Seagate MEDALIST 1270 User manual

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Medalist 1270

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ATA Interface Drive

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Installation Guide

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Publication Number: 36315-001, Rev. A, July 1995

Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Seagate logo are

registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. Medalist,

SeaFAX, SeaFONE, SeaBOARD and SeaTDD are trademarks

of Seagate Technology, Inc. EZ-Drive and Maximum Overdrive

are trademarks of Micro House International,Inc. Other product

names are registeredtrademarks or trademarks of their owners.

Seagate 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

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Before you begin...

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Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Attaching the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mounting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Transferring the software from the drive . . . . . . . . . 11

Determining if your BIOS accepts more than

528 Mbytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Solutions for surpassingthe 528-Mbyte barrier . . . . . . 13

Configuring the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the installation software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Standard setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Dual-drive emulation installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Partitioning and formatting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Windows 32-bit disk access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Advanced troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Technical support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Introduction

Thank you for choosing a Seagate® drive. The purpose of this

guide is to assist you with installing your new hard drive. Its

organization outlinesthecomplete installation process from han-

dling the drive and drive application in Before you begin... to

offering troubleshooting suggestions andtechnical support infor-

mation. The topics discusses are:

•Handling your drive (see Before you begin...)

•Configuring the drive

•Attaching cables to the drive

•Mounting the drive

•Configuring the computer

•Troubleshooting

•Where to call for Seagate technical support

Seagate provides installation software, EZ-Drive, and a 32-bit

disk access driver for Windows, SEG32BIT.386, that allows the

computer to surpass the 528-Mbyte barrier when it is imposed.

The software is stored on the drive and must be transferred to a

diskette in Drive A before you partition and format the drive. A

program called Seamove is provided to make the transfer easy.

We hope your installation goes smoothly, but if complications

arise,alistofcommon symptomsandsolutionsisprovidedinthe

troubleshooting section. If the problem persists, contact your

dealerfirst.Your dealerisfamiliarwith systemintegrationandthe

conflicts that arise. If you need additional help or information

about Seagate products, Seagate technical supportnumbers are

provided.

Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995 1

Drive features

Feature ST31270A

Formatted Capacity 1,282.8 Mbytes

Cylinders 2,485

Heads 16

Sectors 63

Average seek time 12 msec

Cache (segmented) 256 Kbytes

Spindle speed 4,500 RPM

Internal transfer rate (Mbits per sec max.) 29.6 to 57.2

External transfer rate1

(Mbytes per sec max.) 16.6

LBA Supported

Multiple block read/write Supported

PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

Multiword DMA modes 0, 1, 2

Power-management Supported

1. To achieve the maximum transfer rate, your computer must have

hardware that supports PIO mode 4 or multiword DMA mode 2. If the

native hardware does not support these modes, you can upgrade your

system with a host adapter. See your computer reseller for details.

2 Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995

Before you begin...

Note. Throughout this manualtheMedalist 1270is referred to by

its model number, ST31270A.

Drive handling. Your drive is vulnerable to damage from rough

handling and static discharge. Do not drop your drive. Do not

remove the seals and labels on the drive. The drive warranty is

voided if the seals and labels are removed.

Static discharge. Your drive contains components that can be

damaged by static discharge. Static damage can be cumulative

and may not manifest immediately. Observe the following pre-

cautions:

•Ground yourself before handling the drive. Wear a ground

strap that is properly connected to earth ground, or touch the

metal of a powersupply that is plugged into a walloutlet while

handling the drive.

•Keep the drivein its antistaticbag until you are ready to install

it. Do not attach any cables to the drive while it is in its bag.

•Handle the drive gently and only by its edges or frame. Place

it on an antistatic surface until you are ready to install it.

•Donottouchthedrive’sconnectorpinsorprintedcircuitboard.

Inspection. Usethehandlingprecautionslistedabove whenyou

inspectthedrive.If itappearstobedamaged,call yourdistributor

or dealer immediately.

Warranty. The drive comes with a three-year limited warranty.

Note. WithregardstotheEZ-DriveandSEG32BIT.386software,

there are no warranties, express or implied, including, but

not implied, warranties of merchantablity or fitness for a

particular purpose. All such warranties are expressly and

specifically disclaimed.

Maintenance and repair. Seagate drives do notrequire mainte-

nance. The head/disc assembly is sealed; a broken seal voids

the warranty. Seagate customer service centers are the only

Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995 3

facilities authorized to repair Seagate drives. Seagate does not

sanction any third-party repair facilities.

Application. Your Seagate drive is designed for IBM AT and

compatible personal computers. It uses the ATA interface. It is

intended for use with UL-listed computers or similarproducts.

Sicherheitsanleitung

1. Das Gerrät ist ein Einbaugerät, das für eine maximale Umge-

bungstemperatur von 55°C vorgesehen ist.

2. Zur Befestigung des Laufwerks werden 4 Schrauben 6-32

UNC-2Abenötigt.BeiseitlicherBefestigungdarfdiemaximale

Länge der Schrauben im Chassis nicht mehr als 3,3 mm und

bei Befestigung an der Unterseite nicht mehr als 5,08 mm

betragen.

3. Als Versorgungsspannugen werden benötigt:

+5V æ 5% 0,6A

+12V æ 5% 0,8A (1,9A fur ca. 30 Sek. fur æ 10%)

4. Die Versorgungsspannung mub SELV entsprechen.

5. Alle Arbeiten auf dem Festplatte dürfen nur von Ausgebilde-

tem Servicepersonal durchgeführt werden. Bitte schaffen Sie

Festplatteetiketten nicht weg.

6. Der Einbaudes Drives mub den Anforderungen gemäb DIN

IEC 950V DC 0805/05.90 entsprechen.

4 Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995

Warning. Turn off the computer before you remove its cover.

Turn off the power before you install or remove any

adapter card or the drive.

Caution. Special training or tools may be required to service

laptop computers. Removing the cover may void your

warranty. Review the terms and conditions of your

warranty before removing the cover.

Configuring the drive

Required materials:

•0.100-inch jumper connectors (supplied as spare jumpers)

Your Seagate drive is configured using the optionsjumper block

shown in Figure 1 on page 6. You can configure the drive:

•For one- or two-drive operation

•To be the master or slave drive

•For dual-drive emulation

•To operate as the master with drives that use a different

master/slave timing protocol

•For computers that use cable-select

•To use a remote drive-activity LED

To configure the drive, attach a jumperto the pinson the options

jumper block as shown in Figure 2 on page 7 for the desired

option. The configuration options are:

Spare jumper. Use the spare jumpers on pins 1 and 3 and

pins5and7toconfigurethedrive.Thesesettingsarenotused

for drive operation.

One-drive only. Use this configuration if there are no other

drives attached to the hard disc controller.

Master with slave present. Use this configuration if thedrive

is the first of two drives in your system. The master drive is

drive 0 in the System Setup record.

Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995 5

pin 1

J8 pin 1

J8. Options

jumper block

J1. Interface

connector

J3. Standard

power connector

1234

Circuit

board

+5V

+5V return

+12V return

+12V

Figure 1. Drive connectors

6 Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995

9

7

5

3

1

One drive only

Drive is master;

slave is present

Drive is slave when

another drive is present;

Cable select

Remote LED

connection

pin 13 (–), pin 14 (+)

Spares

Master/slave timing protocol.

Makes the drive compat-

ible with some drives as 

the slave.

Dual-drive emulation

Cannot be used with 

cable select.

Cannot be used with a

second, physical drive.

Circuit board

side up

Options jumper block (J8)

Figure 2. Options jumper block settings

Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995 7

Slave.Use this configuration if thedriveis theseconddrivein

the system. The slave is drive 1 in the System Setup record.

Master/slave timing protocol. This protocol involves the

communication between the computer and the disc drives

during the power-on cycle only. The computer queries the

master drive for the status of both drives. The slave must

report its status to the master within a certain time period. If it

does not respond in time or if it uses a response signal that

the master does not acknowledge, the master tells the host

that the slave has timed out, and the computer does not

recognize the slave. The Seagate driveis shipped configured

to work with other drives that comply with the ATA-standard

master/slave timing protocol.

This setting allows the Seagate drive in the slave position to

respond tosome drivesthat usea differentprotocol. Try using

this setting if the slave is not identified after power-on.

Dual-drive emulation. This feature allows you to make the

most of the BIOS limitation by making the drive two logical

drives for the computer. Eachlogicaldrive is assigned a drive

type in SystemSetup using the maximum translation geome-

try values the BIOS allows. Each logical drive must be parti-

tioned and formatted. A second, physical drive cannot be

attached totheharddisccontroller.Youcannotusedual-drive

emulation with cable select.

Cable-select. Use this configuration if your computer uses

cable-select.

Remote LED. If your computer uses a remote drive-activity

LED, place the ground wire side of the connector, usually the

black wire, on pin13 (–) and the other sideon pin14 (+) ofthe

options jumper block. The LED can be damaged if the cable

is attached incorrectly.

The options jumper block accepts a 0.100-inch connector. It

maybenecessarytoreplacethecurrentconnectorontheLED

cable with a 0.100-inch connector.

8 Medalist 1270 Installation Guide, July 1995

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