Seagate ST317242A User manual

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Medalist 17242 (ST317242A)
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Medalist 13032 (ST313032A)
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Medalist 10232 (ST310232A)
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Medalist 8422 (ST38422A)
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Medalist 4312 (ST34312A)
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Installation Guide
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© 1999 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication Number: 20600132-001, Rev. A, March 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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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 mounting the drive............................ 6
Configuring your computer................................................... 9
BIOS settings.................................................................... 10
Ultra ATA 66 requirements................................................ 11
Addressing drive-capacity limitations ............................... 12
Partitioning and formatting your drive............................... 14
Installation using Disk Manager........................................ 15
Windows 98 or Windows 95 installation ........................... 16
Standard DOS installation ................................................ 17
Additional installation options............................................ 19
Non-ATA compatible slave jumper...................................... 19
Cable select jumper ............................................................. 19
Advanced Disk Manager options........................................ 20
Troubleshooting ................................................................... 23
Alternate capacity jumper................................................. 25
Seagate Technology support services............................... 31
Storing and shipping your drive......................................... 38
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The easiest way to install your drive
DiscWizard is Seagate’s exclusive Win-
dows program, which 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 com-
puters to access the full capacity of large hard drives.
You can run DiscWizard to install your new hard drive if:
•You already have an existing, bootable hard drive in your com-
puter with at least 3 Mbytes of available disc space,
and
•You are running Windows 98
or Windows 95.
If you can run DiscWizard, follow the instructions on the
DiscWizard diskette or CD to install your drive. If you need addi-
tional information, refer to this installation guide.
If you cannot run DiscWizard, follow the instructions in this
installation guide to install and configure your new drive.

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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 to run Ultra ATA 66
(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 damaged.
•Save your foam-lined Seagatedisc drive box. This box has
been approved by Seagate for shipping a Seagate disc drive.
Using any other container or packing material voids your drive
warranty.

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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 or frame.
Do not apply pressure or attach labels to the circuit
board or the top of the drive.

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Master/slave jumpers
If your new Seagatedrive will be the only drive in your computer,
you do not have to change any jumper settings. In this case, skip
ahead to “Attaching Cables and Mounting the Drive,” on page 6.
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.
To configure the drive as a master or one drive only:
•Place a jumper on pins 7 and 8 (see Figure 1 on page 5).
The master drive usually defaults to being the “boot” drive
(drive C), from which the computer loads system software
when it first starts up.
To configure the drive as a slave:
•Remove all the jumpers.
•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.

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Figure 1. Master and slave jumper settings
pin 1
ATA interface
connector
135
246
7
8
Slave
Master or single drive
4-pin power
connector

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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 mode 4, you
must use a special 40-pin 80-conductor cable or these
modes will not be enabled. For information on how to
obtain this cable, contact your dealer.
Figure 2. Attaching the cables
2. Thread the interface cable through the drive bay and attach
the connector at the end of the interface cable to your new
drive. The maximum ATA cable length is 18 inches (457 mm)
long.
Computer
Motherboard
Pin 1

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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 host adapter or mother-
board with pin 1 on your drive or drives. Pin 1 on the
interface cable is usually indicated by a stripe along the
edge of the cable.
Figure 3. Mounting screws
3. You can mount the drive in any orientation. Usually it is
mounted with the circuit board down.
4. Slide the drive carefully into the drive bay. Secure the drive
with four 6-32 UNC mounting screws in either the side-
mounting holes or the bottom-mounting holes. Insert the
screws no more than 0.22 inch (5.58 mm) into the bottom-
mounting holes and no more than 0.20 inch (5.0 mm) into the
side-mounting holes.
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Figure 4. Cable connectors
Caution. To avoid possible damage to the drive,
do not
overtighten the screws and do not 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 be obtained from your distributor or
computer manufacturer.
5. Attach a power cable to each drive. If your computer does not
have an unused power connector, you can purchase a Y-
shaped power cable from your computer dealer.
6. Check all cable connections and then replace your computer
cover. Continue to “Configuring Your Computer.”
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Pin 1
Interface
connector
Power
connector

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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 the appropriate key to run the System Setup program.
2. Select the BIOS hard drive settings menu. To set the drive
parameters, choose Primary Master or Slave,
or Secondary
Master or Slave.
3. Select automatic drive detection if available. This option allows
your computer to configure itself automatically for your new
drive. If your BIOS does not provide automatic drive detec-
tion, select “User-defined” drive settings and enter the CHS
values from the table on page 10. These CHS values support
capacities up to 8.4 Gbytes.
4. Verify that LBA mode is enabled. Many BIOS use the logical
block addressing (LBA) mode to access drives with capacities
greater than 528 Mbytes. Most BIOS automatically set this
mode during the auto-detection process.
5. Enable UDMA mode if it is available.
6. Save the settings and exit the System Setup program. Your
computer will automatically reboot.

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Note. Set the
write precomp or landing zone parameters
to zero.
*The CHS addressing supports capacities up to 8.4 Gbytes. To see
the full capacity of these drives, use the LBA addressing mode or
Disk Manager, which is found on the DiscWizard diskette.
BIOS Settings
Drive Cylinders Heads Sectors
ST317242A
CHS addressing*
Addressable sectors 16,383
33,683,328 16
—63 —
ST313032A
CHS addressing*
Addressable sectors 16,383
25,434,228 16
—63 —
ST310232A
CHS addressing*
Addressable sectors 16,383
20,005,650 16
—63 —
ST38422A
CHS addressing*
Addressable sectors 16,383
16,841,664 16
—63 —
ST34312A
CHS addressing
Addressable sectors 8,354
8,420,832 16
—63 —

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Recommendation
We recommend you use Disk Manager to evaluate your BIOS
and to determine whether your system needs additional BIOS
support. If your BIOS needs support for drives with capacities
greater than 8.4 Gbytes, instructions will be provided. For more
information, see “Installation using Disk Manager” on page 15.
Ultra ATA 66 Requirements
This drive can support transfer rates up to 66 Mbytes per second
using Ultra DMA modes 3 and 4. The drive is configured at the
factory for Ultra ATA 33.
To enable Ultra ATA 66 you must have the following:
•Windows 98
•A computer and BIOS that supports UDMA modes 3 and 4.
•A 40-pin 80 conductor cable. For more information see page 6.
•A software utility to activate Ultra ATA 66. Seagate provides a
utility called UATA66.exe. If you did not receive this utility, you
can download it from our Web site at www.seagate.com.

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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 accommodate drives
with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. Seagate provides free
Disk Manager software with your drive to overcome this limita-
tion. Alternatively, you can purchase a hard drive controller or a
BIOS upgrade that supports drives with capacities greater than
528 Mbytes.
4,092-cylinder limit
The BIOS in some computers cannot support drives that have
more than 4,092 cylinders (approximately 2.1 Gbytes).
If you
install a drive with more than 4,092 cylinders in one of these
computers, the computer may “freeze” or fail to boot . If you have
this problem, see “Alternate capacity jumper” on page 25 for
more information.
8.4-Gbyte limit
If your drive’s capacity is greater than 8.4 Gbytes, the capacity
may exceed the limits of your system BIOS and operating sys-
tem. DOS and Windows operating systems and most system
BIOSs limit the drive partitions to 8.4 Gbytes per physical drive.
Because of this limitation, a 32-bit file allocation table (FAT32) is
needed to support drive capacities greater than 8.4 Gbytes.

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To achieve your drive’s full capacity, you need a Windows operat-
ing system that supports FAT32
and device support for drive
capacities greater than 8.4 Gbytes, from one of the following:
•Third-party device driver, such as Disk Manager (Disk Man-
ager is provided on the DiscWizard diskette or CD 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
http://www.megatrends.com
Award Software International, Inc . : 1-800-800-2467
http://www.award.com
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.: 1-800-767-5465
(Upgrades from Microfirmware)
www.ptltd.com

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Partitioning and formatting your drive
One drive:
For a quick installation, use the Disk Manager software to auto-
matically 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 Manager” on page 15.
You can also use the FDISK.EXE command. See “Standard
DOS installation” on page 17.
To complete installation using Windows 98 or Windows 95:
•Boot your computer from the Windows 98 or Windows 95
startup diskette with the CD-ROM loaded.
•Note the drive letter for your CD-ROM device.
•At the A: prompt, type
x: setup, where
x is the letter of your
CD-ROM drive.
•Continue with the Windows setup instructions.
Two drives:
Use DiscWizard for a complete customized set of step-by-step
instructions to install an additional drive. See “The easiest way to
install your drive” on page 1.
To add a slave drive without using DiscWizard:
Use the FDISK.EXE command. See “Standard DOS installation”
on page 17.
To add a slave drive using Windows 98 or Windows 95:
•Click START.
•Choose RUN.
•Type FDISK. See “Standard DOS installation.”

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Installation using Disk Manager
Note. The Disk Manager software is stored on the diskette or
CD provided with your drive.
1. Boot your computer from your Windows startup diskette.
Insert your DiscWizard diskette or CD (if you are using the
CD, change to the drive letter of your CD-ROM).
2. At the prompt, type DM.Then press ENTER.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions until you see the
Select an
Installation Option menu.
4. Select either
(E)asy Disk Installation or (A)dvanced Disk
Installation.
Disk Manager lists all the hard drives that it detects. You
should see your new Seagate drive and your existing hard
drive, if any.
If any hard drive is not recognized, exit Disk Manager and
turn off your computer. Check all cables, jumpers and BIOS
settings. Then start at Step 1 to run Disk Manager again.
5. If Disk Manager recognizes all your drives, select the drive
you want to install and press ENTER. Disk Manager partitions
and formats the drive.
Important. If your BIOS does not support drive capacities greater
than 8.4 Gbytes, Disk Manager installs a
Dynamic
Drive Overlay (DDO)
on your hard drive. If this driver
has been installed, you should see a blue Disk Man-
ager banner each time you boot your computer. See
the Disk Manager online manual for details.
6. Follow the instructions in the post-installation screens.

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Windows 98 or Windows 95 installation
1. Boot your computer from the Windows startup diskette with
the Windows CD loaded.
2. At the prompt, type
x:
setup, where
x is the drive letter of your
CD-ROM drive. Continue with the Windows setup instructions.
You’re Done!