Seagate 545XE, 275XE manual Installing the drive, Configuring the drive

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Medalist XE Family Installation Guide, Rev. A

Installing the drive

1.Turn the computer off.

Warning. Installing or removing the drive or adapter cards while the computer is powered on can damage your drive, adapter and computer.

2.Remove the computer’s cover.

Caution. Special training or tools may be required to service laptop computers. Removing the cover may void your warranty. Review the terms and conditions of your warranty before removing the cover.

3.Ground yourself.

Configuring the drive

Your ST3295A or ST3660A is configured at the factory for single- drive operation. If you are installing two drives, you must recon- figure your Seagate drive as either the master or the slave. If you install the Seagate drive as your only drive but add a second drive later, you must reconfigure it as the master or slave at that time.

1.Remove the drive from its antistatic bag.

2.Install master/slave jumpers. The master/slave configura- tion is set using the jumper block shown in Figure 1 on page 3. The chart below the jumper block shows how to set the jumpers for different configurations. An extra jumper is in- cluded with the drive and is attached to pins 1 and 3 of the jumper block.

Installing one drive: No jumper setup is required.

Installing two drives: Your Seagate drive may be installed with another ATA-compatible drive. Your system may use either a standard ATA interface cable or the cable-select method. The chart in Figure 1 shows the jumper settings for the master and slave configurations.

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Contents 275xe, 545xe ATA Interface Drives Contents Read before you begin ST3660A free installation software Quick software transferJumpers and connectors Installing the drive Configuring the driveAttaching cables Connect the remote LED optionalInstalling drives in computers that use cable-select Mounting the driveConfiguring the computer Mbyte system-capacity limitStandard installation Model Mbytes Cyl Heads Sectors SetupTranslation geometry Partitioning and formatting the drive Low-level formattingPartitioning High-level formattingTransferring and using the installation software Transferring the installation softwareType format a/s Using the installation software Type seamovePage Medalist XE Family Installation Guide, Rev. a Booting with a diskette after EZ-Drive is installed Hold the Ctrl key down to boot from a floppyInstalling multiple partitions Hold the Ctrl key down to boot from a floppy Page Basic troubleshooting Advanced troubleshooting System does not recognize the driveScreen remains blank when you power up the system System error message, Drive not Ready, appears System error message, HDD controller failure appears Disabling EZ-Drive Disabling Maximum Overdrive Technical support services SeaBOARDLocation Modem number Seagate Technical Support FAX /438-8137 SeaFAXLocation Telephone number SeaFONE /438-8222Seagate CompuServe forum Storing and shipping your drive Drive in an approved package