Seagate ST313030A, ST38420A, ST310231A, ST317240A Screen remains blank when you power up the system

Models: ST34310A ST38420A ST317240A ST310231A ST313030A

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3.Remount your drive in the computer and replace the computer cover.

4.Insert a bootable system diskette into drive A and turn on the computer. It should boot from drive A and automatically detect the new drive as a 2.1-Gbyte drive.

5.Insert your DiscWizard diskette into drive A and type A:\DM. Then press ENTER. This runs the Disk Manager program.

6.Follow the Disk Manager instructions to install the dynamic drive overlay and to partition and format your new drive to its full capacity.

7.After Disk Manager is done, reboot your system. You should see the Disk Manager banner and be able to access the full capacity of your new drive.

The screen remains blank when you power up the system.

If the steps listed above do not remedy this problem, try the fol- lowing:

Make sure the monitor is plugged in and turned on.

Check all cards.

Make sure the video card is seated in its slot and secured with mounting screws.

Turn off the computer and remove the drive host adapter. If the screen turns on after you reboot, the host adapter may be incompatible or defective. If so, see your dealer.

The system does not recognize the drive.

Check all cables.

Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs.

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Seagate ST313030A, ST38420A manual Screen remains blank when you power up the system, System does not recognize the drive