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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 - before touching any internal components.; Observe static discharge precautions.; Do not touch the PC board or the I/O connector pins.

Read before you begin... Note. Drives in the ST9235 family 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 war...

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

Warranty. Contact your authorized Seagate distributor or dealerfor warranty information. Maintenance and repair. Seagate drives do not require anypreventive maintenance. The head/disc assembly is sealed anddoes not contain any user-serviceable components. Tampering withthe factory seal voids the war...

Page 5 - Power connections; ST9235 Family Installation Guide, Rev. B

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 - Note. Drive is shown with; Figure 1. AT interface cable connector and master/slave

Master/slave configuration jumpers Circuit board Pin 1 Pin 20 removed for keying Drive is master; no slave present Drive is master; Seagate slave drive present Drive is slave; Seagate master drive present Reserved positions (do not use) Note. Drive is shown with circuit board up. A CB D Figure 1. AT...

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

Mounting the drive You can mount (and operate) a ST9235 family drive in anyorientation. However, you must securely attach the drive to a rigidframe using four side-mounting screws or four bottom-mountingscrews. Caution: To avoid damaging the drive: • Use M3X0.5 metric mounting screws only. • Do not ...

Page 8 - Drive Specification; No. sectors per track

drive types your BIOS supports. Another method is to run theFINDTYPE.EXE utility program, available from Seagate Techni-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...

Page 9 - BIOS compatibility recommendations

table above. This value will be lower than the usable drivecapacity. 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 des...

Page 10 - Formatting and partitioning the drive; Caution. Formatting or partitioning a drive that contains data; Partitioning; must be divided into several smaller partitions

your system BIOS may look for 4 bytes of ECC. If your systemBIOS expects 4 bytes of ECC and the drive supplies a differentnumber of bytes, some drive diagnostic programs may fail,typically resulting in time-out errors. Consult your system docu-mentation or call your system dealer or manufacturer for...

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

High-level formatting Once the drive is partitioned, use the DOS FORMAT command(or equivalent utility program) to high-level format each of thedrive partitions. This process verifies the information written bythe low-level format and creates file allocation tables (used tocatalog and access files). ...

Page 12 - Before installing any new software, scan

location. Make sure pin 1 on the interface cable connector isconnected to pin 1 on the drive interface connector and pin 1on the host connector. Refer to Figure 1 on page 4 for thelocation of pin 1 on the drive interface connector. • Check all cards. Make sure all cards are secured in theexpansion s...

Page 14 - Figure 2. Mounting dimensions for the ST9080A

Appendix B.Mounting dimension drawings 4X 3 mm × 0.5 mm 0.15 in (3.81 mm)min. full thread 1.375 ± 0.015(34.93 ± 0.38) 0.066 ± 0.020(1.68 ± 0.51) 0.100 ± 0.010(2.54 ± 0.25) 4.010 (101.85) max 1.500 ± 0.010(38.10 ± 0.25) 0.000 1.227 ± 0.025(31.17 ± 0.64) 0.155 ± 0.025(3.94 ± 0.64) 0.275 ± 0.025(6.99 ±...

Page 15 - Figure 3. Mounting dimensions for the ST9145A and

0.157 ± 0.020(3.99 ± 0.51) 0.146 +0.011, –0.008 (3.71 +0.28, –0.20) 4X 3 mm × 0.5 mm, 0.15 in (3.81 mm) min full thread 0.000 2.590 (65.79) 0.000 4.010 max (101.85) 2.875 (73.03) 4X 3 mm × 0.5 mm, 0.15 in (3.81 mm)min full thread 0.079 (2.00) pin spacing Pin 1 0.000 0.118 (3.00) 1.375 (34.93) 0.394 ...

Page 16 - Figure 4. Mounting dimensions for the ST9235A and

Key to mounting specifications: non-MCC mount MCC mount 0.750 (19.05) max 4X 3 mm × 0.5 mm 0.15 in. (3.81 mm)min. full thread 1.375 ± 0.015(34.93 ± 0.38) 0.066 ± 0.020(1.68 ± 0.51)0.039 ± 0.020(0.99 ± 0.51) 0.230 ± 0.010(5.84 ± 0.25)0.118 ± 0.010(3.00 ± 0.25) 4.010 (101.85) max 1.500 ± 0.010(38.10 ±...