Seagate 18FC manual Inserting the drive, Formatting the drive

22 Barracuda 18FC 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 documentation about the method they pro- vide 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 sys- tem.

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 necessary to format a drive which has previously been used to store data unless you intend to erase all user data).

Note. Seagate is not responsible for lost user 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 operate with a variety of operating systems. Refer to your system and Fibre Channel controller manual for information about selecting and formatting the drive.