Seagate ST423451N/W/WD manual Formatting the drive, Quick reference desktop system notes

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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 that previously has been used to store data, unless your intention is to erase all user data.

Note. Seagate is not responsible for lost user data.

1.Turn on DC power.

2.Boot the system from a system floppy disc or from a previ- ously installed hard disc drive if there is one.

3.Format the disc drive. Elite 23 disc drives are designed to operate with a variety of operating systems. Please refer to your system or SCSI controller manual for information about formatting and setting up the drive. Some quick desktop system notes are provided below.

Quick reference desktop system notes

Note. Refer to your system or utility manual for detailed instruc- tions)

•DOS. Set the drive type in CMOS to “ Zero,” “None,” or “No hard drive installed.” Use FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.EXE. Systems that have operating system Windows 95 release 950B or later do not need to partition the drive.

•Macintosh. Use a third-party drive utility (Apple’s HD Setup utility only works with drives having special Apple firmware).

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Contents Elite Disc Drive ST423451N/W/WD Contents Electrostatic discharge protection PrefaceImportant safety information and precautions Page Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Page European Union Compliance Page SeaNET Seagate Technology Online servicesSeaFONE at 1-800-SEAGATE Seagate Technology Forum on CompuServe SeaBOARDBBS Location Modem number Seagate technical support FAX Seagate Technology FAX servicesSeaFAX Location Telephone numberSeaTDD Seagate technical support lineGeneral description Drive characteristics Elite 23 Installation Guide, Rev. a Dimensions of the drive General information Drive modelsScsi ID jumpers Drive termination Circuits and data path widths Terminator powerCable characteristics for single-ended circuits Fifty-pin I/O connection to drive Multiple drive connection to host adapter Multiple-drive connection to host adapter Providing adequate cooling Kühlung des Systems Suggested air flow Abbildung 4. Empfohlener Luftstromverlauf Installation des Laufwerkes und Anschluß der Kabel Mounting the drive and connecting cablesElite 23 Installation Guide, Rev. a Pin Gleichstrom Pin PowerHinweis Page Mounting configuration dimensions Quick reference desktop system notes Formatting the driveSetting the Scsi ID on N models Setting the Scsi ID jumpersTerminating the drive Terminating the driveSetting terminator power jumpers on N models Additional jumper options Other applicable jumper optionsWD drives Terminating the drive ST423451W shown Setting terminator power jumpers on W models Other option jumpers are available as illustrated below LED indicator connections for all drive models Active, Ready, and Fault indicatorsPage Page