Seagate 1080SL User Manual

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Medalist 1080sl

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SCSI Interface Drive

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Installation Guide

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Read before you begin...

Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Attaching cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Mounting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Configuring the drive and computer . . . . . . . . . . . 12

System setup configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Low-level formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

High-level formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

NonDOS operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Network installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Advanced troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Technical support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Storing and shipping your drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

© 1995 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved
Publication Number: 36325-001, Rev. A, August 1995
Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Seagate logo are regis-

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Seagate Technology, Inc. Other product names are registered
trademarks or trademarks of their owners.

Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product
offerings or specifications. No part of this publication may be
reproduced in any form without written permission from Seagate
Technology, Inc.

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Medalist 1080sl SCSI Installation Guide, August 1995 1

Introduction

Thank you for choosing a Seagate drive. The purpose of this
guide is to assist you with installing your new hard drive. Its
organization outlines the complete installation process from han­dling the drive and drive application in Before you begin... to
offering troubleshooting suggestions and technical support infor­mation. The topics discussed are:

• Handling your drive (see Before you begin...)

• Configuring the drive

• Attaching cables to the drive

• Mounting the drive

• Configuring the computer

• Troubleshooting

• Where to call for Seagate technical support

We hope your installation goes smoothly, but if complications
arise, a list of common symptoms and solutions is provided in the
troubleshooting section. If the problem persists, contact your
dealer first. Your dealer is familiar with system integration and the
conflicts that arise. If you need additional help or information
about Seagate products, Seagate technical support numbers are
provided.

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Drive features

Formatted Capacity (Mbytes) 1080.23
Total sectors 2,109,840
Cylinders 4,826
Physical heads 4
Sectors per track (average) 109
Bytes per sector 512
Spindle speed 5,376 RPM
Average seek time (msec) 12.5 msec
Cache (segmented) 128 Kbytes
Internal transfer rate (Mbits per second max) 33 MHz to

External transfer rate (Mbytes per second max)
Asynchronous
Synchronous

Power on to Ready 20 sec
Seek power (typical) 7.11W
Drive acoustics, Idle mode 30 dBA

65 MHz

5.0

10.0

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Read before you begin...

Note. Throughout this manual the Medalist 1080sl SCSI is

referred to by its model number, ST51080N.

®

Application. Your Seagate
compatible personal computers, Macintosh and other systems
using the SCSI interface.

Turn off the system power before attempting any installation.
Static discharge. Observe the following precautions:

• Keep the drive in its static-shielded bag until you are ready to
complete the installation. Do not attach any cables to the drive
while it is in its static-shielded bag.

• Handle the drive by its edges or frame, and do not touch the
I/O connector pins or the circuit board.

• Before handling any components, put on a grounded wrist
strap, or ground yourself frequently by touching the metal
chassis of a computer that is plugged into a grounded outlet.

• Use antistatic padding on all work surfaces.

• Avoid static-inducing carpeted areas.

Drive handling. The drive is extremely fragile—handle it with
care. Do not attach labels to any part of the drive.

Inspection. After you are familiar with the handling precautions
listed above, inspect the drive. If it appears to be damaged, call
your distributor or dealer immediately.

Warranty. See your authorized Seagate distributor or dealer.
Maintenance and repair. Seagate drives do not require mainte-

nance. The head/disc assembly is sealed; if you break the seal,

drive is designed for IBM and IBM-

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you void the warranty. Seagate customer service centers are the

only facilities authorized to repair Seagate drives. Seagate does
not sanction any third-party repair facilities.

Shipping. Keep your original box and packing materials for
transporting or shipping your drive. The box has a

Approved Package

container voids the warranty. Call your authorized Seagate dis­tributor to purchase additional boxes.

Radio and television interference. This product complies with
Class B limits for radio noise emissions from computer equipment
as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique néémet pas de bruits radioélec­triques depassant les limites applicable aux appareils numéri­ques de Classe B prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage
radioélectrique edicté par le Ministère des Communications du
Canada.

1. Das Gerrät ist ein Einbaugerät, das für eine maximale Umge-

bungstemperatur von 55°C vorgesehen ist.

2. Zur Befestigung des Laufwerks werden 4 Schrauben 6-32

UNC-2A benötigt. Bei seitlicher Befestigung darf die maximale
Länge der Schrauben im Chassis nicht mehr als 5,08 mm und
bei Befestigung an der Unterseite nicht mehr als 5,08 mm
betragen.

label. Shipping a drive in a nonapproved

Sicherheitsanleitung

Seagate

Medalist 1080sl SCSI Installation Guide, August 1995 5

3. Als Versorgungsspannugen werden benötigt:

+5V æ 5% 0,65A
+12V æ 5% 0,45A (1,9A fur ca. 10 Sek. fur æ 10%)

4. Die Versorgungsspannung mub SELV entsprechen.

5. Alle Arbeiten auf dem Festplatte dürfen nur von Ausgebilde-

tem Servicepersonal durchgeführt werden. Bitte schaffen Sie
Festplatteetiketten nicht weg.

6. Der Einbau des Drives mub den Anforderungen gemäb DIN

IEC 950V DC 0805/05.90 entsprechen.

Configuring the drive

Required materials:

2-mm jumper connector (supplied as spare jumpers)
Your Seagate drive is configured for operation using the options

jumper block (J8) shown in Figure 1 on page 6. The settings for
the available configurations are shown in Figure 2 on page 7. The
options jumper block (J8) allows you to:

• Set the SCSI ID

• Connect a remote LED

• Enable or disable parity

• Enable or disable the drive’s terminator

• Select the termination power source

SCSI ID settings. Each device on the SCSI bus must be as­signed a unique SCSI ID. The drive uses pin-pairs 1 and 2, 3 and
4, and 5 and 6 on the options jumper block (J8) for assigning the
ID. The chart in Figure 2 shows you how to place the jumpers to

J3. Standard

power connector

1

2

3

4

J1. Interface
connector

J8. Options jumper block

+5V
+5V return
+12V return
+12V

Circuit
board

J1 pin 1

J8 pin 1

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Figure 1. Connector and jumper block locations

SCSI ID 0
SCSI ID 1

SCSI ID 2
SCSI ID 3 (default)
SCSI ID 4
SCSI ID 5

Note.

1. All other pins
are reserved. Do
not use them.

2. Jumpers on
pins 28 and 30
and 32 and 34
are spares; these
pins do not
require jumpers.

SCSI ID 6
SCSI ID 7

Remote LED 
connection

Reserved 
Do not use

Remote start
Enable parity (default)

Disable terminator
(default is enable)

Power to drive
terminator only

Power from bus, drive
terminator disabled

Power to drive
terminator and to
SCSI bus (default)

Power to SCSI
bus only

J8. Options jumper block

Circuit board
side up.

111291078563

4

13

14

1

2

15161718192021

22

3334313229302728252623

24

Spares

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Figure 2. Options jumper settings

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assign ID values 0 through 7. Be sure that the ID you choose is

not used by another device on the SCSI bus.
Your Seagate drive is shipped by the factory configured as SCSI

ID 3—jumpers are attached to pins 3 and 4 and pin 5 and 6. You
must reconfigure the SCSI ID if another device is assigned SCSI
ID 3 or if you are making the drive the bootable drive. The
bootable drive must be Drive C. It must be assigned the ID
number your SCSI adapter recognizes as the first position on the
bus. Usually, this is SCSI ID 0 (refer to your SCSI host adapter
documentation).

If installing your new drive puts more than two drives on the bus,
your SCSI adapter may require that you install a device driver or
that you reconfigure its onboard BIOS. Refer to your SCSI
adapter’s user guide for instructions on how to install the third
drive. If a device driver is required, it will be provided by the SCSI
adapter manufacturer.

Remote LED. You can connect a remote LED to the drive using
pins 9 and 10 on jumper block J8. Connect the LED ground wire
(usually the black wire) to pin 9.

Remote start. This setting causes the drive to wait for a specific
command from the host before it starts or stops the spindle motor.

Parity enable. Parity is a method that is sometimes used for error
detection. The drive is shipped with parity enabled.

Terminators. The drive is designed with single-ended drivers
and receivers and must be used with other SCSI devices that use
single-ended drivers and receivers. These systems require that
terminators be used at both ends of the SCSI bus to ensure the
integrity of the signal. The drive has built-in terminators that can
be enabled or disabled as required. It is shipped with the termi-

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nators enabled. If you are positioning the drive at the end of the

cable, you must enable the drive’s internal terminators or attach
an external terminator to the end of the cable. Terminators on the
devices between the bus ends must be disabled or removed.

• To enable the drive’s terminators, leave the pin-pair 19 and 20
on jumper block J8 open.

• To disable the terminators, place a jumper on pins 19 and 20
of jumper block J8.

Terminator power. The terminators must have a 5 volt power
source to be active. In general, the device that provides the
terminator also provides power for its terminator. Power for the
terminator may also be supplied through the SCSI cable (this is
usually done for external terminators). The Seagate drive pro­vides settings for four implementations of terminator power:

• Terminator power to the drive terminator and the SCSI bus—
install jumpers on pins 21 and 23 and on pins 22 and 24 of J8.
This is the default.

• Terminator power to the drive terminators only—install a
jumper on pins 23 and 24 of J8.

• Terminator power from another device to the bus and the
drive’s terminator disabled—install a jumper on pins 21 and
23 of J8.

• Terminator power to the bus only and the drive terminator
disabled—install a jumper on pins 22 and 24 of J8.

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Attaching cables

Required materials:

A four-conductor power-supply cable
A fifty-conductor, nonshielded interface cable with a 50-pin, fe-

male connector attached for each SCSI device that is to be
connected to the SCSI bus. The maximum cable length for
asynchronous operation is 19.5 feet (6 meters). The maximum
cable length for synchronous operation is 9.75 feet (3 meters).

Figure 1 on page 6 shows connector and jumper block locations.

1. Turn off the system power and put on a grounded wrist
strap before proceeding.

2. Attach the 50-pin SCSI interface cable. Pin 1 on the drive

must align with pin 1 of the other SCSI devices attached to the
bus. Use the edge-stripe on the cable to denote pin 1. Pin 1
on the drive is located next to the four-pin power connector.

2. Connecting a remote LED. (Optional) Connect a remote LED
to pins 9 and 10 of jumper block J8. Pin 9 is ground.

3. Attach an available power cable to the drive.

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Mounting the drive

Required materials:

• Four 6-32 UNC-2A screws (not included)

The drive fits in the standard 3.5-inch bay and can be mounted
in any orientation. Position the drive so that the cables are not
strained or crimped. Secure it with four mounting screws not more
than 6 full turns (0.20 inches) into the drive frame (see Figure 3).

Caution. To prevent drive mounting-hole damage, use only the

type of screws specified.

Figure 3. Mounting hole locations

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Configuring the drive and computer

Once the drive is physically installed, the drive and computer
must be configured to work with each other. This involves parti­tioning and formatting the drive and may require a special device
driver or installation software depending on the operating system
you are using and your SCSI adapter. Refer to your SCSI
adapter’s documentation for specific information on how to con­figure your drive.

This guide describes a typical configuration for a PC using DOS
and one or two SCSI drives only.

System setup configuration

Required materials:

• A bootable diskette with the Format and FDISK command

If you are replacing the ATA (IDE) drive or drives in your computer
with SCSI, you must reset the drive-type configuration listed in
System Setup to

1. Turn the computer on.

2. Enter the System Setup routine. (Refer to your computer’s

user guide. System Setup may be called Setup, BIOS Setup
or CMOS Setup.)

3. Find the hard disc configuration in the System Setup screen.

4. Change the drive-type status to

5. Save the changes and exit System Setup.

Low-level formatting

Your drive was low-level formatted at the factory to 512 bytes per
sector. You do not need to low-level format it again. If you choose

Not Installed

.

Not Installed

.

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to low-level format the drive, use the format routine supplied with

your SCSI adapter. Refer to the SCSI adapter’s documentation
for instructions on how to low-level format the drive.

Partitioning

You must partition the drive into one or more logical drives before
you can use it.

Caution. Partitioning or formatting a drive at any level erases all

data on it. Make a backup copy of your existing files on
another drive before you repartition or reformat. Sea­gate assumes no liability if you erase your data.

To partition the drive:

1. Insert a bootable diskette into Drive A. Turn the computer on.

2. After the computer has completed booting, remove the boot

diskette from Drive A. Insert a diskette that has the FDISK
utility into Drive A and type fdisk. Press

Note. If you have two or more drives in your system, the menu

displays five options. Option five allows you to select
the drive you want to partition. Make sure you select the
correct drive.

3. Select

4. Select

create DOS partition or logical DOS drive
create primary DOS partition

able size for your primary partition and make the partition
active for Drive C. This puts the entire drive on one partition
and allows you to load the DOS boot information on the drive.

ENTER for each subsequent selection.

Press

After all of the appropriate selections are made, the computer
restarts itself. You must place a bootable diskette into Drive A.

ENTER.

ENTER

. Press

. Use the maximum avail-

.

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High-level formatting

High-level formatting verifies the information written by the low­level format and builds the file allocation table (FAT) used by DOS
to access files on the drive. If you put more than one partition on
the drive, you must high-level format each partition. Refer to your
DOS reference guide for instructions. Use the DOS FORMAT
utility to high-level format the drive as follows:

1. Type the following command at the DOS prompt:

drive:

format

drive

: designates the drive you are formatting. If you are
formatting the boot drive or if your system contains only one
drive, type c:. To format a second drive, type d:.

/v tells the computer to create a volume label for the partition
after it is formatted. Labeling can prevent someone from
accidentally deleting the partition and losing your data.

/s tells the computer to copy the necessary system files to the
drive to make it bootable.

2. When the computer prompts you for a volume label, you can
assign a name to the drive volume of up to eleven characters
or leave it blank. Press

/v /s

ENTER.

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NonDOS operating systems

If you are installing the drive in a system that is using an operating
system other than DOS, you may need a device driver or instal­lation software. The device driver is provided by your SCSI
adapter manufacturer and is operating-system specific. It is pro­vided on a diskette that comes with the adapter. Refer to the SCSI
adapter’s documentation for instructions on how to install the
device driver. If you do not have a device driver for the operating
system you want to install, contact the SCSI adapter manufac­turer.

Installation software may be required to install the drive in some
systems. There are many reputable third-party installation soft­ware packages available. Consult your dealer to determine the
best package for your needs.

Some operating systems require that you low-level format the
drive. A low-level format routine is usually supplied on the SCSI
adapter. Refer to your SCSI adapter’s documentation for instruc­tions on using the low-level format routine.

Network installation

If you are installing the drive in a network environment, you may
need to configure your SCSI host adapter for network operation.
Refer to your SCSI adapter’s user guide for assistance preparing
the SCSI adapter and installing the drive.

If you have trouble installing the drive with the network software,
try installing it with DOS to ensure that the drive is working
correctly.

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Basic troubleshooting

Warning. Always turn off the system before changing jumpers or

unplugging cables and cards.

If your drive does not respond or function properly when you turn
the power on following the hardware installation, perform these
basic checks:

• Check all cards. Make sure all cards are seated securely in
their slots on the motherboard.

• Check all cables. Make sure all cables are securely con-
nected. A damaged ribbon cable or connector strain relief can
cause the SCSI bus to fail.

Verify that the pins 1 of each device on the cable are aligned.
Use the edge-stripe on the cable to denote pin 1.

Caution. Improperly aligning or reverse-plugging pin 1 of one

device with the other devices on the cable can
damage that device or other devices.

• Check the SCSI ID. Make sure the drive’s SCSI ID does not
conflict with that of another device.

• Check the terminator configuration. If the drive is at the end
of the bus and external termination is not used, the drive’s
terminator must be enabled. Disable or remove termination on
all devices between the drive and the device at the other end
of the bus.

If the drive is not the last device on the bus or if external
termination is used, be sure to remove the jumper that enables
the drive’s termination.

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Make sure that the drive is running. Listen carefully for the
drive motor spinning. Also, the drive-activity LED flashes when
the power is turned on. If the LED stays on after power-on,
make sure the interface cable is properly connected and that
no other device on the bus is using the same SCSI ID.

• Verify your host adapter configuration. Make sure the
address configurations your host adapter is using do not
conflict with the addresses other devices in your system use.
Refer to your host adapter’s user guide for assistance. Many
host adapters have a diagnostic utility that can help you
determine whether such conflicts exist.

Verify that the drive works when your host adapter is set with
the factory-default configuration. Refer to your host adapter’s
user guide for assistance determining the factory-default set­tings.

• Check the CMOS drive type. If you have an AT system, the
CMOS drive-type parameter values must be set to zero or

Installed

• Check the power supply specifications. The output of your
power supply may not meet the requirements of the new
devices you are installing. If you are not sure whether your
power supply meets your needs, consult your dealer.

• Check for viruses.

diskette for viruses.

• Isolate the drive. If there is more than one drive in your
system, configure and install the drive for single drive opera­tion. If you are installing the drive in a network, verify that the
drive works with DOS.

in AT systems.

Before you load new software, scan the

Not

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Advanced troubleshooting

If you have performed the preceding basic checks but the prob­lem has not been solved, follow these guidelines for analyzing
specific cases:

The system does not recognize the presence of the drive or
system error message, “No Drives Found,” appears.

• Check all cables. Make sure they are properly connected and
that the pins 1 are aligned. Make sure the cable is not crimped
or damaged.

• Check all cards for proper seating.

• Check your host adapter’s BIOS memory address setting.

Make sure that it does not conflict with another device that sets
a BIOS memory address.

• Check the drive type in AT systems. The drive type must be
set to Not Installed or all of the drive-type parameters set to
zero.

• Check the Drive C partition with the FDISK utility. The partition
must be active.

• Check the bus termination. The bus must be terminated at
both ends. Disable or remove all terminators between the
termination at the ends of the bus.

• Check the terminator power source jumper settings.

• Check the power-supply specifications.

• Reboot and make sure the drive comes up to rotating speed.

(It may be difficult to hear the discs spin.) If the drive’s disc
does not spin, check all drive cables.

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• If the drive is at least the third drive in your system, you may
need to configure the BIOS for three or more drives or install
a device driver. Refer to your host adapter’s user guide for
assistance. Contact the host adapter manufacturer for the
device driver if one is required.

System error message, “Drive not Ready,” appears.

• Check all cables. For each ribbon cable, verify that pin 1 of the
cable is aligned with pin 1 of the connector. Pin 1 is usually
denoted by a stripe on the side of the ribbon cable.

• Check the power supply specifications.

• Turn off the system and wait 20 seconds. Turn it back on and

make sure the drive spins up. If the drive does not spin up,
check the drive power cable.

The screen stays blank when you power up the system.

• Make sure the monitor is plugged in and turned on.

• Check all cards. Make sure the video card is seated in its slot

and secured with mounting screws.

• Check all cables. Make sure the video card cables are se­curely attached.

• Turn off the computer and remove all cards except the video
card. Boot the computer. Power down the computer and add
another card. Reboot. Repeat these steps until a failure oc­curs.

The system hangs in FDISK or fails to create or save the
partition record.

• Check all cables.

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• The DOS utilities diskette may be corrupted. Try your backup
DOS diskette.

• If you have DOS Version 4.0 or earlier, make the drive parti­tions smaller.

• Check for media defects at the beginning of the drive. Use a
third-party surface scan utility.

The FDISK error message, “No Fixed Disk Present,” appears.

• Check all cables.

• Check the power supply specifications.

• Make sure the drive spins up when you turn on the system.

• In AT systems, check the drive type. The drive type must be

set to Not Installed or the drive-type values set to zero.

• Check for I/O address conflicts.

During the DOS high-level format, the drive keeps retrying
hard errors and reporting the following message. “Attempt­ing to recover allocation units. . .”

• This is normal with DOS Version 4.0 or later.

DOS messages, “Disk Boot Failure,” “Non-System Disk,” or
“No ROM Basic - SYSTEM HALTED,” appear.

• Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.

• Check all cables.

• Use the same version of DOS throughout your system.

• Reinstall the DOS system files using the DOS SYS utility.

• Make sure the primary partition is active in FDISK.

• Check for viruses.

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Technical support services

If you need assistance installing your drive, consult your dealer.
Your dealer is familiar with system configurations and can help
you with system conflicts and other technical issues.

If you need additional assistance with your Seagate drive or other
Seagate products, you can call SeaBOARD, SeaFAX, Sea-
gate Technical Support FAX, SeaFONE or SeaTDD. Seagate
technical support information is also available on CompuServe
and through the Internet.

SeaBOARD

Using a modem, you can access documentation, drive speci­fications and jumper settings for Seagate’s entire product line.
You can also download software for installing and analyzing
your drive.

SeaBOARD is available 24 hours daily. It supports communi­cations up to 9,600 baud. Set your communications software
to eight data bits, no parity and one stop bit (8-N-1). Sea­BOARD phone numbers are listed in the following table.

Location Modem number

United States 408-438-8771
England 44-1-62-847-8011
France ([phone]
Germany 49-89-140-9331
Singapore 65-292-6973

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Location Modem number

Thailand 662-531-8111
Australia 61-2-756-2359
Korea 82-2-556-7294

SeaFAX

You can use a touch-tone telephone to access Seagate’s
automated FAX system to receive technical support informa­tion by return FAX. This service is available 24 hours daily.

Location

Telephone number

United States 408-438-2620
England 44-1-62-847-7080

Seagate Technical Support FAX. [phone]

You can FAX questions or comments to technical support
specialists 24 hours daily. Responses are sent between
8:00

A.M. and 5:00 P.M. (Pacific time) Monday through Friday.

SeaFONE. 408/438-8222

You can talk to a technical support specialist between
8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. (Pacific time) Monday through Friday.
SeaFONE provides recorded technical information on se­lected Seagate products while you are on hold. You can
access the recordings 24 hours daily. Before calling, note your

xxxx

system configuration and drive model number (ST

).

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SeaTDD. 408/438-5382

Using a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you
can send questions or comments 24 hours daily and exchange
messages with a technical support specialist between 8:00

A.M.

and 5:00

P.M.

(Pacific time) Monday through Friday

.

Seagate CompuServe forum

Online technical support for Seagate products is available on
CompuServe. To access our technical support forum, type go
seagate. This forum provides information similar to that found
on SeaBOARD.

Seagate’s Internet connections

Technical information for Seagate drives is available on the
internet from Seagate’s World Wide Web home page
(http://www.seagate.com) or Seagate’s ftp server
(ftp://ftp.seagate.com). The ftp server contains information
similar to that found on SeaBOARD.

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24 Medalist 1080sl SCSI Installation Guide, August 1995

Storing and shipping your drive

Keep your original box and packing materials for storing or
shipping your drive. The box has a
label. Shipping a drive in an unapproved container voids the
warranty. Call your authorized Seagate distributor to purchase
additional boxes.

Figure 4 shows how to pack a drive in an approved single-pack
box. Please use the original packing materials as shown.

Seagate Approved Package

Figure 4. A drive in an approved package

Seagate Technology, Inc.
920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA

Publication Number: 36325-001, August 1995, Printed in USA