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Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B iii-1 Contents The easiest way to install your drive 1 What you need 2 Before you begin 2 Handling precautions 3 Master/slave jumpers 4 Attaching cables and mounting the drive 6 Configuring your computer 9 Addressing drive capacity limitations 11 Partitioning and formatting your drive 14 Installation using Disk Manager 15 Standard DOS installation 17...
Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B iii-1 Contents The easiest way to install your drive 1 What you need 2 Before you begin 2 Handling precautions 3 Master/slave jumpers 4 Attaching cables and mounting the drive 6 Configuring your computer 9 Addressing drive capacity limitations 11 Partitioning and formatting your drive 14 Installation using Disk Manager 15 Standard DOS installation 17...
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... instructions in your computer. If you can run DiscWizard to install your new hard drive if: • You already have an existing, bootable hard drive in this installation guide. It analyzes your Medalist® drive. B 1 The easiest way to install your drive DiscWizard™ is Seagate's exclusive Windows program, provided on the DiscWizard diskette to access the full...
... instructions in your computer. If you can run DiscWizard to install your new hard drive if: • You already have an existing, bootable hard drive in this installation guide. It analyzes your Medalist® drive. B 1 The easiest way to install your drive DiscWizard™ is Seagate's exclusive Windows program, provided on the DiscWizard diskette to access the full...
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... is not damaged. • Save your drive warranty. B What you need • Straight-edge and Phillips screwdrivers • Four 6-32 UNC drive mounting screws • An ATA interface cable (max length: 18 inches) with available 40-pin connector • An unused drive power cable for shipping a Seagate disc drive. 2 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev...
... is not damaged. • Save your drive warranty. B What you need • Straight-edge and Phillips screwdrivers • Four 6-32 UNC drive mounting screws • An ATA interface cable (max length: 18 inches) with available 40-pin connector • An unused drive power cable for shipping a Seagate disc drive. 2 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev...
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Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B 3 Handling precautions Disc drives are well grounded before touching the drive. Do not apply pressure or attach labels to install it. Always handle the drive by making sure you are ready to the circuit board or the top of the printed circuit ...board. Do not drop or jar your drive from static discharge by its antistatic bag until you are extremely fragile. Protect your drive. Keep the drive in its edges or frame. We recommend wearing a grounded wrist strap throughout the installation...
Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B 3 Handling precautions Disc drives are well grounded before touching the drive. Do not apply pressure or attach labels to install it. Always handle the drive by making sure you are ready to the circuit board or the top of the printed circuit ...board. Do not drop or jar your drive from static discharge by its antistatic bag until you are extremely fragile. Protect your drive. Keep the drive in its edges or frame. We recommend wearing a grounded wrist strap throughout the installation...
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... on page 5). To configure the drive as a slave. 4 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B Master/slave jumpers If your new Seagate drive will be the only drive in your computer, you must configure one drive as a master and the other as a master or one hard drive in your existing hard drive, see Figure 1 on the drive label, or contact the...
... on page 5). To configure the drive as a slave. 4 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B Master/slave jumpers If your new Seagate drive will be the only drive in your computer, you must configure one drive as a master and the other as a master or one hard drive in your existing hard drive, see Figure 1 on the drive label, or contact the...
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Master and slave jumper settings B 5 ATA interface pin 1 connector 4-pin power connector 2 46 8 1357 Slave Master or single drive Figure 1. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev.
Master and slave jumper settings B 5 ATA interface pin 1 connector 4-pin power connector 2 46 8 1357 Slave Master or single drive Figure 1. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev.
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... host adapter or mother- Thread the interface cable through the drive bay and attach the connector at the end of the cable to your drive or drives. Motherboard connectors can use either connector for the master or slave drive. Note. 6 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. If you have... two drives, you are attaching a new ATA interface cable to a single drive, attach one end of the interface...
... host adapter or mother- Thread the interface cable through the drive bay and attach the connector at the end of the cable to your drive or drives. Motherboard connectors can use either connector for the master or slave drive. Note. 6 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. If you have... two drives, you are attaching a new ATA interface cable to a single drive, attach one end of the interface...
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... orientation. Caution. Mounting screws 3. Secure the drive with the circuit board down. 4. To avoid possible damage to the drive, do not overtighten the screws or use metric screws. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. You can mount the drive in either the sidemounting holes or the bottom...-mounting holes. Slide the drive carefully into the side-mounting holes. ! ...
... orientation. Caution. Mounting screws 3. Secure the drive with the circuit board down. 4. To avoid possible damage to the drive, do not overtighten the screws or use metric screws. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. You can mount the drive in either the sidemounting holes or the bottom...-mounting holes. Slide the drive carefully into the side-mounting holes. ! ...
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B Interface connector Power connector Pin 1 Figure 4. Some computers also require drive mounting rails, which can purchase a Yshaped power cable from your computer dealer. 6. If your computer does not have an unused power connector, you ...connections and then replace your computer dealer. Continue to each drive. Cable connectors Note. Contact your computer cover. Attach a power cable to "Configuring Your Computer." 8 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. If you are mounting the drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay, you can be obtained from your distributor or ...
B Interface connector Power connector Pin 1 Figure 4. Some computers also require drive mounting rails, which can purchase a Yshaped power cable from your computer dealer. 6. If your computer does not have an unused power connector, you ...connections and then replace your computer dealer. Continue to each drive. Cable connectors Note. Contact your computer cover. Attach a power cable to "Configuring Your Computer." 8 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. If you are mounting the drive in a 5.25-inch drive bay, you can be obtained from your distributor or ...
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... a message that the computer can recognize your computer manual for details. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. Many BIOS use the logical block addressing (LBA) mode to 8.4 Gbytes. 4. This allows your new drive. As your computer starts up to access drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. 3. Press the appropriate key to...
... a message that the computer can recognize your computer manual for details. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. Many BIOS use the logical block addressing (LBA) mode to 8.4 Gbytes. 4. This allows your new drive. As your computer starts up to access drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. 3. Press the appropriate key to...
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... full capacity of these drives, use the LBA addressing mode or Disk Manager, which is found on the DiscWizard diskette. ST33221A CHS addressing 6,253 16 63 Addressable sectors 6,303,024 - - B BIOS Settings Drive Cylinders Heads Sectors ST38641A CHS addressing * 16,383 16 63 Addressable sectors 16,809,660 - - 10 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and...
... full capacity of these drives, use the LBA addressing mode or Disk Manager, which is found on the DiscWizard diskette. ST33221A CHS addressing 6,253 16 63 Addressable sectors 6,303,024 - - B BIOS Settings Drive Cylinders Heads Sectors ST38641A CHS addressing * 16,383 16 63 Addressable sectors 16,809,660 - - 10 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and...
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... Gbytes, detailed instructions will be provided regarding booting from a floppy. Disk Manager partitions and formats your drive to accommodate large-capacity hard disc drives. The three most common system limitations are not designed to overcome this limitation. See page 15 for ...diagnose your BIOS needs support for drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. Seagate provides free Disk Manager software with your drive. Disk Manager indicates when the installation is needed. In addition, Disk Manager provides a quicker, easier installation. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221...
... Gbytes, detailed instructions will be provided regarding booting from a floppy. Disk Manager partitions and formats your drive to accommodate large-capacity hard disc drives. The three most common system limitations are not designed to overcome this limitation. See page 15 for ...diagnose your BIOS needs support for drives with capacities greater than 528 Mbytes. Seagate provides free Disk Manager software with your drive. Disk Manager indicates when the installation is needed. In addition, Disk Manager provides a quicker, easier installation. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221...
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... access with more than 528 Mbytes. ager is provided on page 26 for drive capacities greater than 4,092 cylinders in one of the following: • Third-party device driver, such as Disk Manager (Disk Man- 12 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B The 32-bit disk access... feature in some computers cannot support drives that supports FAT32 and device support for more information. 8.4-Gbtye limit If your...
... access with more than 528 Mbytes. ager is provided on page 26 for drive capacities greater than 4,092 cylinders in one of the following: • Third-party device driver, such as Disk Manager (Disk Man- 12 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B The 32-bit disk access... feature in some computers cannot support drives that supports FAT32 and device support for more information. 8.4-Gbtye limit If your...
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...type x:setup, where x is the letter of your hard drive. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 15. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 17. 14 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B Partitioning and formatting your drive One drive: For a quick installation, use the Disk Manager ...drive. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 17. To add a slave drive without using Windows 95 or Windows 98: • Click START. • Choose RUN. • Type FDISK. You can access the full capacity of your drive" on page 1. Disk Manager also ensures that your Seagate drive...
...type x:setup, where x is the letter of your hard drive. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 15. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 17. 14 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B Partitioning and formatting your drive One drive: For a quick installation, use the Disk Manager ...drive. See "Standard DOS installation" on page 17. To add a slave drive without using Windows 95 or Windows 98: • Click START. • Choose RUN. • Type FDISK. You can access the full capacity of your drive" on page 1. Disk Manager also ensures that your Seagate drive...
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...software. Disk Manager partitions and formats the drive. Important instructions regarding booting from your DiscWizard diskette. Boot your computer from your A: drive will be provided if Disk Manager determines that your existing hard drive, if any hard drive is stored on this diskette and automatically starts... exit Disk Manager and turn off your drives, select the drive you see your new Seagate drive and your BIOS needs support for drive capacities greater than 8.4 Gbytes. Then start at the A: prompt, type DM and press ENTER. 2. Important. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev....
...software. Disk Manager partitions and formats the drive. Important instructions regarding booting from your DiscWizard diskette. Boot your computer from your A: drive will be provided if Disk Manager determines that your existing hard drive, if any hard drive is stored on this diskette and automatically starts... exit Disk Manager and turn off your drives, select the drive you see your new Seagate drive and your BIOS needs support for drive capacities greater than 8.4 Gbytes. Then start at the A: prompt, type DM and press ENTER. 2. Important. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev....
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... Manager online manual for your computer from the Windows 95 or Windows 98 star- Note the drive letter for details. 5. 16 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. If your computer cannot accommodate hard drives with your CD-ROM drive. 4. tup diskette with the Windows setup instructions. If this driver has been installed, you should...
... Manager online manual for your computer from the Windows 95 or Windows 98 star- Note the drive letter for details. 5. 16 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. If your computer cannot accommodate hard drives with your CD-ROM drive. 4. tup diskette with the Windows setup instructions. If this driver has been installed, you should...
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... necessary, until all data on your data. Insert a bootable DOS diskette into your new drive is complete, FDISK reboots your computer. (Seagate recommends using DOS Version 5.0 or greater.) 2. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. Then press ENTER. Drive partitioning Partitioning a hard drive divides it . Select "Create primary DOS partition" by pressing 1. If you erase your...
... necessary, until all data on your data. Insert a bootable DOS diskette into your new drive is complete, FDISK reboots your computer. (Seagate recommends using DOS Version 5.0 or greater.) 2. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. Then press ENTER. Drive partitioning Partitioning a hard drive divides it . Select "Create primary DOS partition" by pressing 1. If you erase your...
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Make sure to use . You're Done! Note. 18 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. At the A: prompt, type format x: /s, where x is the letter of your drive, it is ready to the format command since these system files are automatically added. B Drive formatting ! Repeat the format process for all the new partitions you format your first new partition. After you have created. Caution. From FDISK in Windows 95 or Windows 98, it is not necessary to add the /s to use the correct drive letters so that you do not format a drive that already contains data.
Make sure to use . You're Done! Note. 18 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. At the A: prompt, type format x: /s, where x is the letter of your drive, it is ready to the format command since these system files are automatically added. B Drive formatting ! Repeat the format process for all the new partitions you format your first new partition. After you have created. Caution. From FDISK in Windows 95 or Windows 98, it is not necessary to add the /s to use the correct drive letters so that you do not format a drive that already contains data.
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Non-ATA compatible and cable select jumpers Non-ATA compatible slave jumper If your computer does not recognize your new drive as shown in a two-drive system, the slave drive may be ATA-compatible. You may not be able to solve this problem by installing jumpers on pins 5 and 6 and on pins 7 and 8, as a master in Figure 5. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B 19 Additional installation options 2 46 8 1357 Master with non-ATA compatible slave Enable cable select Figure 5.
Non-ATA compatible and cable select jumpers Non-ATA compatible slave jumper If your computer does not recognize your new drive as shown in a two-drive system, the slave drive may be ATA-compatible. You may not be able to solve this problem by installing jumpers on pins 5 and 6 and on pins 7 and 8, as a master in Figure 5. Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev. B 19 Additional installation options 2 46 8 1357 Master with non-ATA compatible slave Enable cable select Figure 5.
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To configure your computer supports this feature. See your computer manual to pin 28 (the Cable Select pin) removed or cut at one connector. The connector that have the line to determine whether your Seagate drive for the slave drive. B Cable select jumper Some computers differentiate between master and slave drives using specially designed interface cables that has pin 28 disabled is used for cable select, place a jumper as shown on pins 5 and 6. 20 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev.
To configure your computer supports this feature. See your computer manual to pin 28 (the Cable Select pin) removed or cut at one connector. The connector that have the line to determine whether your Seagate drive for the slave drive. B Cable select jumper Some computers differentiate between master and slave drives using specially designed interface cables that has pin 28 disabled is used for cable select, place a jumper as shown on pins 5 and 6. 20 Medalist 8641, 6531, 4321 and 3221, Rev.