Jumper Settings; Master/Slave Configuration; Cable-Select Option; Alternate Capacity Jumper - Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus ST3200822A Product Manual

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3.2

Jumper settings

3.2.1

Master/slave configuration

The options jumper block shown in Figure 1 is used to configure the drive for operation. It is the 8-pin dual
header between the interface connector and the power connector. Use the following settings to configure the
drive as a master or a slave.
Master or single drive. The drive is configured at the factory for a master or single-drive operation with a
jumper set on pins 7 and 8.
Drive as slave. Remove all jumpers.
Drive as master with a non-ATA-compatible slave.
Use this jumper setting only if the drive does not work as a master with no jumpers installed.
Options jumper block
Master or single drive
Drive is slave
Master with non ATA-
compatible slave
Cable select
Limit drive capacity
to 32 Gbytes
7 5 3
1
8
6
4
2
Figure 1.
Master/slave jumper settings
3.2.2

Cable-select option

Computers that use cable select determine the master and slave drives by selecting or deselecting pin 28,
CSEL, on the interface bus. Master and slave drives are determined by their physical position on the cable. To
enable cable select, set a jumper on pins 5 and 6 as shown in Figure 1. Refer to your computer manual to
determine whether your computer supports this option.
3.2.3

Alternate capacity jumper

Some older computers may "hang" at startup if their BIOS detects a disc drive with a capacity greater than 32
Gbytes. This limits the drive's capacity to 32 Gbytes when the alternate capacity jumper is used. To access the
full capacity of the drive, you can:
• Update the BIOS
• Use third-party software such as DiscWizard
• Use a third-party host adapter
For drives with capacities greater than 32 Gbytes, the alternate capacity jumper changes the total available
LBA sectors to 32 Gbytes to solve issues with some BIOS during power on. The ATA Set Features subcom-
mand "F1
Report Full Capacity Available" causes Identify Data words 60 and 61 to report the full capacity.
H
See Section 4.1.3 on page 28 for more details on the Set Features command.
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Circuit Board
or Disk Manager
Barracuda 7200.7 Product Manual, Rev. H

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