Seagate Q500 User Manual

Q500

DS2, DS3, DS4 cause the drive to be

selected when the active drive select line matches the installed jumper. Jumper G, when installed,

The drive select jumpers are located on the component side of the drive PCB. The options

These positions

Jumper Settings

Drive Select Five jumpers are provided for logical number assignment. DS1,

causes the drive to be selected constantly. Jumper Locations

The Q500 series disk drive has only one location where user configurable jumpers are found.

are DS1, DS2, DS3 and DS4. (Refer to above drawing)

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?? The PCB has various other jumper locations that are for factory use only.

should not have jumpers installed for proper use.

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Bios Settings

The following CMOS parameters are provided for customers to configure the Quantum Q500 disk drive

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Q500?

level format utility

If the Q500 disk drive is the last device on the interface cable a 220/330 ohm resistor pack

q500_jumper.pdf

CMOS

Cylinders Heads Sectors Write Precomp Interleave

Q520

512

256

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Q530

512

256

2:1

Q540

512

256

2:1

Special Considerations

?? The Q500 series drive requires a ST506/412 controller board and a low-

provide by the controller manufacturer.

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must be in place at location RN 3 on the PCB.

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