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Page 2 - Contents; Appendix A. AT interface connector pin assignments . 11; Seagate

Contents Read before you begin... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setting master/slave jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Connecting cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mounting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Page 3 - Do not touch the PC board or the I/O connector pins.

Read before you begin... Note. ST9100A and ST9100AG are usually installed in note- book or laptop systems. Special training or tools may beneeded to service these computers. In some instances,opening the case may void your warranty. Be sure toreview the terms and conditions of your system warrantybe...

Page 4 - Shipping. When transporting or shipping a drive,; you must use a; Installation overview; Drive installation can be divided into several logical steps:

handle the drive carefully. In addition, do not attach any labels tothe drive top cover, as they may prevent proper ventilation. Warranty. Contact your authorized Seagate distributor or dealerfor warranty information. Maintenance and repair. Seagate drives do not require anypreventive maintenance. T...

Page 5 - Power connections

Setting master /slave jumpers Two drives may be controlled through a single drive controllercable with two connectors. In this case, one drive is designatedas the master and the other is designated as the slave. As shownin Figure 1 on page 4, the jumpers on each drive must be set toidentify which dr...

Page 6 - Figure 1. AT interface cable connector and master/slave

Master/slave configuration jumpers Pin 1 Pin 20 removed for keying Circuit board A CB D Drive is master, no slave drive present Drive is master; Seagate slave drive present Drive is slave; Seagate master drive present Reserved position (Do not use) Figure 1. AT interface cable connector and master/s...

Page 7 - Mounting the drive; metric mounting screws only.; Configuring system BIOS

Mounting the drive You may mount (and operate) the ST9100A and ST9100AG inany orientation. However, you must securely attach the drive toa rigid frame using four side-mounting screws or four bottom-mounting screws. Caution. To avoid damaging the drive: • Use M3X0.5 metric mounting screws only. • Do ...

Page 8 - Drive Specification; No. sectors per track

cal Support services (on the SeaBOARD BBS) as described inAppendix C. The methods used to configure system BIOS vary from systemto system. In many cases, you can run a setup program from theDOS prompt. In other cases, you must initiate BIOS setup bypressing certain keys while the system is booting u...

Page 9 - BIOS compatibility recommendations

In a few situations, none of the drive types specified in your BIOSsetup program will match your drive, and the setup program willnot provide an opportunity to specify a custom drive type. In thiscase, consider the third option described on page 6 — allowingyour ST9100A or ST9100AG drive to mimic on...

Page 10 - Formatting and partitioning the drive; Caution. Reformatting or repartitioning a drive that contains; Partitioning; must be divided into several smaller partitions; High-level formatting

some drive diagnostic programs may fail, typically resulting intime-out errors. Consult your system documentation or call yoursystem dealer or manufacturer for information on configuringyour system to receive 4 bytes of ECC. Formatting and partitioning the drive Caution. Reformatting or repartitioni...

Page 11 - Installation troubleshooting; Warning. To avoid personal injury and damage to electronic

drive partitions. This process verifies the information written bythe low-level format and creates file allocation tables (used tocatalog and access files). Consult your DOS manual for FORMATcommand options. During formatting, DOS system files shouldbe transferred to one disc partition (generally th...

Page 12 - Before installing any new software, scan

• Check all cards. Make sure all cards are secured in theexpansion slots on the motherboard. Full size (16-bit) cardscannot be plugged into half-size (8-bit) slots. Make sure allcards are plugged into appropriately sized expansion slots.After the cards are permanently installed and the system isrunn...

Page 14 - Appendix B. Mounting dimensions

Appendix B. Mounting dimensions 4X 3 mm × 0.5 mm, 0.15 in (3.81mm)min. full thread 0.000 2.430 ± 0.010(61.72 ± 0.25) 0.000 1.227 ± 0.025 (31.17 ± 0.61) 3.986 ± 0.015 (101.24 ± 0.38) 1.500 ± 0.010 (38.10 ± 0.25) 4X 3 mm × 0.5 mm, 0.15 in (3.81 mm)min. full thread 0.079 (2.00) Pin 1 Pin 20 removedfor ...

Page 15 - SeaBOARD; Using the SeaBOARD BBS you can obtain:

Appendix C.Technical support services Product technical support is available for all Seagate products bycalling the SeaFAX, SeaFONE, SeaTDD and SeaBOARD serv-ices described below. These services are free but long-distancecharges (if any) are paid by the user. SeaFAX. 408/438-2620 You can use a Touch...