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Medalist

 

 Pro 9140 (ST39140A)

Medalist Pro 6530 (ST36530A)
Medalist Pro 4520 (ST34520A)
for ATA (IDE)-Compatible PCs

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DiscWizard

 is a revolutionary

new Windows program that
makes it easy to install your
Seagate Medalist Pro drive.
DiscWizard helps you configure
your new drive and your computer. It analyzes your system,
lets you select various installation options and creates cus-
tomized step-by-step instructions. It also allows older comput-
ers 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

computer with at least 3 Mbytes of available disc space 

and

• You are running Windows 3.

x or Windows 95.

If you can run DiscWizard, follow the instructions on the
DiscWizard diskette to install your drive. Refer to this installa-
tion guide if you need additional information.

If you cannot run DiscWizard, follow the instructions in this

installation guide to install and configure your new drive. This

symbol: 

 indicates that additional information on a topic

appears on the back of this sheet.

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If you are installing a new ATA interface cable, attach one

end of the cable to the interface connector on your com-
puter or host adapter. The ATA cable must be no more than
18 inches long.

Thread the interface cable through the drive bay and attach

the connector at the end of the interface cable to your new
drive. If you have two drives, attach the second drive to
the second connector.

!

Caution.  Make sure to align pin 1 on the com-
puter or host adapter interface connector with
pin 1 on your drive or drives. Pin 1 on the
interface cable is usually indicated by a stripe
along the edge of the cable.

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If your new Seagate

® 

drive will be the only drive in your com-

puter, you do not have to change any jumper settings. In this
case, skip ahead to “Attaching Cables and Mounting the Drive.”

If you already have one hard drive in your computer and you
are installing a second drive, you must configure one drive as a
master and the other as a slave. The master drive will be the
“boot” drive (drive C), from which the computer loads system
software when it first starts up. The drive is configured at the
factory for one drive only or master drive, with a jumper in-
stalled on pins G and H (see below).  To configure the drive as a
slave, remove all the jumpers. The horizontal jumper on pins A
and C is a spare and does not affect drive operation.  If you
need to change the jumpers on your existing hard drive, see the
Disk Manager online manual, or contact the drive manufacturer.

B D F

A C E G

H

Drive is slave

Master/slave
jumper block

pin 1

4-pin power

connector

40-pin ATA

interface

connector

One drive only or master

Spare jumper

Pin 1

P

Summary of Contents for ST34520A

Page 1: ...ctor on your com puter or host adapter The ATA cable must be no more than 18incheslong 2 Thread the interface cable through the drive bay and attach the connector at the end of the interface cable to...

Page 2: ...apply pressure or attach labels to the circuit board or the top of the drive Protect your drive from static discharge by making sure you arewell groundedbeforetouchingthedrive Werecommend wearingagro...

Page 3: ...a blueDiskManagerbannereachtimeyouboot your computer See the Disk Manager online manualfordetails 8 Followtheinstructionsinthepost installationscreens YOU RE DONE BIOSSettings Cylinders Heads Sectors...

Page 4: ...your drive s capacity is greater than 8 4 Gbytes the capacity may exceed the limits of your system BIOSandoperatingsystem DOSandWindowsoperatingsys tems and most system BIOS limit the drive partitions...

Page 5: ...efore changing jumpers or unplugging cables and cards Wear a ground strap or take other antistatic precautions while working on your computer or handling your drive Verify compatibility Verify that th...

Page 6: ...ype values in the system setup program One of the following problems may have occurred The values may be set with an incorrect translation characteristic You may have entered a parameter value that ex...

Page 7: ...l 14 When the uninstall is complete exit Disk Manager and reboot Note Disk Manager can also remove a drive overlay placed by the EZ Drive program Select C onvert Drive Format from the Maintenance Menu...

Page 8: ...nical support specialist between 8 00 A M to 12 15 P M and 1 30 P M to 6 00 P M central time Monday through Friday Keep your original box and packing materials for storing or shipping your drive The b...

Page 9: ...e partition If you are creating a partition that will be used to boot your com puter drive C make sure that the partition is marked active 6 Create an extended partition and additional logical drives...

Page 10: ...se the conflict If Disk Manager has installed the DDO on your hard drive and you have booted directly from a diskette the information in the boot record for the drive may not have been loaded Make sur...

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