Seagate ST9816AG manual Hardware Configuration, Configuring the drive

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Marathon 810 Installation Guide, February 1996

you void the warranty. Seagate customer service centers are the only facilities authorized to repair Seagate drives. Seagate does not sanction any third-party repair facilities.

Warranty. See your authorized Seagate distributor or dealer. With regard to Disk Manager and SEG32BIT.386 software, there are no warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. All such war- ranties are expressly and specifically disclaimed.

Application. This drive uses the ATA interface and is designed for IBM AT and compatible personal computers. It is intended for use with UL-listed computers or similar products.

Hardware Configuration

Configuring the drive

1.Put on a grounded wrist strap. Wear the grounded wrist strap throughout the installation procedure.

2.Install master/slave jumpers. In a two-drive system, you need to designate one drive as the master, or drive 0, and the other drive as the slave, or drive 1. To do this, install the master/slave jumpers as shown in Figure 1. In a one-drive system, configure the drive as a master (no jumpers installed).

Alternatively, you can configure the drive as a master or slave using the cable select option. Cable selection re- quires a special drive interface cable that grounds pin 28 (CSEL) on one of its two drive connectors. If you attach the drive to the grounded CSEL connector, it becomes a mas- ter. If you attach the drive to the ungrounded CSEL con- nector, it becomes a slave. To use this option, the host system and both drives must support cable select, and both drives must be configured for cable select. To configure a

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Contents Marathon 810 ST9816AG ATA Interface Drive Contents Read before you begin Hardware Configuration Configuring the driveAttaching cables Mounting the drivePin Software and system configuration About Disk Manager softwareCreating a blank bootable diskette Configuring your system Bios Installing Disk Manager Booting from a diskette Manual formatting and partitioning PartitioningPage Installation troubleshooting General troubleshooting proceduresPage Specific Troubleshooting Procedures At startup, the message HDD controller failure appears Marathon 810 Installation Guide, February Page Compatibility notes Technical support services SeaBOARDLocation Telephone number Seagate’s internet connections Storing and shipping your drive Seagate 2.5-inch drive and approved packing materialsPage Page