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Seagate Medalist 2532 Installation Manual

Seagate Medalist 2532 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 ........Medalist 2532 (ST32532A) .
  • Page 2 Medalist 2532, Rev. B © 1997, 1999 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Publication Number: 21200104-001, Rev. B, May 1999 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Seagate logo are regis- tered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. Medalist, DiscWiz- ard, SeaFAX, SeaFONE, SeaBOARD and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Additional installation options ..........18 Non-ATA compatible slave jumper........18 Cable select jumper ............. 19 Advanced Disk Manager options ........20 Troubleshooting ..............23 Alternate capacity jumper ..........25 Seagate Technology support services ....... 31 Storing and shipping your drive ......... 37...
  • Page 4 Medalist 2532, Rev. B...

  • Page 5: The Easiest Way To Install Your Drive

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B The easiest way to install your drive DiscWizard™ is Seagate’s exclusive Win- dows 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.

  • Page 6: What You Need

    ® • 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.

  • Page 7: Handling Precautions

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B 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 drive from static discharge by making sure you are well grounded before touching the drive.

  • Page 8: Master/Slave Jumpers

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Master/slave jumpers If your new Seagate drive will be the only drive in your computer, you do not have to change any jumper settings. In this case, skip ahead to “Attaching cables and mounting the drive,” on page 6.
  • Page 9 Medalist 2532, Rev. B ATA interface connector 2 4 6 4-pin power connector 1 3 5 Slave Master or single drive Figure 1. Master and slave jumper settings...

  • Page 10: Attaching Cables And Mounting The Drive

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Attaching cables and mounting the drive 1. If you are attaching a new ATA interface cable to a single drive, attach one end of the cable to the interface connector on your host adapter or motherboard. Motherboard connec- tors can be identified by the IDE or HDD 40-pin connector.
  • Page 11 Medalist 2532, Rev. B 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 side- mounting holes or the bottom-mounting holes.
  • Page 12 Medalist 2532, Rev. B 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 com- puter dealer. Some computers also require drive mount- ing rails, which can be obtained from your distributor or computer manufacturer.

  • Page 13: Configuring Your Computer

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Configuring your computer Before you format or partition your new drive, you must configure 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).
  • Page 14 Medalist 2532, Rev. B BIOS Settings Drive Cylinders Heads Sectors ST32532A CHS addressing 4,956 Addressable sectors 4,995,648 — — Note. This drive does not use the write precomp or landing zone parameters. Set these parameters to zero. Recommendation After you configure your computer, we recommend that you use Disk Manager to partition and format your drive.

  • Page 15: Addressing Drive Capacity Limitations

    528-Mbyte limit The BIOS in some older computers cannot accommodate drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. Seagate provides free Disk Manager software with your drive to overcome this limita- tion. Alternatively, you can purchase a hard drive controller or a BIOS upgrade that supports drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes.
  • Page 16 Medalist 2532, Rev. B Partition-size limit DOS/Windows and Windows 95 cannot access drive partitions larger than 2.147 Gbytes. You can overcome this limitation using the Disk Manager software or the DOS FDISK command to divide your drive into several smaller partitions. Each partition acts as a separate logical drive, with its own drive letter.

  • Page 17: Partitioning And Formatting Your Drive

    One drive: For a quick installation, use the Disk Manager software to parti- tion and format your Seagate drive. Disk Manager also ensures that your computer can access the full capacity of your hard drive. See “Installation using Disk Manager” on page 14.

  • Page 18: Installation Using Disk Manager

    3. Select either (E)asy Disk Installation or (A)dvanced Disk Installation. Disk Manager lists all the hard drives that it detects. You should see your new Seagate drive and your existing hard drive, if any. If any hard drive is not recognized, exit Disk Manager and turn off your computer.

  • Page 19: Windows 95 Or Windows 98 Installation

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Windows 95 or Windows 98 installation 1. Boot your computer from the Windows 95 or Windows 98 startup diskette with the CD-ROM loaded. 2. Note the drive letter for your CD-ROM device. 3. At the A: prompt, type x: setup, where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 20: Standard Dos Installation

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Standard DOS installation Caution. Partitioning or formatting a drive erases all data on it. Seagate assumes no liability if you erase your data. Drive partitioning Partitioning a hard drive divides it into sections (partitions) that behave as separate logical drives (labeled C,D,E, etc.). Because DOS computers cannot access partitions larger than 2.1 Gbytes,...
  • Page 21 Medalist 2532, Rev. B creating a partition that will be used to boot your computer (drive C), make sure the partition is marked active. 6. Create an extended partition and additional logical drives, as necessary, until all the space on your new hard drive has been partitioned.

  • Page 22: Additional Installation Options

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Additional installation options 2 4 6 1 3 5 Drive is master with non-ATA-compatible slave Enable cable select Figure 5. Non-ATA compatible and cable select jumpers Non-ATA compatible slave jumper If your computer does not recognize your new drive as a master in a two-drive system, the slave drive may not be ATA-compati- ble.

  • Page 23: Cable Select Jumper

    28 disabled is used for the slave drive. See your computer manual to determine whether your computer supports this feature. To configure your Seagate drive for cable select, place a jumper on pins 3 and 4 as shown in Figure 5.

  • Page 24: Advanced Disk Manager Options

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Advanced Disk Manager options The Disk Manger online manual Disk Manager contains an extensive online manual. This manual includes detailed installation instructions, troubleshooting and a list of master/slave jumper settings for many popular hard drives. To view the Disk Manager online manual, insert the Disk Man- ager diskette into drive A and type A:\DM /H.
  • Page 25 Medalist 2532, Rev. B Supported operating systems The Disk Manager dynamic drive overlay provides support for drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes under MS-DOS, Windows 3. x, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 3.50 (requires DM upgrade drivers), OS/2 V3.0 (Warp full pack), and OS/2 V2.0–3.0 (requires DM upgrade drivers).
  • Page 26 Medalist 2532, Rev. B Follow these instructions to remove a DDO from a drive. Boot the computer to drive C. Insert your DiscWizard diskette into drive A. Type A:\DM to start Disk Manager. Select the Select Installation Options Menu. Select (M)aintenance Menu.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Troubleshooting If you have installed your drive and it does not function properly, perform the following basic checks: Warning. Always turn off the computer before changing jumpers or unplugging cables and cards. Wear a ground strap or use other antistatic precautions while working on your computer or handling your drive.
  • Page 28 Medalist 2532, Rev. B • Verify the drive-type settings in the system setup pro- gram. The drive-type settings in the system BIOS must not exceed the physical specifications of your drive. Also, the set- tings must not exceed the limitations set by the operating sys- tem and BIOS.

  • Page 29: Alternate Capacity Jumper

    Medalist 2532, Rev. B Full capacity Limit capacity to 2.1 Gbytes (4,092 cylinders) Figure 6. Alternate capacity jumper 2. Move the jumper on the alternate-capacity jumper, as shown in Figure 6. This causes the drive to appear to your BIOS as having a capacity of 2.1-Gbyte.
  • Page 30 Medalist 2532, Rev. B 5. Insert your DiscWizard diskette into drive A and type A:\DM. Then press . This runs the Disk Manager program. ENTER 6. Follow the Disk Manager instructions to install the dynamic drive overlay and to partition and format your new drive to its full capacity.
  • Page 31 Medalist 2532, Rev. B • Try rebooting your computer by pressing the CTRL keys simultaneously. If the drive is recognized after you DELETE reboot the system, the computer BIOS test may be completing before the drive is ready. One solution is to slow the processor speed during startup. If your computer has a turbo switch, set it to slow speed before turning the computer on.
  • Page 32 Medalist 2532, Rev. B The dealer partitioned and formatted the drive for you in the store, but the drive does not respond when you install it. • Reboot the computer and make sure the drive spins up. Check all cables.
  • Page 33 Medalist 2532, Rev. B The system error message, “Drive not Ready,” appears. • Check all cable connections. Make sure pin 1 of the drive is connected to pin 1 of the hard-disc controller or host adapter. • Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs.
  • Page 34 Medalist 2532, Rev. B • If your computer supports LBA mode, you may need to enable LBA mode in the system setup program to access the full capacity of the drive. Refer to your computer’s reference guide to find out how to enable LBA.

  • Page 35: Seagate Technology Support Services

    SeaBOARD is a computer bulletin board system that contains information about Seagate disc and tape drive products and is available 24 hours daily. Set your communications software to eight data bits, no parity and one stop bit (8-N-1). This service is available worldwide.
  • Page 36 If you need additional help, you can talk to a Seagate technical support specialist. Before calling, note your system configuration and drive model number (ST #####).
  • Page 37 (central time) Monday through Friday. Customer Service (CSO) Warranty Repair Seagate offers worldwide customer support for Seagate drives. Seagate direct OEM, Distribution and System Integrator custom- ers should contact their Seagate service center representative for warranty information. Other customers should contact their place of purchase.
  • Page 38 Medalist 2532, Rev. B Warranty Repair 1-800-468-3472 FAX: +1-405-949-6740 Mexico and +1-405-949-7758 FAX: +1-405-949-6738 Latin America Brazil MA Informatica* +55-21-516-6649 FAX: +55-21-516-5280 Canada Memofix* +1-905-660-4936 FAX: +1-905-660-4951 Adtech* +1-905-812-8099 or FAX: +1-905-812-7807 1-800-624-9857 *Authorized service center European Support Services For European customer support, dial the toll-free number for your specific country for presales support, technical support, SeaFAX and warranty repair.
  • Page 39 Medalist 2532, Rev. B Netherlands 0 800-732 4283 Norway 800-113 91 Poland 00 800-311 12 38 Spain 900-98 31 24 Sweden 0 207 90 073 Switzerland 0 800-83 84 11 Turkey 00 800-31 92 91 40 United Kingdom 0 800-783 5177...
  • Page 40 Medalist 2532, Rev. B SeaFAX Australia +61-2-9756-5170 Warranty Repair Japan +81-3-5462-2904 FAX: +81-3-5462-2979 Asia/Pacific and +65-485-3595 FAX: +65-488-7503 Australia...

  • Page 41: Storing And Shipping Your Drive

    Storing and shipping your drive Keep your original box and packing materials for storing or ship- ping your drive. The box has a Seagate Approved Package label. Shipping a drive in an unapproved container voids the warranty. Call your authorized Seagate distributor for information on pack- ing materials.
  • Page 42 Maintenance and repair Seagate drives do not require maintenance. The head/disc assembly is sealed; a broken seal voids the warranty. Seagate customer-service centers are the only facilities authorized to repair Seagate drives. Electromagnetic Compliance for the European Union...
  • Page 43 Medalist 2532, Rev. B nung muss SELV entsprechen. 5. Alle Arbeiten auf dem Fest- platte dürfen Ausgebildetem Servicepersonal durchgeführt werden. Bitte entfernen Sie nicht die Aufschriftens- childer des Laufwerkes. 6. Der Einbau des Laufwerkes muss den Anforderungen gemäss DIN IEC 950 VDE 0805/05.90...
  • Page 44 Medalist 2532, Rev. B Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4544, USA Publication Number: 212000104-001, Rev. B, Printed in USA...

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