SEAGATE 851SL - Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 2 – Contents
• Page 3 – Introduction
• Page 4 – Medalist SL Family Installation Guide, November 1995
• Page 7 – Configuring the drive; To be the master or slave drive.
• Page 8 – Figure 1. Drive connectors
• Page 10 – Attaching the cables; Note. To ensure the integrity of your data, use a nonshielded
• Page 11 – Caution. The cable and connector bond is delicate. Pulling the; cable to remove the connector may damage the cable.; Figure 3. Attaching cables to the drive
• Page 12 – Mounting the drive; Caution. To prevent drive mounting-hole damage, use only the; type of screws specified.; Figure 4. Mounting holes
• Page 13 – Transferring the software from the drive; Diskette Drive A; Seamove; This is a program that automatically copies the
• Page 14 – To transfer the software files:; Boot the computer with the diskette to which you want to; transfer the software files.; Note. These are interim drive-type values that allow you to; access the drive for extracting the installation files.
• Page 15 – Caution. Do not write-protect the Seagate software diskette with; Configuring the computer; Solutions you can use to surpass the 528-Mbyte barrier
• Page 16 – Solutions for surpassing the 528-Mbyte barrier; Use a host adapter that supports more than 528 Mbytes.
• Page 17 – Using the EZ-Drive installation software; Note. The EZ-Drive software is authorized for installation only
• Page 18 – Note. EZ-Drive is designed for DOS installations. It supports; Toshiba laptops, XT or Micro Channel computers; Caution. Some older virus-detection programs may misidentify; gate drive without a Seagate drive present.; Boot your computer with the Seagate software diskette. This
• Page 20 – Booting with a diskette after EZ-Drive is installed; key when the following message appears near; Installing multiple partitions; MAT programs into Drive A and change the prompt.; Caution. If you have two drives, be sure you choose the
• Page 22 – Standard setup; for your drive as shown in the table.; The capacities your computer reports may vary slightly.
• Page 23 – Note. The drive does not use write precomp and landing zone.; If these parameters are listed, make their values zero.; When you have completed setting the translation geometry for; Partitioning and formatting the drive; Note. If you have not copied the free installation software to a
• Page 24 – Partitioning; You can partition a drive as follows:; Note. If you have two drives in your system, the menu displays; create DOS partition or logical DOS drive. Press; create primary DOS partition. Use the maximum avail-; for each subsequent selection.
• Page 25 – Windows 32-bit disk access
• Page 26 – agree to the terms, select; The next screen lists the features the SEG32BIT.386 driver
• Page 27 – Basic troubleshooting; Warning. Always turn off the computer before changing jumpers; or unplugging cables and cards.; Caution. Your drive and computer contain static-sensitive de-; your drive if the power is applied.
• Page 28 – Advanced troubleshooting; The system does not recognize the drive.; Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs.; If the drive is recognized after the warm boot, the computer
• Page 30 – The screen remains blank when you power up the system.; Make sure the monitor is plugged in and turned on.
• Page 32 – The drive does not format to full capacity.; You can use the EZ-Drive software to install the drive.
• Page 33 – Caution. Partitioning and formatting erases the data on the
• Page 34 – When the boot cycle is complete, place a diskette that has the; FDISK utility in Drive A.; . This command erases the; Disabling Maximum Overdrive; To disable it after the drive has been installed:; Insert the Seagate software diskette with EZ-Drive into the
• Page 35 – key to change the status.
• Page 36 – Technical support services; SeaBOARD
• Page 39 – Storing and shipping your drive; Seagate Approved Package; Figure 5. A drive in an approved package