Seagate BARRACUDA 4FC Installation Manual page 21

Barracuda 4FC Installation Guide, Rev. A
Inserting the drive
Most systems provide a way to insert the drive using a
carrier or tray which allows the drive to be hot-plugged
into the system's Fibre Channel 40-pin single connector
attachment (FC-SCA). Refer to your system documenta-
tion about the method they provide and follow their
instructions.
When installing the drive on a carrier or tray, discharge the
static electricity from the carrier or tray prior to inserting it
into the system.
Formatting the drive
Warning. Formatting a drive erases all user data. Be
sure that you understand this principle before
formatting any hard disc drive (it is not neces-
sary to format a drive which has previously
been used to store data).
1. Supply DC power to the drive (power is supplied to
the drive through the 40-pin FC-SCA).
2. Format the disc drive. This drive is designed to oper-
ate with a variety of operating systems. Refer to your
system and Fibre Channel controller manual for infor-
mation about selecting and formatting the drive.
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