Seagate 1270SL, 1080SL, 851SL, 540SL manual System error message, “Drive not Ready,” appears

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The system hangs in FDISK or fails to create or save the partition record.

∙Check all cables.

∙The DOS utilities diskette may be corrupted. Try your backup DOS diskette.

∙Make the partitions smaller.

∙Try another drive type or translation geometry. The computer’s BIOS may not accept a particular translation geometry for writing into the CMOS setup memory.

∙Change the interrupt jumper setting on the host adapter.

∙Check for media defects at the beginning of the drive. Use a third-party surface scan utility.

∙Some BIOSs have a Track 0 protection feature that protects Track 0 from viruses. This can cause FDISK to hang the system. You must disable this feature in System Setup before you can use FDISK. See your computer reference guide for assistance. Be sure to re-enable this important feature when FDISK is done.

System error message, “Drive not Ready,” appears.

∙Check all cable connections. For each ribbon cable, verify that pin 1 of the cable is matched to pin 1 of the connector. Pin 1 is usually denoted by the edge-stripe on the ribbon cable.

∙Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs.

∙Reboot the computer and make sure the drive spins up. The FDISK error message, “No Fixed Disk Present,” appears.

∙Check all cables.

∙Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs.