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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B

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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 run DiscWizard to install your new hard drive if:

You already have an existing, bootable hard drive in your com-
puter with at least 3 Mbytes of available disc space, 

and

You are running Windows 95

 or Windows 98.

If you can run DiscWizard, follow the instructions on the
DiscWizard diskette to install your drive. If you need additional
information, refer to this installation guide.

If you cannot run DiscWizard, follow the instructions in this
installation guide to install and configure your new drive.

Summary of Contents for ST310231A

Page 1: ...Medalist 17240 ST317240A Medalist 13030 ST313030A Medalist 10231 ST310231A Medalist 8420 ST38420A Medalist 4310 ST34310A Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...eagate 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 registere...

Page 3: ...er 9 Addressing drive capacity limitations 11 Partitioning and formatting your drive 14 Installation using Disk Manager 15 Windows 95 or Windows 98 installation 16 Standard DOS installation 17 Additio...

Page 4: ...0 Medalist 17240 13030 10231 8420 and 4310 Rev B iv...

Page 5: ...ions It also allows older com puters to access the full capacity of large hard drives You can run DiscWizard to install your new hard drive if You already have an existing bootable hard drive in your...

Page 6: ...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...

Page 7: ...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 no...

Page 8: ...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 jumper on pins 7 and 8 see Figure 1 on page 5 The master d...

Page 9: ...Medalist 17240 13030 10231 8420 and 4310 Rev B 5 Figure 1 Master and slave jumper settings pin 1 ATA interface connector 1 3 5 2 4 6 7 8 Slave Master or single drive 4 pin power connector...

Page 10: ...st 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 cable to your new drive Note If you have two drives you...

Page 11: ...refully 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...

Page 12: ...ters 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 connect...

Page 13: ...manual for details Press the appropriate key to run the System Setup program 2 Enable LBA mode if it is available Many BIOS use the logical block addressing LBA mode to access drives with capacities g...

Page 14: ...Disk Manager which is found on the DiscWizard diskette BIOS Settings Drive Cylinders Heads Sectors ST317240A CHS addressing Addressable sectors 16 383 33 683 328 16 63 ST313030A CHS addressing Address...

Page 15: ...use Disk Manager you can use the standard DOS com mands to partition and format your drive as described on page 17 Addressing drive capacity limitations Some DOS based computers and operating systems...

Page 16: ...city jumper on page 26 for more information 8 4 Gbyte limit If your drive s capacity is greater than 8 4 Gbytes the capacity may exceed the limits of your system BIOS and operating sys tem DOS and Win...

Page 17: ...elow 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 Sof...

Page 18: ...ws 98 Boot your computer from the Windows 95 or Windows 98 startup diskette with the CD ROM loaded Note the drive letter for your CD ROM device At the A prompt type x setup where x is the letter of yo...

Page 19: ...ation Disk Manager lists all the hard drives that it detects You should see your new Seagate drive and your existing hard drive if any If any hard drive is not recognized exit Disk Manager and turn of...

Page 20: ...ime 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 98 installation Window...

Page 21: ...rograms into your diskette drive At the A prompt type FDISK and press ENTER 3 If you have two hard drives installed the FDISK menu displays five options Option five allows you to select the drive you...

Page 22: ...ns data At the A prompt type format x s where x is the letter of your first new partition Repeat the format process for all the new par titions you have created Note From FDISK in Windows 95 or Window...

Page 23: ...compatible slave jumper If your computer does not recognize your new drive as a master in a two drive system the slave drive may not be ATA compati ble You may be able to solve this problem by instal...

Page 24: ...designed interface cables that have the line to pin 28 the Cable Select pin removed or cut at one connector The connector that has pin 28 disabled is used for the slave drive See your computer manual...

Page 25: ...drive the DDO must load into memory before the operating system loads This occurs auto matically when you boot from your hard drive drive C However if you boot from a diskette the DDO will not be loa...

Page 26: ...al Removing the dynamic drive overlay If Disk Manager installs a dynamic drive overlay DDO and you do not need this software to access the full capacity of your drive you can remove the dynamic drive...

Page 27: ...on the size of your drive 7 When the migration program has finished exit Disk Manager 8 Remove the diskette and reboot the computer Enter your system setup program see your system manual for details...

Page 28: ...on the motherboard and secured with mounting screws Check all connectors and cables Make sure all ribbon and power cables are securely connected Ribbon cables are eas ily damaged especially at the con...

Page 29: ...the preceding basic checks but the prob lem persists follow these guidelines for troubleshooting specific cases After you install your new drive your computer will not boot and no error message appear...

Page 30: ...umper as shown in Figure 6 This causes the drive to appear to your BIOS as having a 2 1 Gbyte capacity 4 092 cylinders 16 heads 63 sectors per track You may need third party partitioning soft ware suc...

Page 31: ...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 pow...

Page 32: ...speed before turning the computer on If there is no turbo switch you may be able to use keyboard commands see your computer man ual for details After the computer is up and running return the processo...

Page 33: ...nd make sure the drive spins up Check all cables Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs Make sure the DOS or Windows version the dealer used to partition and format the drive is the s...

Page 34: ...s adequate for system needs Reboot the computer and make sure the drive spins up The FDISK error message No Fixed Disk Present appears Make sure the power supply is adequate for system needs Verify th...

Page 35: ...efer to your computer s reference guide to find out how to enable LBA Your computer may not support drives that have more than 4 092 cylinders Follow the instructions on page 25 for After you install...

Page 36: ...aBOARD is a computer bulletin board system that contains information about Seagate disc and tape drive products and is available 24 hours daily Set your communications software to eight data bits no p...

Page 37: ...aily by calling 1 800 531 0968 or by faxing your order to 1 972 481 4812 Technical support Technical support If you need help installing your drive consult your dealer Deal ers are familiar with their...

Page 38: ...ate drives Seagate direct OEM Distribution and System Integrator custom ers should contact their Seagate service center representative for warranty information Other customers should contact their pla...

Page 39: ...1234 specific product phone number FAX Disc 1 405 936 1685 Tape 1 405 936 1683 Warranty repair USA 1 800 468 3472 FAX 1 405 949 6740 Mexico and Latin America 1 405 949 7758 FAX 1 405 949 6738 SeaFAX...

Page 40: ...316 7222 from 8 30 A M to 5 00 P M European central time Monday through Friday The European call center is located in Amsterdam The Netherlands Call Center Austria 0 800 20 12 90 Belgium 0 800 74 876...

Page 41: ...and the Middle East dial our European call center at 31 20 316 7222 from 8 30 A M to 5 00 P M European central time Monday through Friday or send a FAX to 31 20 653 3513 The European call center is l...

Page 42: ...5 3366 FAX 61 2 9725 4052 Hong Kong 852 2368 9918 FAX 852 2368 7173 Japan FAX 81 3 5462 2979 Singapore 65 488 7584 FAX 65 488 7528 Taiwan 886 2 2514 2237 FAX 886 2 2715 2923 SeaFAX Australia 61 2 9756...

Page 43: ...ed container voids the warranty Call your authorized Seagate distributor for information about packing materials Figure 7 shows how a drive fits in an approved single pack box including the packing ma...

Page 44: ...netic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC of 03 May 1989 as amended by Directive 92 31 EEC of 28 April 1992 and Directive 93 68 EEC of 22 July 1993 Compliance of this drive as a system component was co...

Page 45: ...echen 5 Alle Arbeiten auf dem Fest platte d rfen nur von Ausgebildetem Servicepersonal durchgef hrt werden Bitte entfernen Sie nicht die Aufschriftens childer des Laufwerkes 6 Der Einbau des Laufwerke...

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Page 48: ...44 Medalist 17240 13030 10231 8420 and 4310 Rev B Seagate Technology Inc 920 Disc Drive Scotts Valley CA 95066 4544 USA Publication Number 21200130 001 Rev B Printed in USA...

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