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Medalist 17240 (ST317240A)
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Medalist 13030 (ST313030A)
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Medalist 10231 (ST310231A)
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Medalist 8420 (ST38420A)
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Medalist 4310 (ST34310A
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-2 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B © 1999 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Publication Number: 21200130-001, Rev. B, June 1999 Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Seagate logo, Medalist and the Medalist logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technol- ogy, Inc. DiscWizard, SeaFAX, SeaFONE, SeaTDD and Sea- BOARD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are th
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B -1 iii 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 c
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 1 The easiest way to install your drive DiscWizard is Seagate’s exclusive Win- dows program, provided on a diskette, that makes it easy to install your Medalist drive. DiscWizard helps you configure your new drive and your computer. It analyzes your system, lets you select various installation options and creates customized step-by-step instructions. It also allows older com- puters to access the full capacity of large hard drives. You can
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2 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B What you need • Straight-edge and Phillips screwdrivers • Four 6-32 UNC drive mounting screws • An ATA interface cable (max length: 18 inches) with available 40-pin connector • An unused drive power cable for your new drive 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 di
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 3 Handling precautions 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 cir- cuit board. Always handle the drive by it
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4 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Master/slave jumpers If your new Seagate 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,” on page 6. If you already have one hard drive in your computer and you are installing a second drive, you must configure one drive as a mas- ter and the other as a slave. To configure the drive as a master or one drive only: • Place a ju
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pin 1 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 5 ATA interface connector 24 6 8 4-pin power connector 7 13 5 Slave Master or single drive Figure 1. Master and slave jumper settings
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6 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Attaching cables and mounting the drive 1. If you are attaching a new ATA interface cable to a single drive, attach one end of the cable to the interface connector on your host adapter or motherboard. Motherboard connectors can be identified by the IDE or HDD 40-pin connector. The ATA cable must be no more than 18 inches (457 mm) long. 2. Thread the interface cable through the drive bay and attach the connector at the end of the interface cab
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 7 Figure 3. Mounting screws 3. You can mount the drive in any orientation. Usually it is mounted with the circuit board down. 4. Slide the drive carefully into the drive bay. Secure the drive with four 6-32 UNC mounting screws in either the side- mounting holes or the bottom-mounting holes. Insert the screws no more than 0.22 inch (5.58 mm) into the bottom- mounting holes and no more than 0.20 inch (5.0 mm) into the side-mounting holes. Caution
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8 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Power connector Interface connector Pin 1 Figure 4. Cable connectors Note. If you are mounting the drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay, you need a mounting adapter or frame kit. Contact your com- puter dealer. Some computers also require drive mount- ing rails, which can be obtained from your distributor or computer manufacturer. 5. Attach a power cable to each drive. If your computer does not have an unused power connector, you can purchase a Y-
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 9 Configuring your computer Before you format or partition your new drive, you must configure your computer’s BIOS so that the computer can recognize your new drive. 1. Turn your computer on. As your computer starts up, watch the screen for a message that describes how to run the system setup program (also 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 man
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10 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B BIOS Settings Drive Cylinders Heads Sectors ST317240A CHS addressing * 16,383 16 63 Addressable sectors 33,683,328 — — ST313030A CHS addressing * 16,383 16 63 Addressable sectors 25,434,228 — — ST310231A CHS addressing * 16,383 16 63 Addressable sectors 20,005,650 — — ST38420A CHS addressing * 16,383 16 63 Addressable sectors 16,841,664 — — ST34310A CHS addressing 8,354 16 63 Addressable sectors 8,420,832 — — Note. Set the write precomp or l
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 11 Recommendation We recommend you use Disk Manager to diagnose your BIOS and to determine whether additional BIOS support is needed. Disk Manager indicates when the installation is complete. If Disk Manager determines that your BIOS needs support for drives with capacities greater than 8.4 Gbytes, detailed instructions will be provided regarding booting from a floppy. See page 15 for information on Installation using Disk Manager. In addition,
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12 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 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, see the file SEG32BIT.TXT, located on your DiscWizard diskette, for further information. 4,092-cylinder limit The BIOS in some computers cannot support drives that have more than 4,092 cylinders (approximately 2.1 Gbytes). If you install a drive with more than 4,092 cyli
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 13 BIOS upgrades If you need to upgrade your BIOS, contact the appropriate BIOS manufacturer listed below: American Megatrends (AMI): 1-800-828-9264 http://www.megatrends.com Award Software International, Inc.: 1-800-800-2467 http://www.award.com Microid Research/Mr. BIOS: 1-978-686-6468 (Upgrades from Unicore Software) http://www.mrbios.com Phoenix Technologies Ltd.: 1-800-767-5465 (Upgrades from Microfirmware) http://www.ptltd.com SystemSoft
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14 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Partitioning and formatting your drive One drive: For a quick installation, use the Disk Manager software to parti- tion and format your Seagate drive. Disk Manager also ensures that your computer can access the full capacity of your hard drive. See “Installation using Disk Manager” on page 15. You can also use the FDISK.EXE command. See “Standard DOS installation” on page 17. To complete installation using Windows 95 or Windows 98: • Boot
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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B 15 Installation using Disk Manager 1. Boot your computer from your DiscWizard diskette. Booting from a diskette ensures that the Disk Manager installation does not conflict with other software. The Disk Manager soft- ware is stored on this diskette and automatically starts. Or at the A: prompt, type DM and press ENTER. Select an 2. Follow the onscreen instructions until you see the Installation Option menu. (E)asy Disk Installation or (A)dvanc
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16 Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B Note. If your computer cannot accommodate hard drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes or 8.4 Gbytes, Disk Manager installs a Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) on your hard drive. 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. 5. Follow the instructions in the post-installation screens and continue with your Windows 95 or Windows
