Seagate ST31270A manual Introduction

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Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing a Seagate® drive. The purpose of this guide is to assist you with installing your new hard drive. Its organization outlines the complete installation process from han- dling the drive and drive application in Before you begin... to offering troubleshooting suggestions and technical support infor- mation. The topics discusses are:

Handling your drive (see Before you begin...)

Configuring the drive

Attaching cables to the drive

Mounting the drive

Configuring the computer

Troubleshooting

Where to call for Seagate technical support

Seagate provides installation software, EZ-Drive, and a 32-bit disk access driver for Windows, SEG32BIT.386, that allows the computer to surpass the 528-Mbyte barrier when it is imposed. The software is stored on the drive and must be transferred to a diskette in Drive A before you partition and format the drive. A program called Seamove is provided to make the transfer easy.

We hope your installation goes smoothly, but if complications arise, a list of common symptoms and solutions is provided in the troubleshooting section. If the problem persists, contact your dealer first. Your dealer is familiar with system integration and the conflicts that arise. If you need additional help or information about Seagate products, Seagate technical support numbers are provided.

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Contents Medalist ATA Interface Drive Contents Introduction LBA Drive featuresBefore you begin Sicherheitsanleitung Required materials Configuring the driveDrive connectors Options jumper block settings Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July Attaching the cables Attach a power-supply cable to the driveMounting holes Mounting the driveType format a /s Transferring the software from the driveMedalist 1270 Installation Guide, July Solutions for surpassing the 528-Mbyte barrier Determining if your Bios accepts more than 528 MbytesUsing the installation software Configuring the computerMedalist 1270 Installation Guide, July Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July Standard setup 024 Dual-drive emulation installationModel Setup Mbytes Cyl Heads Sectors Dual-drive emulationPartitioning and formatting the drive Low-level formattingPartitioning High-level formatting Windows 32-bit disk accessMedalist 1270 Installation Guide, July Basic troubleshooting System does not recognize the drive Advanced troubleshootingMedalist 1270 Installation Guide, July System error message, Drive not Ready, appears Screen remains blank when you power up the systemDrive does not format to full capacity Disabling EZ-Drive System error message, HDD controller failure appearsDisabling Maximum Overdrive Technical support services SeaBOARDLocation Modem number SeaFONE /438-8222 SeaFAXLocation Telephone number Seagate Technical Support FAX /438-8137Seagate’s Internet connections Drive in an approved package Storing and shipping your drive