Seagate ST9051A, Installation Manual

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The FINDTYPE.EXE utility is designed to make drive installa-
tion easier. It compares the drive’s geometry with all geome-
tries supported by the system BIOS. FINDTYPE either signals
if an exact match exists between the drive geometry and the
system BIOS, or recommends the closest drive type supported
by your system BIOS.
BBS Location Modem Number
Maximum
Baud Rate
United States 408-438-8771 9600
England 44-62-847-8011 9600
Germany 49-89-140-9331 2400
Singapore 65-292-6973 9600
Australia 61-2-756-2359 9600
Installation overview
Installation of the drive can be divided into distinct phases as
outlined below. Some of these may not be applicable to your
particular installation requirements. Refer to the drive installation
section for specific information on your drive model.
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CMOS configuration (for AT systems only). Basic informa-
tion about the drive must be entered into the host system
CMOS so that it may properly access the drive for reading and
writing data. The number of heads, cylinders, and sectors per
track are specific to each drive and collectively define the drive
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