Medalist PRO Hard Drive Installation Guide | Seagate ST36451A, ST36450A

MEDALIST PRO HARD DRIVE

INSTALLATION GUIDE

Medalist Pro 6450 (ST36450A) Medalist Pro 6451 (ST36451A) for ATA (IDE)-Compatible PCs

11. ONE DRIVE OR TWO?

If your new Seagate® Medalist ®Pro drive will be the only drive in your computer, you do not have to change any jumper settings. In this case, skip ahead to “Attaching Cables and Mounting the Drive.”

If you already have one hard drive in your computer and you are installing a second drive, you must configure one drive as a master and the other as a slave. The master drive will be the “boot” drive (drive C), from which the computer loads system software when it first starts up. To configure your new Seagate drive as the master, slide a jumper onto pins 7 and 8 (see be- low). To configure the drive as a slave, slide a jumper onto pins 5 and 6 only. The jumper on pins 6 and 8 is a spare and does not affect drive operation. If you need to change the jumpers on your existing hard drive, see the Disk Manager online manual, or contact the drive manufacturer.

					40-pin ATA
					interface
		pin 1			connector
4-pin power	2	4		8	Master/slave
connector			6		Master/slave
connector			6		jumper block
					jumper block
	1	3	5	7

One drive only

Drive is Master with an ATA- compatible slave

Drive is slave

Spare jumper

USING DISCWIZARD

DiscWizard™ is a revolutionary new Windows program that makes it easy to install your new Seagate drive. DiscWizard helps you configure your new drive and your computer. It ana- lyzes your system, lets you select various installation options and creates customized step-by-step instructions. It also al- lows older computers to access the full capacity of your drive.

You can run DiscWizard to install your new hard drive if:

•You already have an existing, bootable hard drive in your computer with at least 3 Mbytes of available disc spaceand

•You are running Windows 3.x or Windows 95.

If you can run DiscWizard, you do not have to read this instal-

lation guide. Instead,before you install your new drive, follow the instructions on the DiscWizard diskette to install your drive. DiscWizard provides all the information you need to install your new drive.

If you cannot run DiscWizard, follow the instructions in this installation guide to install and configure your new drive. For additional information and troubleshooting

tips, see the back of this sheet. This symbol: indi- cates that additional information on a topic appears on the back of this sheet.

ATTACHING CABLES AND MOUNTING THE DRIVE

1If you are installing a new ATA interface cable, attach one end of the cable to the interface connector on your com- puter or host adapter. The ATA cable must be no more than 18 inches long.

2Thread the interface cable through the drive bay and attach the connector at the end of the interface cable to your new drive. If you have two drives, attach the second drive to the second connector.

Pin 1

!Caution. Make sure to align pin 1 on the com- puter or host adapter interface connector with

pin 1 on your drive or drives. Pin 1 on the interface cable is usually indicated by a stripe along the edge of the cable.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

•Straight-edge and Phillips screwdrivers

•Drive mounting screws

•An ATA host adapter and interface cable (max. length: 18 inches) with enough connectors for all your drives

•An unused drive power cable for your new drive

•A bootable DOS system diskette (Seagate recommends using DOS Version 5.0 or later.)

•If you are mounting this 3.5-inch drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay, you need a mounting adapter or frame kit. Also, you may need drive mounting rails if your drive bay is not designed for direct mounting.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

•Make sure your computer is turned off before you open the case.

•Read the handling precautions at the right and inspect the drive to make sure that it is not damaged.

•Save your foam-lined Seagate disc drive box. This box has been approved by Seagate for shipping a Seagate disc drive. Using any other container or packing material voids your drive warranty.

3Slide the drive carefully into the drive bay. Secure the drive with four 6-32 UNC-2A mounting screws in either the side- mounting holes or the bottom-mounting holes. Do not over- tighten the screws. The screws should be inserted no more than 0.22 inch into the bottom mounting holes and no more than 0.14 inch into the side mounting holes. Do not use metric screws.

Note. If you are mounting the drive in a 5.25- inch drive bay, you need a mounting adapter or frame kit. Contact your computer dealer. Some

HANDLE WITH CARE!

Disc drives are extremely fragile. Do not drop or jar your drive.

Keep the drive in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install it.

Protect your drive from static discharge by making sure you are well-grounded before touching the drive. We recommend wearing a grounded wrist strap throughout the installation process. Do not touch the connectors or any part of the printed circuit board.

Always handle the drive by its edges or frame.

Do not apply pressure or attach labels to the circuit board or the top of the drive.

Power connector

Interface connector

Pin 1

computers also require drive mounting rails, which can be obtained from your distributor or computer manufacturer.

4Attach a power cable to each drive. If your computer does not have an unused power connector, you can purchase a Y-shaped power cable from your computer dealer.

5Check all cable connections and then replace your com- puter cover. Continue to step 2 below.

22. CONFIGURING YOUR COMPUTER

Before you format or partition your new drive, you must con- figure your computer’s BIOS so that the computer can recog- nize your new drive.

1 Turn your computer on. As your computer starts up, watch the screen for a message describing how to run the sys- tem setup program (sometimes called BIOS or CMOS setup). This is usually done by pressing a special key, such as DELETE, ESC, or F1, during startup. See your computer manual for details. Press the appropriate key to run the system setup program.

2 Enable LBA mode if it is available. Many BIOS use the logi- cal block addressing (LBA) mode to access drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes.

3 If your BIOS provides automatic drive detection (an “Auto” drive type), select this option. This allows your computer to configure itself automatically for your new drive.

If your BIOS does not provide automatic drive detection, select “User-defined” drive settings. If your computer supports LBA addressing, enter the LBA cylinder, head and sector values for your drive from the table at the top of the next column. If your computer does not sup- port LBA addressing, enter the CHS values from the table.

33A. INSTALLATIONaUSING DISK MANAGER

1 Boot your computer from a bootable DOS diskette (use MS DOS Version 5.0 or later). Booting from a diskette ensures that the Disk Manager installation does not conflict with any terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs.

2 Insert your DiscWizard diskette. The Disk Manager soft- ware is stored on this diskette.

3 At the DOS prompt, typeDM and press ENTER.

4 Follow the onscreen instructions until you see theSelect an Installation Optionmenu.

5 Select either(E)asy Disk Installation or (A)dvanced Disk Installation.

Because DOS computers cannot access partitions larger than 2.1 Gbytes, Disk Manager may have to divide your hard drive into multiple partitions. If you select (E)asy Disk Installation, Disk Manager creates one partition of 2.1 Gbytes and creates multiple partitions using the remainder of your hard disc. However, if most of your files are smaller than 50 Kbytes, you may want to create several smaller partitions to make more efficient use of your hard disc space.To create smaller partitions, select (A)dvanced Disk Installation from the Disk Manager main menu.

BIOS Settings for the ST36450A and ST36451A

Drive	Cylinders	Heads	Sectors
ST36450A
LBA addressing	833	240	63
CHS addressing	13,328	15	63
ST36451A
LBA addressing	833	240	63
CHS addressing	13,328	15	63

Note. This drive does not use thewrite precomp orlanding zone parameters. Set these parameters to zero.

4Save the settings and exit the System Setup program (your computer will automatically reboot).

After you configure your computer, we recommend that you use Disk Manager to partition and format your drive.

If your computer was built before mid-1994, you probably will not be able to access the full capacity of your new drive un- less you use Disk Manager. For instructions, see Section 3A, “Installation Using Disk Manager,” below.

If you do not want to use Disk Manager, you can use the stan- dard DOS commands to partition and format your drive, as described in Section 3B.

6At this point, Disk Manager lists all the hard drives that it can recognize. You should see your new Seagate drive and your existing hard drive, if any.

If any hard drive is not recognized, exit Disk Manager and turn off your computer. Check all cables, jumpers and BIOS settings. Then start at step 1 to run Disk Manager again.

7If Disk Manager recognizes all your drives, select the drive you want to install and press ENTER. Disk Manager parti- tions and formats the drive. If your new drive is the master drive (Drive C), Disk Manager also configures the drive so that you can boot from it.

Note. If your computer cannot accommodate hard drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes, Disk Manager installs a Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) on your hard disc. If this driver has been installed, you should see a blue Disk Manager banner each time you boot your computer. See the Disk Manager online manual for details.

8Follow the instructions in the post-installation screens.

YOU’RE DONE!

ADDRESSING DRIVE-CAPACITY LIMITATIONS

Some DOS-based computers and operating systems are not designed to accommodate large hard disc drives. The three most common system limitations are listed below, along with methods for overcoming these limitations. See your system manual to determine which (if any) of these limitations applies to your computer.

528-Mbyte limit: The BIOS in some older computers cannot accommodate drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. Seagate provides free Disk Manager software with your drive to overcome this limitation. Alternatively, you can purchase a hard drive controller or a BIOS upgrade that supports drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes.

The 32-bit disk access feature in Windows 3.1 does not work with drives that have capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. If you want to use 32-bit disk access with Windows 3.1, install the Seagate replacement 32-bit access driver, SEG32BIT.386, as described on the back of this sheet.

4,096-cylinder limit: The BIOS in some computers cannot support drives that have more than 4,096 cylinders. If you install a drive that has more than 4,096 cylinders in one of these computers, the computer may “freeze” or fail to boot.If this occurs, see “Advanced Troubleshooting” on the back side of this sheet.

33B. STANDARD DOSbINSTALLATION

! Caution. Partitioning or formatting a drive erases all data on it. Seagate assumes no liability if you erase your data.

Drive Partitioning

Partitioning a hard drive divides it into sections (partitions) that function as separate logical drives (labeled C, D, E, etc.). Because DOS computers cannot access partitions larger than 2.1 Gbytes, you must divide large-capacity hard drives into multiple partitions. In creating partitions, keep in mind that the larger the partition, the more drive space is taken up in un- used clusters. For this reason, if most of your files are smaller than 50 Kbytes, you should use partitions of 1 Gbyte or less. To partition your new drive:

1Insert a bootable DOS diskette in your diskette drive and restart your computer.

2Insert a DOS program diskette that contains the FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.COM programs into your diskette drive. At the A: prompt, typeFDISK and press ENTER.

3If you have two hard drives installed, the FDISK menu displays five options. Option five allows you to select the drive you want to partition. Make sure that your new drive is selected.

Partition-size limit: DOS/Windows and Windows 95 can- not access drive partitions larger than 2.147 Gbytes. You can overcome this limitation using the Disk Manager software or the DOS FDISK command to divide your drive into several smaller partitions. Each partition acts as a separate logical drive, with its own drive letter. If most of your files are smaller than 50 Kbytes, you should divide your drive into partitions of 1 Gbyte or less to make the most efficient use of your disc space.

BIOS Upgrades: If you need to upgrade your BIOS, contact the appropriate BIOS manufacturer listed below.

American Megatrends (AMI):

1-800-828-9264AMBARUS@AOL.COM

Award Software International, Inc.:

1-415-968-4433SUPPORT@AWARD.COM

Microid Research / Mr. BIOS:

1-800-451-1943STIKER@IX.NETCOM.COM

Phoenix Technologies Ltd.:

1-800-767-5465SALES@FIRMWARE.COM

SystemSoft:

Contact your computer manufacturer

4Select “Create DOS partition or logical DOS drive” by pressing1. Then press ENTER.

5Select “Create primary DOS partition” by pressing1 again. Then press ENTER. Create your first drive partition. If you are creating a partition that will be used to boot your com- puter (drive C), make sure that the partition is marked active.

6Create an extended partition and additional logical drives, as necessary, until all the space on your new hard drive has been partitioned.

7When the partitioning is complete, reboot your computer.

Drive Formatting

At the A: prompt, type format x: /s, where x is the letter of your first new partition. Repeat this process for all the new partitions you have created.

!Caution. Make sure to use the correct drive letters so that you do not format a drive that

already contains data.

After you format your drive, it is ready to use.