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Power

management

option

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interface

setup...

6...

drive

geometries

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2...

2.002

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Compatible

BIOS

revisions

...............

Configuring

and

installingthe

drive

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Drive

formatting

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2.2.22

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Mounting

specifications...

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Frame

kitandremote

LED

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Installation

trouble-shooting

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$1T3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Read

before

you

begin...

Verify

that

the

system

power

off

before

attempting

any

instal-

lation.

Static

discharge.

Observe

the

precautions

listed

below.

Keep

the

drive

its

static-shielded

bag

until

you

are

ready

complete

the

installation.

Handle

the

drive

its

edges

frame.

not

touch

the

I/O

connector

pins.

not

apply

pressure,

attach

labels,

the

circuit

board

the

drive

top

cover.

Use

grounded

wrist

strap

your

workstation.

you

not

have

one,

ground

yourself

frequently

touching

the

metal

chassis

the

system

before

handling

any

components.

The

system

must

plugged

into

outlet

that

connected

to.

earth

ground.

Use

anti

static

padding

all

work

surfaces.

Avoid

static-inducing

carpeted

areas.

Inspection.

Examine

the

drive,

cables,

mounting

hardware,

accessories,

documentation,

and

packaging.

any

item

miss-

ing

damaged,

call

your

distributor

dealer

immediately.

Warranty.

See

your

authorized

Seagate

distributor

dealer.

Maintenance

and

repair.

Seagate

drives

not

need

any

preventive

maintenance.

The

head/disc

assembly

sealed

and

does

not

contain

any

user-serviceable

components.

Tampering

with

the

factory

seal

voids

the

warranty.

Seagate

customer

service

centers

are

the

only

facilities

authorized

service

Sea-

gate

drives.

Seagate

does

not

sanction

any

third-party

repair

facilities.

Caution.

you

intend

install

this

drive

laptop

system,

check

the

conditions

the

system

warranty

first.

These

systems

should

only

serviced

trained

technicians.

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Shipping.

When

transporting

shipping

drive,

you

must

use

Seagate-approved

container.

Keep

your

original

box;

has

Seagate

Approved

Package

label.

Shipping

drive

non-ap-

proved

container

voids

the

warranty.

Call

your

authorized

Sea-

gate

distributor

purchase

additional

boxes.

Technical

support

services

Always

consult

your

system

dealer

first

for

technical

support.

Dealers

are

familiar

with

unique

configurations

for

the

systems

they

sell.

Product

technical

support

available

for

all

Seagate

products

calling

Seagate’s

SeaFAX,

SeaFONE,

and

SeaBOARD

serv-

ices.

These

are

toll

calls.

SeaFAX.

408/438-2620

You

can

use

Touch-Tone

telephone

access

Seagate’s

automated

FAX

system

and

select

technical

support

informa-

tion

return

FAX.

This

service

available

hours.

SeaBOARD.

The

Seagate

Technical

Support

Bulletin

Board

System

(BBS)

available

modem

hours.

Set

your

communications

software

eight

data

bits,

parity,

and

one

stop

bit

(8-N-1).

The

BBS

phone

numbers

are

listed

the

table

below.

Maximum

BBS

Location

Baud

Rate

Modem

Number

United

States/Canada

408-438-8771

9600

England

44-62-847-8011

49-89-140-9331

65-292-6973

Australia

61-2-756-2359

$1T3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.D

With

this

service,

you

can

access:

Specifications

and

configuration

for

Seagate

products.

Reprints

Seagate

documentation.

directory

information

and

helpful

utilities

that

you

can

download

your

own

computer.

The

FINDTYPE.EXE

utility

designed

make

installing

your

drive

easier.

compares

your

drive’s

geometry

with

all

geometries

supported

the

system

BIOS.

Then,

tells

you

ifan

exact

match

exists

between

the

drive

geometry

and

the

system

BIOS

recommends

the

closest

drive

type

sup-

ported

your

system

BIOS.

SeaFONE.

408/438-8222

This

enhanced

phone

system

provides

recorded

technical

information

selected

Seagate

products

while

you

are

hold.

Technical

support

specialists

are

available

answer

questions

from

8:00

5:00

PST,

Monday

through

Friday.

The

recordings

are

accessible

hours.

SeaTDD.

408/438-5382

Using

TDD

(Telecommunications

Device

for

the

Deaf),

you

can

send

questions

comments

hours.

You

can

have

dialog

with

technical

support

specialist

between

8:00

A.m.

and

5:00

p.m.

(PST),

Monday

through

Friday.

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Overview

Installation

the

drive

can

divided

into

distinct

steps

outlined

below.

Some

these

may

not

applicable

your

particular

installation

requirements.

Refer

the

drive

installation

section

for

specific

information

your

drive

model.

Drive

jumper

settings.

Select

the

appropriate

drive

features

installing

removing

jumpers

the

jumper

blocks

the

drive

circuit

board.

CMOS

configuration.

Basic

information

about

the

drive

must

entered

into

the

host

system

CMOS

that

may

properly

access

the

drive

for

reading

and

writing

data.

The

number

heads,

cylinders,

and

sectors

per

track

are

specific

each

drive

and

collectively

define

the

drive’s

geometry.

Low-level

formatting.

Seagate

interface

drives

are

low-

level

formatted

the

factory

and

not

need

low-level

format-

ting.

Partitioning.

drive

can

divided

into

partitions

that

behave

individual

drives

within

the

system.

Versions

DOS

earlier

than

4.0

limit

the

maximum

drive

capacity

and

consequently

require

higher

capacity

drives

divided

into

smaller

parti-

tions.

For

DOS

users,

each

partition

assigned

different

letter,

for

example,

and

for

drive

with

two

partitions.

Use

the

DOS

FDISK

utility

partition

the

drive.

After

the

drive

has

been

defined

CMOS,

you

must

boot

the

system

the

floppy

drive

with

bootable

DOS

diskette.

Then

run

the

FDISK

utility

partition

the

drive.

Refer

your

DOS

manual

for

using

FDISK.

Use

DOS

3.3

higher.

Caution.

you

partition

format

drive

any

level,

you

erase

all

your

data.

Backup

the

drive

first.

Seagate

assumes

liability

for

lost

user

data.

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

High-level

formatting.

This

procedure

verifies

the

informa-

tion

written

the

low-level

format

and

establishes

drive

access

information

used

the

system.

High-level

formatting

also

creates

the

File

Allocation

Table

(FAT)

used

DOS

for

drive

access.

The

high-level

format

initiated

the

FORMAT

command.

Refer

your

DOS

manual

for

instructions

using

the

FORMAT

command.

$T3144

family

drives

This

guide

provides

installation

information

for

the

ST3096A,

ST3120A,

and

ST3144A

drives.

All

drives

this

family

automat-

ically

park

their

heads

power-down.

Power

management

option

ST3144

family

drives

are

available

with

power

management.

The

identifying

nine-digit

number

found

the

drive.

Use

this

feature

system-dependent.

Supports

Power

Without

Power

Drive

Model

Management

911008-0XX,

911008-1XX,

911008-3XX

STSO96A

911008-4XX,

911008-5XX

911008-6XX

911003-0XX,

911003-1XX,

911003-3XX,

ST3120A

911003-4XX,

911003-5XX

911003-6XX

911006-OXX

911006-3XX,

ST3144A

911006-4XX,

911006-5XX

911006-6XX

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

interface

setup

This

section

describes

drive

geometries,

compatible

BIOS

revi-

sions,

jumper

settings,

and

installation

procedures

for

ST3144

family

drives.

drive

geometries

The

following

table

shows

the

recommended

drive

geometries

for

ST3144

family

drives.

aud

aree

Model

Formatted

Cyl.

MBytes

peas

Track

ST3096A|

89.1

1,024

85.0

ST3120A|

106.9

1,024

102.0

ST3144A|

130.7.

1,001

124.6

Use

system

utility,

usually

called

SETUP,

enter

the

drive

geometry

into

the

system

CMOS.

the

drive

types

offered

the

CMOS

not

support

the

number

heads,

cylinders,

and

sectors/track

shown

the

table,

and

your

system

does

not

support

“user-defined”

drive

type,

select

drive

type

your

system

CMOS

with

capacity

less

than

equal

the

capacity

given

the

“Formatted

CMOS

Megabytes”

column

the

table

above.

Note.

The

number

Heads

times

the

number

Sectors

cannot

exceed

255,

given

the

following

equation:

(Heads)

(Sectors)

255

When

you

enter

the

drive

geometry

using

the

“user-defined”

“custom”

drive

type,

the

CMOS

calculates

the

drive

capacity.

This

capacity

listed

the

“Formatted

CMOS

Megabytes”

column

the

table.

the

same

effective

capacity

the

capacity

shown

the

“Formatted

Megabytes”

column,

even

though

the

CMOS

value

lower.

After

high-level

formatting,

you

can

check

the

drive

Formatted

Sectors/

CMOS

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

capacity

using

the

DOS

CHKDSK

utility.

you

not

know

what

drive

types

your

CMOS

supports,

use

the

FINDTYPE

utility

from

the

Seagate

Technical

Support

BBS

assist

you

choosing

an.

appropriate

drive

type.

See

Page

Compatible

BIOS

revisions

ST3144

family

drives

are

compatible

with

the

BIOS

revisions

listed

the

table

below.

find

out

which

BIOS

your

system

—

uses,

reboot

the

system.

The

BIOS

manufacturer,

version,

and

date

are

displayed

the

monitor.

Typically,

BIOS

compatibility

problems

include

intermittent

drive

)

access

errors

system

time-out

errors.

you

have

compatibility

problems,

call

your

system

dealer

manufacturer.

BIOS

Manufacturer

Version

American

Megatrends.

Dated

4/9/90

later

scidian

Award

ols

Version

3.04

higher

Quartet

;

Single

Drive

System:

Any

Version

Dual

Drive

System:

3.04

higher

PhoenixBIOS

Version

1.00

higher

Configuring

and

installing

the

drive

Turn

off

the

system

power.

Wear

grounded

wrist

strap.

you

are

grounding

yourself

the

chassis

the

host

computer,

the

power

cord

must

plugged

into

electrical

outlet

that

has

earth

ground.

‘

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Master/Slave

configuration.

The

table

below

defines

jumper

settings

for

configuring

two

drives

single

bus.

Refer

Figure

for

jumper

locations.

System

Configuration

Slave

Present

Installed

Removed

Only

drive

system

Drive

two-drive

system

Installed Installed

Removed

Drive

two-drive

system

Removed

Drive

Activity

LED

jumper.

you

install

jumper

pins

and

the

User

Configuration

jumper

block,

the

drive

indicates

activity

the

system

through

connector

the

host

adapter

motherboard.

;

Attach

the

40-pin

interface

cabie.

dual-drive

system

requires

40-pin

interface

daisy-chain

cable.

has

been

removed

the

connector

for

keying

purposes.

Most

interface

cables

have

stripe

one

side

designate

Make

sure

the

cable

connector

aligned

the

drive

connector

and

the

host

connector.

The

maximum

cable

length

inches

(457

mm).

For

systems

without

embedded

interface

connector

the

motherboard,

Seagate

offers

the

STO7A/STO8A

inter-

face

host

adapters.

Note.

prevent

improper

alignment

during

installation,

recommended

that

the

mating

cable

connector

keyed,

inserting

plug

into

the

Pin-20

location

the

cable

connector.

Attach

system

power

cable

the

drive

power

connec-

tor.

The

ST3144

family

drives

have

both

3-pin

and

4-pin

power

connectors.

Mount

the

drive

the

host

system

chassis.

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Available

External

LED

Connector

Si,

40-Pin

Interface

10-Pin

Connector

User

Configuration

Block

3-Pin

Power

Driveis

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Master

@eee

Slave

e°

sis

Present

Active

LED

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Reserved

'¢!

(DO

NOT

USE)

Reserved

(DO

NOT

USE)

Figure

jumpers

and

connectors

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Mounting

the

drive

You

can

mount

the

drive

any

orientation,

provided

you

not

mount

than

5°

from

vertical

horizontal

axis.

For

best

results,

format

the

drive

its

final

mounting

orientation.

Bottom

mounting.

Insert

four

mounting

screws

not

than

0.20

inches

full

turns)

into

the

drive

frame.

you

use

screw

that

too

long,

you

could

damage

the

drive.

Side

mounting.

Insert

four

mounting

screws

not

than

0.13

inches

full

turns)

into

the

drive

frame.

you

use

screw

that

too

long,

you

could

damage

the

drive.

Screw

sizes:

Use

6-32

UNC

screws

drives

with

standard-size

mounting

holes.

These

drives

have

“S”

stamped

the

frame

runner.

Use

screws

drives

with

metric

mounting

holes.

These

drives

have

“M”

stamped

the

frame

runner.

Caution.

careful

not

over-tighten

screws.

You

could

dam-

age

the

drive.

(Max

torque:

inch-lbs)

Formatting

the

drive

Seagate

Interface

drives

are

low-level

formatted

the

factory

and

not

need

low-level

formatting.

Partition

the

drive

using

the

DOS

FDISK

utility.

Then,

high-level

format

the

drive

using

the

DOS

FORMAT

utility.

Use

DOS

3.3

higher.

Consult

your

DOS

manual

for

FORMAT

and

FDISK

command

syntax.

the

drive

made

bootable,

copy

the

system

files

onto

and

mark

the

primary

DOS

partition

active.

Caution.

you

partition

format

drive

any

level,

you

erase

all

your

data.

Backup

the

drive

first.

Seagate

assumes

liability

for

lost

user

data.

$13144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Frame

kit

and

remote

LED

install

this

3.5-inch

drive

5.25-inch

frame,

use

Seagate

frame

kit,

part

number

54459-016.

This

frame

kit

can

only

used

with

drives

that

have

standard-size

mounting

holes.

These

drives

have

“S”

stamped

each

frame

runner.

your

drive

has

“M”

(for

metric)

stamped

each

frame

runner,

not

attempt

mount

this

frame

kit.)

The

frame

kit

contains

remote

LED.

Installation

trouble-shooting

Before

you

begin

trouble-shooting,

read

and

aware

all

the

considerations

discussed

this

section.

The

suggestions

pre-

sented

here

resolve

the

vast

majority

installation

problems.

Warning.

Always

power

down

the

system

before

changing

jumper

settings

unplugging

cables

and

cards.

Verify

compatibility.

Check

the

documentation

for

the

host

adapter

and

the

drive

confirm

that

these

components

are

appropriately

matched

for

each

other

and

your

system.

Verify

your

configuration.

Refer

the

drive

and

controller

installation

guides

make

sure

all

jumper

settings

suit

your

configuration

requirements.

Check

all

cables.

Make

sure

all

cables

are

securely

con-

nected.

Ribbon

cables

are

especially

fragile.

Make

sure

they

are

not

crimped

damaged

any

way.

Having

extra

cables

hand

for

trouble-shooting

saves

time

and

frustration.

Note.

Most

cables

have

stripe

one

side

designate

the

location.

Make

sure

the

interface

cable

connec-

tor

connected

the

drive

interface

connector

and

the

host

connector.

Refer

Figure

for

the

location

the

drive

interface

connector.

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Check

all

cards.

Make

sure

all

cards

are

securely

seated

the

expansion

slots

the

motherboard.

Full

size

(16-bit)

cards

cannot

plugged

into

half-size

(8-bit)

slots.

Make

sure

all

cards

are

plugged

into

appropriately

sized

expansion

slots.

Once

the

cards

are

permanently

installed,

and

the

system

running

properly,

use

mounting

screws

secure

them

place.

Check

the

power

supply

specifications.

The

output

your

power

supply

may

not

meet

the

power

requirements

the

new

devices

you

are

installing.

you

are

not

sure

whether

the

power

supply

meets

the

system

requirements,

consult

your

system

dealer

distributor.

Use

the

same

version

DOS

throughout

your

system.

The

same

version

DOS

must

used

throughout

all

phases

building

and

configuring

your

system.

Verify

the

CMOS

drive

type.

The

CMOS

drive

type

must

approximate,

but

not

exceed,

the

physical

specifications

and

maximum

drive

capacity

the

disc

drive.

Refer

the

Default

Drive

Geometry

section

this

installation

guide

for

drive

specifications

and

CMOS

configuration

information.

Check

for

viruses.

Before

installing

any

new

software,

scan

the

installation

diskettes

for

viruses.

After

the

software

has

been

installed

the

hard

disc,

scan

that

drive

for

viruses.

Symptoms

viruses

can

include

intermittent

system

lock-ups,

re-boots,

drive

errors,

etc.

ST3144

Family

Installation

Guide,

Rev.

Seagate

Technology,

Inc.

920

Disc

Drive,

Scotts

Valley,

95066-4544,

USA

Publication

Number:

36169-003,

Rev.

Printed

Thailand

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