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Seagate ST32112A, ST34311A, ST36421A, ST38421A write precomp, landing zone

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10 Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A

Note. Set the

write precomp

landing zone

parameters

to zero.

Recommendation

We recommend you use Disk Manager to evaluate your BIOS

and determine whether your system needs additional BIOS sup-

port. If your BIOS needs su pport for drives with capacities

greater than 8.4 Gbytes, instructions will be provided. For more

information, see “Installation using Disk Manager” on page 14.

BIOS Settings

Drive Model Cylinders Heads Sectors

ST32112A

CHS addressing

Addressable sectors 4,192

4,225,536 16

—63

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ST34311A

CHS addressing

Addressable sectors 8,944

8,452,080 15

—63

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ST36421A

CHS addressing

Addressable sectors 13,330

12,596,850 15

—63

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ST38421A

CHS addressing

Addressable sectors 16,368

16,498,944 16

—63

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Contents

Main Page Contents Page The easiest way to install your drive and What you need Before you begin Handling precautions Master/slave jumpers To configure the drive as a master or one drive only: To configure the drive as a slave: Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 5 Figure 1. Master and slave jumper settings pin 1 Attaching cables and mounting the drive IDE HDD Page do not Configuring your computer To configure your computers BIOS: or write precomp landing zone Addressing drive-capacity limitations and Page Preparing your drive for use One-drive system do not Two-drive system To add a slave drive without using DiscWizard: Installation using Disk Manager Select an Installation Option (E)asy Disk Installation or (A)dvanced Disk Installation. Dynamic Drive Over- lay (DDO) Windows 95 or Windows 98 Installation Youre Done! x x: Standard DOS installation Drive partitioning then active. Drive formatting Youre Done! Additional installation options Non-ATA compatible slave jumper Cable-select jumper Advanced Disk Manager options The Disk Manger online manual (V)iew/Print Online Manual Booting from a diskette Supported operating systems x, Removing the Dynamic Drive Overlay Page Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Page Seagate Technology support services Online services Automated services SeaFAX Presales Support SeaTDD (+1-405-936-1687) ( xxxxx Presales Support Customer Service (CSO) USA/Canada/Latin America support services European support services Call Center Africa/Middle East support services Asia/Pacific support services Storing and shipping your drive Seagate Approved Package