Seagate ST313030A, ST317240A, ST310231A, ST34310A, ST38420A User Manual

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Medalist 17240 (ST317240A)

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Medalist 13030 (ST313030A)

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Medalist 10231 (ST310231A)

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Medalist 8420 (ST38420A)

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Medalist 4310 (ST34310A)

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Installation Guide

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Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Seagate logo, Medalist and the Medalist logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. DiscWizard, SeaFAX, SeaFONE, SeaTDD and SeaBOARD 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

Addressing drive-capacity limitations................................ 11

Partitioning and formatting your drive............................... 14

Installation using Disk Manager........................................ 15

Windows 95 or Windows 98 installation ........................... 16

Standard DOS installation................................................ 17

Additional installation options............................................ 19

Non-ATA compatible slave jumper...................................... 19

Cable select jumper ............................................................. 20

Advanced Disk Manager options........................................ 21

Troubleshooting................................................................... 24

Alternate capacity jumper.................................................26

Seagate Technology support services............................... 32

Storing and shipping your drive......................................... 39

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The easiest way to install your drive

DiscWizard is Seagate’s exclusive Windows program, provided on a diskette, that 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 computers to access the full capacity of large hard drives.

You can run DiscWizard to install your new hard drive if:

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You already have an existing, bootable hard drive in your computer with at least 3 Mbytes of available disc space,

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You are running Windows 95 or Windows 98.

If you can run DiscWizard, follow the instructions on the DiscWizard diskette to install your drive. If you need additional 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

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Straight-edge and Phillips screwdrivers

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Four 6-32 UNC drive mounting screws

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An ATA interface cable (max length: 18 inches) with available 40-pin connector

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An unused drive power cable for your new drive

Before you begin

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Make sure your computer is turned off before you open the case.

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Read the handling precautions at the right and inspect the drive to make sure that it is not damaged.

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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 dr ive from static dischar ge 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 circuit 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 Seagate drive will be the only drive in your computer, you do not have to change a n y ju mp er s ettings. In this case , s ki p 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 seco nd driv e , y ou m ust c onf igure on e driv e as a ma ster and the other as a slave.

To configure the drive as a master or one drive only:

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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:

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Remove all the jumpers.

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If you need to ch ang e t h e ju mp er s on your exist ing ha r d drive, see the Disk Manager online manual, look on the drive label, or contact the drive manufacturer.

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ATA interface

connector

pin 1

135

4-pin power

connector

Slave Master or single drive

Figure 1. Master and slave jumper settings

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Attaching cables and mounting the drive

1. If you are at tachin g a ne w ATA interface cable to a sing le driv e ,

attach one end of the cable to the interface connector on your host adapter or mo therboa rd. Mot herboar d conn ectors c an be identified by the IDE or HDD 40-pin connector. The ATA cable must be no more than 18 inches (457 mm) long.

2. Thread the interface cable through the drive bay and attach the connector at the end of the interface cable to your new drive.

Note. If you have two drives, you can use eithe r connector for

the master or slave drive.

Pin 1

Host adapter

Figure 2. Attaching the cables

Caution. To avoid possible damage to your system, make sure to a lig n pi n 1 on the host adapter or motherboard with pin 1 on your drive or drives. Pin 1 on the interface c ab le is usua lly in dicat ed b y a s tripe a long th e edge of the cable.

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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 sidemounting holes or the bottom-mounting holes. Insert the screws no more than 0.22 inch (5.58 mm) into the bottommounting holes and no more than 0.20 inch (5.0 mm) into the side-mounting holes.

Caution. To avoid possib le dama ge to the driv e , do not overtighten the screws and do not use metric screws.

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Power connector

Interface connector

Pin 1

Figure 4. Cable connectors Note. If you are mounting the drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay, you

need a mounting adapter or frame kit. Contact your computer dealer. Some computers also require drive mounting 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 Yshaped power cable from your computer dealer.

6. Check all cable co nnections a nd then rep lace your compute r cover. Continue to “Configuring Your Computer.”

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Configuring your computer

Before yo u f ormat or partition y our ne w driv e , y ou m ust conf igure your computer’s BIOS so that the computer can recognize your new drive.

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

, during st artup. See your co mputer manual for detai ls.

Press the appropriate key to run the System Setup program.

2. Enable LBA mod e if it is available. Many BIOS use the lo gical block ad dres si ng (LBA) mode to access d rives with capaci tie s greater than 528 Mbytes.

3. If your BIOS provides automatic drive detection (an “Auto” drive type) , select this opt ion. This allows your co mputer to configure itself automatically for your new drive.

If your BIOS does not provide automatic drive detection, select “User-defined” drive setti ngs and enter the CHS values from the table on page 10. These CHS values support capacities up to 8.4 Gbytes.

4. Save the settings and exit t he System Setup program. You r computer will automatically reboot.

DELETE, ESC

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BIOS Settings

Drive Cylinders Heads Sectors

ST317240A

CHS addressing Addressable sectors

16,383 33,683,328

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ST313030A

CHS addressing Addressable sectors

16,383 25,434,228

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ST310231A

CHS addressing * Addressable sectors

16,383 20,005,650

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ST38420A

CHS addressing Addressable sectors

16,383 16,841,664

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ST34310A

CHS addressing Addressable sectors

Note. Set the

write precomp

8,354 8,420,832

landing zone

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parameters

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to zero.

The CHS addressing supports capacities up to 8.4 Gbytes. T o see

the full capacity of these drives, use the LBA addressing mode or Disk Manager, which is found on the DiscWizard diskette.

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Recommendation

We recommend you use Disk Manager to diagnose your BIOS and to determine whether additional BIOS support is needed. Disk Manager indicates when the installation is complete. If Disk Manager determines that your BIOS needs support for drives with capacit i es gr ea ter t h an 8 . 4 G byte s, de tai l ed i ns t r uctions will be provided regarding booting from a floppy. See page 15 for information on

In addition, Disk Manager provides a quicker, easier installation. Disk Manager partitions and formats your drive. If you want to use Disk Manager, you can use the standard DOS commands to partition and format your drive, as described on page 17.

Installation using Disk Manager

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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 three most common system limitations are listed below, along with suggestions for overcoming these limitations. See your system manual to determine which (if any) of these limitations applies to your computer.

528-Mbyte limit

The BIOS in some older computers cannot accommodate drives with capacit ies great er than 528 Mbytes. Seagate provides f ree Disk Manager software with your drive to overcome this l imitation. Alternatively, you can purchase a hard drive controller or a BIOS upgrade t hat suppor ts dr ives with capac ities greater than 528 Mbytes.

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