Hitachi DPTA-372050, DPTA-371360, DPTA-373420, DPTA-372730, DPTA-352250 Quick installation guide

IBM storage products

Quick installation guide

Deskstar 34GXP & 37GP

AT/IDE

DPTA-353000DPTA-353750Models:
DPTA-351500DPTA-352250
DPTA-372730DPTA-373420
DPTA-371360DPTA-372050

System requirements for Ultra ATA/66

Ÿ 40 pin, 80 conductor cable
Ÿ A contoller card or motherboard chipset with Ultra

ATA/66 or higher capability

Ÿ Ultra ATA/66 compatible BIOS

If you do not have the above components, your drive
will function, but at speeds lower than 66.6 MB/second.

Handling precautions

Ÿ Do not open the ESD (electro-static discharge) bag

containing the drive until required.

Ÿ Do not apply pressure on the drive during handling

or installation.

Ÿ Always handle the drive with care to prevent

damage from shock, vibration, or electrostatic
discharge.

Ÿ Handle the drive carefully by the edges. Do not

touch any exposed printed circuit board.

Ÿ Do not cover the breather hole! Covering the

breather hole may result in loss of

data.

Quick installation procedure

1. Save the packaging materials including the ESD bag
in the event that the drive must be returned.

2. Record the serial number and part number of your
IBM Deskstar for future reference.

3. Backup all data before proceeding with installation.

4. Turn off the computer.

5. Open the case as directed by the computer system
manual.

6. Discharge the static electricity from the package and
from your body. With one hand touch an unpainted
metal surface on your computer chassis, then touch
the ESD bag with the other hand for at least 2
seconds.

7. Unplug the computer.

8. Remove the drive from the ESD bag.

9. Set the jumpers. Refer to the diagram below

• If the drive is the only drive on the cable, set the

jumpers at A-B and G-H for 16 logical head
architecture. This is the Master setting.

• If the drive is the "Slave" drive on a two-drive cable,

set the jumpers at A-B and C-D for 16 logical head
architecture. This is the Slave setting.

The shipping default setting is Master 16 logical head
architecture.

Jumper block

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13.7GB

26,712,000

DPTA-371360

20.5GB

40,088,160

DPTA-372050

27.3GB

53,464,320

DPTA-372730

34.2GB

66,835,440

DPTA-373420

15.0GB

29,336,832

DPTA-351500

22.5GB

43,985,088

DPTA-352250

30.0GB

58,600,080

DPTA-353000

37.5GB

73,261,440

DPTA-353750

count

number

IBM storage products

10. Attach the IDE cable

Ÿ If you have a 40 pin, 40 conductor cable, attach the

system connector of the cable to the IDE port on
the motherboard or controller card. The pin 1 side
of an IDE cable is marked with a stripe. The
connectors are keyed to insert one way only.

Ÿ If you have a 40 pin, 80 conductor cable, attach the

drive to the appropriate color coded connector.
ATA/66 cables are color coded for the Master,
Slave, and system connectors. The Master
connector is black, the Slave connector is gray, and
the system connector is blue.

11. Attach the power supply cable to the hard disk
drive. Match the connector bevels.

12. Mount the drive securely.

13. Verify all attachments.

14. Replace the computer cover.

15. Plug in your computer.

16. Insert the DriveGuide or OS setup diskette in the
floppy drive.

17. Turn on the computer.

18. Set the BIOS options of your computer system to
Auto Detection and LBA mode if available. Key
sequences for accessing your BIOS can be found
in your computer system manual. The following
chart lists true LBA sector counts and drive
capacities. Translated schemes are derived from
the LBA count of a drive.

IBM model

CapacityLBA sector

19. Partition and format your drive with one of these

two methods:

• DriveGuide

i. Boot the DriveGuide installation utility.
ii. If the DriveGuide configuration matches your new

system configuration, continue. If the system con­figuration is not a match, or you want to proceed
manually, select no. Then verify BIOS settings,
cabling, and jumpers and run DriveGuide again.

iii. Drive Guide determines available partition sizes

based on the operating system to be installed.
Select the partition sizes for your installation.

iv Click “Finish” to complete the partitioning and

formatting of your drive.

Ÿ FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.EXE (or a similar

partitioning software from your operating system)
Follow the instructions provided with your operating

system to partition the drive. If FDISK.EXE does
not recognize more than 8.4 gigabytes and your
drive is larger than 8.4 gigabytes, your BIOS may
not be supporting Interrupt 13 Extensions.

Format the drive by following the instructions
provided with FORMAT.EXE. Formatting will verify
the hard disk media and create file allocation tables
for the partition.

21. Reboot your system. If your system does not boot
up, recheck all settings. If the system still fails to
boot up, remove the new drive to return the system
to its original configuration. Call the IBM Hard Disk
Drive Technical Support Center.

22. Install an operating system. Consult the operating
system manual.

For additional information on the drive and its instal­lation see

http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/diskdrdl/
prod/deskstar.htm

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Date: 25 June 1999

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