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Interface
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Power
connector

Pin 1

U7 Family Installation Guide

ST3120020A, ST380022A, ST360012A, ST340012A, ST330012A

Publication number: 100240407, Rev. A

 The Easiest Way to Install Your Drive

DiscWizard™ Starter Edition is an exclusive Seagate

®

 Windows program that

can be used with your drive for easy installation. Download the software from
our Web site at www.seagate.com.

Run the DiscWizard diskette creator 

before 

installing your drive for custom-

ized step-by-step instructions for your system.

To run DiscWizard:

Follow the instructions on the download page at www.seagate.com to create
a diskette and complete the installation.
If you cannot run DiscWizard, follow the instructions on this installation
sheet to install and configure your drive.

 What You Need

 A Phillips screwdriver and four 6-32 UNC drive mounting screws

 A standard 40-pin ATA interface cable, 

or

 an 80-conductor cable to run Ultra

ATA 100 (max length: 18 inches)

 An unused drive power cable for your new drive

 A version of Windows with FAT32 file system for drives over 32 Gbytes

 Ultra ATA/100 Requirements

The drive can be configured to support a default maximum transfer rate. This
drive can support transfer rates up to 100 Mbytes per second (UDMA 5) in
Ultra ATA/100 mode. Using a software utility, you can set the default transfer
rate to the best capability of your system. For your drive to run in this mode,
you need the following:

 A computer that supports UDMA mode 5

 A 40-pin, 80-conductor cable (available from your dealer)

 A software utility to confirm and activate Ultra ATA/100. Seagate provides

a utility called UATA100.exe. You can download the latest version from our
Web site at www.seagate.com.

 Windows XP, Windows Me, or Windows 98 operating system which

supports Ultra ATA 100

 Handling Precautions

Disc drives are extremely fragile.

 Do not 

drop or jar the drive.

Keep the drive in the protective SeaShell™ container until you are
ready to install it. This minimizes handling damage.

The drive has a protective cover called SeaShield

®

.  Do not remove this

permanent cover—it protects the drive from electrostatic discharge
(ESD) and minor impact damage.

Protect your drive from static discharge by wearing a grounded wrist
strap throughout the installation process.

Always handle the drive by the edges or frame.

Do not apply pressure or attach labels to the circuit board or the top of
the drive.

 Setting the Jumpers

Refer to the jumper settings on your
drive label to configure the drive for your
system. Jumper settings can also be
accessed online from our Web site at
www.seagate.com.

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Pin 1

Master

Slave

Note.  If you are using a 40-pin 80-conductor

cable, attach the 

blue 

connector to the 

motherboard, the 

black

 connector to the

master drive, and the 

grey

 connector

to the slave.

                  

 Options jumper block

 

Circuit Board

2

6

8

4

1

7 5 3

Drive is slave

Master or single drive 

Cable select 

Master with non ATA-
compatible slave

Limits drive capacity
to 32 Gbytes

 Master or single drive: The drive is shipped configured for a master or a

single drive with a jumper set on pins 7 and 8.

 

Drive is slave: To configure the drive as a slave, or second drive on the
cable, remove all the jumpers.

 

Master with non-ATA compatible slave: Use this setting if the slave

drive is not recognized. Configure the master drive with a jumper set on
pins 5 and 6 and pins 7 and 8 to enable this option.

 

Cable-select option: Computers that use cable-select determine the

master and slave drives by selecting or deselecting pin 28, CSEL, on the
interface bus. To enable cable select, set a jumper on pins 5 and 6.

 

Alternate capacity jumper: Drives with a 40-Gbyte capacity are limited

to 32 Gbytes. This jumper is used to provide a solution to specific legacy
BIOS problems. When using the alternate capacity jumper, Disk Manager
software is required to achieve the drive’s full capacity.

 Attaching Cables and Mounting the Drive

1. Attach one end of the drive interface cable to the interface connector

on your computer’s motherboard

 

(see your computer manual for

connector locations).

!

Caution. Align pin 1 on the motherboard
connector with pin 1 on your drive connector.
Pin 1 is marked by a stripe on one side
of the cable.

2. Attach the interface

connector and the power
connector to the drive.

Note. You can mount the

drive in any orientation,
however, the most common
orientation is with the circuit
board down.

3. Secure the drive in the computer using four 6-32 UNC mounting screws

in either the side-mounting or bottom-mounting holes. Insert the screws
no more than 0.20 inch (5.08 mm) into the bottom-mounting holes and no
more than 0.14 inch (3.55 mm) into the side-mounting holes.

!

  Caution.  Do not overtighten the screws or use metric screws. This

may damage the drive.

 Configuring the BIOS

For your computer to recognize your new drive, configure your computer’s
BIOS as follows:

1. Run the system setup program.

2. Enable LBA mode and UDMA mode, if available.

3. Select the auto-detect option. If necessary, refer to the drive parameters

on your drive label to configure the drive for your system. BIOS settings
can also be accessed at www.seagate.com. To access the full capacity
of the drive, use LBA mode or use Disk Manager.

4. Save and exit the system setup program.

BIOS Settings

Drive Model

Formatted Gbytes

Total Sectors*

ST3120020A

120.0

240,067,800

ST380022A

80.0

160,045,200

ST360012A

60.0

120,033,900

ST340012A

40.0

80,022,600

ST330012A

30.0

60,016,950

*One sector equals 512 bytes.

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