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Contents

Read before you begin... ......................................................... 1

Configuring the drive............................................................... 3

Attaching cables ...................................................................... 7

Mounting the drive................................................................... 8

Physical geometry for non-DOS operating systems ......... 10

CMOS setup for AT systems ................................................ 10

Low-level formatting.............................................................. 11

Partitioning ............................................................................. 11

High-level formatting ............................................................. 12

Basic troubleshooting .......................................................... 13

Advanced troubleshooting ................................................... 15

Technical support services .................................................. 18

Storing and shipping your drive .......................................... 20

Summary of Contents for ST5660N

Page 1: ... ST5660N SCSI Interface Drive Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...e reserves the right to change without notice product offerings or specifications No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from Seagate Technology Inc Contents Read before you begin 1 Configuring the drive 3 Attaching cables 7 Mounting the drive 8 Physical geometry for non DOS operating systems 10 CMOS setup for AT systems 10 Low level formatting 11 Part...

Page 3: ...ntly by touching the metal chassis of a computer that is plugged into a grounded outlet Use antistatic padding on all work surfaces Avoid static inducing carpeted areas Drive handling The drive is extremely fragile handle it with care Do not attach labels to any part of the drive Inspection After you are familiar with the handling precautions listed above inspect the drive If it appears to be dama...

Page 4: ... B prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique edicté par le Ministère des Communications du Canada Sicherheitsanleitung 1 Das Gerrät ist ein Einbaugerät das für eine maximale Umegebung stemperatur von 55 C vorgesehen ist 2 Zur Befestigung des Laufwerks werden 4 Schrauben 6 32 UNC 2A benötigt Bei seitlicher Befestigung darf die maximale Länge der Schrauben im Chassis nicht mehr ...

Page 5: ... For special applications you can use J5 to set the SCSI ID see Figure 3 on page 6 in these cases leave the SCSI ID pins of J8 open For details refer to the Seagate ST5660N Product Manual publication number 36245 00x 2 Terminating resistors Thedrivesupports Fast SCSItransfer rates and contains 110 ohm resistors for active termination The drive uses single ended drivers and receivers These resistor...

Page 6: ...or 1 2 3 4 J1 Interface connector 5V 5V return 12V return 12V Circuit board pin 1 J8 Options jumper block pin 1 J5 Auxiliary selection for SCSI ID Figure 1 Connector and jumper block locations 4 ST5660N Installation Guide Rev A ...

Page 7: ...ote LED connection Reserved Do not use Remote start Parity enable Terminator disable Power from drive power connector Power from SCSI bus Power from drive power connector and to SCSI bus Power to SCSI bus only J8 Options jumper block Circuit board 11 12 9 10 7 8 5 6 3 4 13 14 1 2 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 33 34 31 32 29 30 27 28 25 26 23 24 Spares Figure 2 Options jumper settings ST5660N Installatio...

Page 8: ...1 J5 SCSI ID SCSI ID 0 SCSI ID 1 SCSI ID 2 SCSI ID 3 SCSI ID 4 SCSI ID 5 SCSI ID 6 SCSI ID 7 Circuit board bottom view 2 1 4 3 6 5 Figure 3 J5 Auxiliary block for SCSI ID 6 ST5660N Installation Guide Rev A ...

Page 9: ... install a jumper on pins 21 and 23 of J8 To provide terminator power to the SCSI connector from the drive power connector only install a jumper on pins 22 and 24 of J8 Attaching cables Figure 1 on page 4 shows connector and jumper block locations 1 Turn off the system power and put on a grounded wrist strap before proceeding 2 Connectinga remote LED Optional Connect a remote LED to pins 9 and 10 ...

Page 10: ...wing guidelines for either bottom mounting or side mounting Figure 4 on page 9 shows mounting hole locations Caution Use of mounting screws that are too long can damage the drive Do not insert a bottom mounting screw more than 0 20 inches 6 turns into the drive frame Do not insert a side mounting screw more than 0 20 inches 6 turns into the drive frame Bottom mounting holes Use 6 32 UNC 2A screws ...

Page 11: ...Figure 4 Mounting hole locations ST5660N Installation Guide Rev A 9 ...

Page 12: ...nfigure the computer to operate with the drive This is done using the computer s CMOS SETUP routine which enables you to define a new drive for the system BIOS However because the SCSI host adapter BIOS handles all I O procedures do not define the drive type in the system BIOS Instead set the CMOS parameter for drive type to drive type zero or the no hard drive installed option Note If you are ins...

Page 13: ...l data on it Save all files to a different storage device before formatting a disc drive Seagate assumes no liability if you destroy your data Partitioning If you are using a version of DOS earlier than Version 4 0 the effective capacity of each drive is limited to about 32 Mbytes Therefore you must divide higher capacity drives into individual logical drives called partitions Each partition is as...

Page 14: ...vel format and establishes drive access information used by the operating system High level formatting creates the File Alloca tion Table used by DOS to access the drive To high level format the drive perform the following operations 1 Use the FORMAT utility to high level format the drive Refer to your DOS manual for the FORMAT command options 2 If you are formatting the boot drive copy the necess...

Page 15: ...ations The output of your power supply may not meet the requirements of the new devices you are installing If you are not sure whether your power supply meets your needs consult your dealer Check all cards Make sure all cards are seated in their slots on the motherboard then secure them with mounting screws Verify the CMOS drive type The CMOS drive type parame ter must be set to a value of zero in...

Page 16: ...adapter is trying to use the same BIOS memory address as another peripheral on your system The easiest solution is to try all possible BIOS addresses If the memory conflict persists isolate the conflict by discon necting all other peripherals except the video card and installing the drive and the host adapter separately from the other components Then install the other peripherals one at a time unt...

Page 17: ...tion you are trying to boot from is the active partition Check the drive and host adapter terminating resistors See Configuring the drive on page 3 and refer to your host adapter documentation Check the terminator power source jumper settings Check the power supply specifications Reboot and make sure the drive comes up to rotating speed It may be difficult to hear the discs spin If the drive does ...

Page 18: ...d on Check all cards Make sure the video card is seated in its slot and secured with mounting screws Check all cables Make sure the video card cables are se curely attached While the system is turned off remove the drive host adapter If the screen turns on after you reboot the host adapter may be incompatible or defective See your dealer The system hangs in FDISK or fails to create or save the par...

Page 19: ...at the drive keeps retrying hard errors and reporting the following message Attempt ing to recover allocation units This is normal with DOS Version 4 0 or later DOS messages Disk Boot Failure Non System Disk or No ROM Basic SYSTEM HALTED appear Open the floppy door Check all cables Use the same version of DOS throughout your system Reinstall the DOS system files using the DOS SYS utility Make sure...

Page 20: ...t informa tion by return FAX This service is available 24 hours daily Location Telephone number United States 408 438 2620 England 44 62 847 7080 Seagate Technical Support FAX 408 438 8137 You can FAX questions or comments to technical support specialists 24 hours daily Responses are sent between 8 00 A M and 5 00 P M Pacific time Monday through Friday SeaFONE 408 438 8222 You can talk to a techni...

Page 21: ...turn phone call from the technical support staff SeaBOARD is available 24 hours daily It supports communica tions up to 9 600 baud Set your communications software to eight data bits no parity and one stop bit 8 N 1 SeaBOARD phone numbers are listed in the following table Location Modem number United States 408 438 8771 Canada 416 856 5581 England 44 62 847 8011 France 33 1 40 67 10 34 Germany 49 ...

Page 22: ...y Storing and shipping your drive Keep your original box and packing materials for storing or shipping your drive The box has a Seagate Approved Package label Shipping a drive in an unapproved container voids the warranty Call your authorized Seagate distributor to purchase additional boxes Figure 5 shows how to pack a drive in an approved single pack box Please use the original packing materials ...

Page 23: ...Foam Antistatic bag Drive Foam Foam Antistatic bag Drive Foam Figure 5 A drive in an approved package ST5660N Installation Guide Rev A 21 ...

Page 24: ...Seagate Technology Inc 920 Disc Drive Scotts Valley CA 95066 USA Publication Number 36269 001 Rev A Printed in USA ...

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