Seagate ST317240A, ST38420A, ST313030A, ST310231A, ST34310A manual Contents

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Contents
The easiest way to install your drive	1
What you need	2
Before you begin	2
Handling precautions	3
Master/slave jumpers	4
Attaching cables and mounting the drive	6
Configuring your computer	9
Addressing drive-capacity limitations	11
Partitioning and formatting your drive	14
Installation using Disk Manager	15
Windows 95 or Windows 98 installation	16
Standard DOS installation	17
Additional installation options	19
Non-ATA compatible slave jumper	19
Cable select jumper	20
Advanced Disk Manager options	21
Troubleshooting	24
Alternate capacity jumper	26
Seagate Technology support services	32
Storing and shipping your drive	39

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Contents Installation Guide Page Contents Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Easiest way to install your drive Before you begin What you needHandling precautions To configure the drive as a master or one drive only To configure the drive as a slaveMaster/slave jumpers Master and slave jumper settings Attaching the cables Attaching cables and mounting the driveMounting screws Cable connectors Configuring your computer Bios Settings Drive Cylinders Heads Sectors Recommendation Addressing drive-capacity limitationsMbyte limit Gbyte limit Cylinder limitBios upgrades Partitioning and formatting your drive One driveTwo drives Installation using Disk Manager Windows 95 or Windows 98 installation Drive partitioning Standard DOS installationDrive formatting Non-ATA-compatible slave jumper Additional installation optionsCable select jumper Booting from a diskette Advanced Disk Manager optionsDisk Manger online manual Removing the dynamic drive overlay Supported operating systemsFollow these instructions to remove a DDO from a drive Select Uninstall Disk ManagerTroubleshooting Additional troubleshooting tips Full capacity Limit capacity to 2.1 Gbytes 4,092 cylinders System does not recognize the drive Screen remains blank when you power up the systemPage Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B System error message, Drive not Ready, appears Fdisk error message, No Fixed Disk Present, appearsDrive does not format to full capacity Drive again. This erases data on the drive System error message, HDD controller failure appearsSeagate Technology support services Online servicesAutomated services Technical support Presales SupportWarranty repair Customer Service CSOSeaFAX 1-800-SEAGATE Call Center European support servicesAfrica/Middle East support services Asia/Pacific support services Seagate drive and approved packing materials Storing and shipping your driveSicherheitsanleitung WarrantyMaintenance and repair Electromagnetic Compliance for the European UnionPage Page