
Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, etc.
Note: For more information about Windows limitations,
pleasevisittheMicrosoftKnowledgeBaseandreview
the following documents: Q303013 for Windows XP and
Q305098 for Windows 2000. Windows XP Media Center and
XP tablet PC already include Service Pack 1 and 48-bit LBA
support. Windows 2000 requires the registry to be edited
after Service Pack 3 is installed. Failure to add the registry
patch will result in data loss when accessing the drive
beyond 137GB.
SATA host drivers
All SATA hosts support 48-bit BIOS and require
drivers that will allow the hard drive to be seen
by the OS. During the installation, your OS will
request mass storage drivers.
The drivers can usually be found on a CD or
web site of the system, motherboard, or add-in
SATA host manufacturer. Be sure to have the
latest drivers available for your OS during the
installation process.

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Single drive installation
Before you start: DiscWizard is not needed
for this operation. The Windows 2000 and XP
operating systems require SATA host drivers
for embedded motherboards and add-in SATA
host adapter cards to be loaded from a oppy
(diskette) drive. The SATA drivers are usually
contained on the CD that came with your
motherboard or add-in SATA host adapter.
Please extract the drivers to a diskette before
you start the installation. Windows Vista will
allow SATA host drivers to be installed directly
from a CD.
1 First, connect the drive according to the
instructions on page 5.
2 Boot your system to the Windows 7/Vista/
XP, or 2000 CD. If you’re having trouble
booting to the Windows CD, you may need to
change the boot sequence in the system BIOS.
3 When prompted by Windows to install a third
party SCSI or RAID driver, press the “F6” key
then the “S” key when, prompted, to specify
additional devices.
4 Insert the SATA driver diskette or CD and
press enter.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to nish
installing Windows.
Install additional storage drive
1 Install the drive according to the instructions
on page 4.
2 Boot into Windows 7/Vista/XP, or 2000.
3 Install the DiscWizard software.
4 Choose the Add New Disk option to format
the drive.
Note: Formatting can also be completed by using the
Windows Disk Management Utility in the Control Panel.
For more information, see the support documentation
on the utility CD.
Note: These
instructions assume
that you have one
existing SATA drive
which you will continue
to use as the boot
drive, and that you
are adding your
new Seagate SATA
drive to your PC for
additional storage and
performance.

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Upgrade and clone
1 Choose the Clone Disk option and select next.
2 Click Automatic (default) and choose next.
3 Highlight your source drive and click next.
4 Choose your destination and select next.
5 Review the layout and select next.
6 Proceed with reboot.
Upon reboot, the clone procedure starts
copying your data. Follow the on-screen
instructions and shut down your system after
the copy.
Windows Vista users need to be ready with the
Vista OS disk for security authentication.
Important: After your system shuts down,
physically disconnect the power and data
cables from your source boot drive and power
the system back on. Upon restart, your system
will boot to your new replacement drive.

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Making your new drive the
startup drive
Note: The system will try to default boot to your original
boot drive after cloning. You may need to change the boot
sequence in your system BIOS if you plan on re-connecting
your old drive after cloning.
1 Let your cloned drive boot into Windows
and make sure all of your les have copied
properly.
2 Restart your computer and enter the System
Setup BIOS by pressing the ESC, DEL, or F2
key during startup.
3 In the system setup, change the boot
sequence to boot from your new SATA drive.
If you have an add-in SATA card, the boot
priority may need to change to boot SCSI or
external rst. You may need to refer to your
system documentation.
Power Mac
Note: These instructions assume that you have one existing
SATA drive which you will continue to use as the boot drive,
and that you are adding your new Seagate SATA drive to
your Mac for additional storage and performance.
If you want to image your old drive to your new Seagate
SATA drive and make it bootable, review the Apple Disk
Utility help les or visit the Apple support site at
www.info.apple.com.
Installing drive as additional storage
1 Mount the drive as described in your
Macintosh product manual. Mounting screws
and cables should be supplied internally on
your Mac.
2 Boot to the Apple desktop.
3 The drive will be auto-detected by the system
and should display a message stating the
disk you inserted is not readable by the
computer. Click Initialize to open the Apple
Disk Utility window.
4 Select your new volume and click Partition.
5 Under Volume Scheme, click the drop down
menu and select a Partition option.
6 Name your volume and make sure the
default format of Mac OS Extended
(journaled) is displayed, then click Partition.

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7 The partition warning will display. Verify your
selection and click Partition to complete the
format.
8 After the format is complete, the volume will
mount on your desktop and be ready for
immediate storage.
Getting Help
Before contacting Seagate Support, use the
SeaTools Disk Diagnostic (included on the CD)
to perform a health check, and obtain the serial
number and model number from your drive.
These numbers can be used to get help from
Seagate support, register your drive and look
up information on the Seagate web site.
Please visit www.seagate.com to obtain the
latest comprehensive support information –
such as:
Knowledge Base
Troubleshooting information, FAQ’s,
and technical documentation.
Software Downloads
Installation software, utilities, and diagnostics.
Product Index
Current and legacy Seagate products.
Warranty Services
Drive returns (RMA), warranty status,
and limited warranty statement.
Product Support
Installation assistance, specications, jumper
settings, installation guides, product manuals.

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