Seagate ST31081A User manual

Technical support services
Please read this installation guide before you install your
new drive. If you are not familiar with the procedures
outlined here, have a qualified computer technician perform
the drive installation. If you need assistance installing this
drive, first consult your dealer, who can help you with
system conflicts and other technical issues. If you need
additional assistance, use one of the services listed below,
or call the Seagate support line at 1-800-426-6637.
SeaBOARD: Use a modem to contact the Seagate computer
bulletin board, which supports communications up to 9,600
baud (8-N-1). SeaBOARD is available 24 hours daily.
USA 408-438-8771 France ([phone]
Germany 49-89-140-9331 England 44-1-62-847-8011
Singapore 65-292-6973 Thailand 662-531-8111
Australia 61-2-756-2359 Korea 82-2-556-7294
SeaFAX: Use a touch-tone telephone to access Seagate’s
automated FAX system to receive technical information by
return FAX. This service is available 24 hours daily.
USA 408-438-2620 England 44-1-62-847-7080
SeaTDD: Use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) to exchange messages with a technical support
specialist. 408/438-5382
Internet Connections: http://www.seagate.com
ftp://ftp.seagate.com.
Compuserve Forum: type GO SEAGATE
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT
Seagate warrants that your Seagate disc drive will be free from defects in material and
workmanship and will perform to Seagate’s applicable specifications for Seagate’s three-
year warranty period. The warranty period will be calculated from the date of original
purchase.
Seagate will replace, at no charge, any drive that does not meet our warranty. The drive
must be returned in the packaging provided by Seagate with transportation charges
prepaid to the authorized Seagate destination.
This warranty is void if defect has resulted from accident, abuse, unauthorized repair or
misapplication.
WITHREGARDTOTHEDISKMANAGERSOFTWARE, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEANDALLSUCH
WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED.
DISCLAIMER:EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS,SEAGATEMAKESNOWARRANTIESONTHEPRODUCTS,EXPRESS,
IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AND SEAGATE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FORAPARTICULAR
PURPOSE. This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have others,
which vary from state to state.
IN NO EVENT WILL SEAGATE’S LIABILITY OF ANY KIND INCLUDE ANY LOST PROFITS,
LOSSOFUSE,LOSSOFDATA,ORANYSPECIAL,INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, EVEN IF SEAGATE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE POTENTIAL
LOSS OR DAMAGE.Some states do not allow for the exclusion or limitation of liability for
consequential or incidental damages, as such, the above limitations may not apply to you.
Documentation: Seagate Technology makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this
material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose. Seagate Technology shall not be liable for errors contained herein
or for incidental consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance,
or use of this material. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product
offerings or specifications.
Seagate®, Seagate Technology® and the Seagate logo areregistered trademarks of
SeagateTechnology,Inc.SeaFONETM,SeaTDDTM,SeaBOARDTM and SeaFAXTMare
trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. Other product names are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their owners.
© 1996 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from
SeagateTechnology,Inc. P/N 21200046-001, April 1996
IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS
•Do not format your new drive before reading the
instructions in this manual. Formatting the drive
removes the Disk Manager software that is supplied
with the drive.
•Always handle the disc drive carefully, holding its edges
or frame. Do not touch the connectors or any part of the
printed circuit board.
•Keep the drive in its antistatic bag until you are ready to
install it.
•Set the drive down only on a flat, padded, non-static
surface.
•This drive is susceptible to damage from Electrostatic
Discharge. Before handling the drive, ground yourself by
touching the grounded chassis of your computer. For
optimum protection, wear a grounded antistatic wrist
strap.
•Make sure your computer is turned off before opening the
case. Do not unplug your computer if you will be using it
for antistatic grounding.
•Do not remove the drive cover. The drive contains no
user-serviceable components.
•Save your Seagate packing materials for future use.
Using any other container or packing material voids your
drive warranty and may damage your drive.
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INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
Configuring the drive
1. Turn off your computer and remove the cover.
2. Configure the disk drive jumpers as necessary. Refer to the
illustration below for details.
Connecting cables and mounting the drive
1. Connect the interface cable to the drive as shown above. Make sure
that pin 1 on the interface cable (colored stripe) is attached to pin 1
on the drive and pin 1 on the host adapter.
2. Partially insert the drive into the drive bay. Select an unused power
connector from the power supply and connect it to the drive. If
there are no unused power connections on the power supply, you
can purchase a “Y” cable adapter from your dealer. This connector
will allow you to add another power connection for your new drive.
3. Secure the drive or the mounting frame with four 6-32x.25 screws.
CAUTION: If you use screws longer than 0.25 inch when mounting
the drive, you may damage the drive’s circuit board. The maximum
insertion depth for the bottom mounting holes is 0.25 inch; the
maximum insertion depth for the side holes is 0.125 inch.
About Disk Manager Software
This Seagate drive is shipped with free Disk Manager software
installed on a temporary partition on the drive. This software
partitions and formats the drive and allows older computers to
access the drive’s full capacity. Before you can use the Disk Manager
software, you must transfer it from the temporary partition on the
drive to a bootable diskette with at least one Mbyte available. To
create a bootable diskette, see your DOS manual.
Transferring the software to a bootable diskette
1. Insert a bootable diskette into drive A.
2. Simultaneously press [CTRL], [ALT], and [DEL] to reboot your
computer from the bootable diskette.
3. During the start-up process, enter your computer’s system setup
program (sometimes called BIOS or CMOS setup). This is usually
done by pressing a special key, such as [DELETE], [ESC], or[F1]
during start-ups. See your computer or motherboard manual for
system-specific instructions.
4. Within the system setup program, configure your new hard drive as
Drive Type 2, or enter the following values for a user-definable drive
type: 615 cylinders, 4 heads, and 17 sectors per track. These
temporary settings allow you to access the drive-support software
on your new hard disc.
5. Save the drive-type settings and exit the system setup program.
You will have to reboot your computer for the changes to take
effect.
6. You should now be able to access the software on your new hard
disc. If your new hard drive is drive C, type C:SEAMOVE. Press
[ENTER] to transfer the disc support software. Use a different drive
letter if necessary.
The SEAMOVE program transfers the drive-support files from your
new hard disc to the bootable diskette in drive A. After all the files
have been transferred, SEAMOVE deletes all the files from the hard
drive, along with the temporary partition that held them.
Running Disk Manager from your bootable software diskette
1. Simultaneously press [CTRL], [ALT], and [DEL] to reboot your
computer again from the bootable diskette that now contains the
Disk Manager software. During the start-up process, enter your
computer’s system setup program, as described previously.
2. Within the system setup program, make sure that a drive type is
listed for each ATA hard drive in your computer. Some newer
computers can automatically determine drive-type characteristics,
using the Auto drive-type setting. If your computer does not
provide this option, you must manually enter the number of
cylinders, heads, and sectors per track for your new drive, as
shown in the table below.
Model Heads Cylinders Sectors Capacity*
ST3541A 16 1048 63 540 Mbytes
ST3851
A1 16 1651 63 852 Mbytes
ST31081A 16 2097 63 1,082 Mbytes
ST31621A 16 3146 63 1,623 Mbytes
*1 Mbyte = 1,000,000 bytes
3. Save the drive-type settings and exit the system setup program.
You will have to reboot your computer for the changes to take
effect.
4. At the DOS prompt, type A:\DM. Press [ENTER] to run Disk
Manager
5. Follow the instructions on your computer screen. From the main
menu, select (E)asy Disk Installation . Then press [ENTER].
6. At this point, Disk Manager lists all the hard drives that it can
recognize. You should see your new Seagate drive and your old
hard drive (if any). If Disk Manager recognizes all your drives,
select the new drive you wish to install and press[ENTER]. Disk
Manager will format and partition your new drive.
If a hard drive is not recognized, exit Disk Manager and turn off
your computer. Check all cables, jumpers and BIOS settings. Then
run Disk Manager again.
7. Follow the instructions on the Disk Manager post-installation
screens. You're done!
NOTES: 1) If your computer does not require software support for
large hard drives, Disk Manager will optimize your system BIOS
settings, then partition and format your new hard disc. 2) If Disk
Manager has installed software to help your computer access a large
hard drive, you should see a blue Disk Manager banner each time
you boot your computer. In this case, if you need to boot from a
diskette instead of from your hard drive, see the Disk Manager online
manual for instructions. 3) To view the Disk Manager online manual,
insert the Disk Manager diskette and type A:\DM /H. Then press
[ENTER]. You can also view the online manual from within Disk
Manager by selecting
(V)iew/Print Online Manual in the main menu.
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