User manual MAXTOR BARRACUDA ATA INSTALLATION REV A 07-1999

[. . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barracuda ATA Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST328040A, ST320430A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST313620A, ST310220A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST36810A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] However, if you do not have another method for accessing high-capacity drives, you will lose access to the full capacity of your drive (see "Addressing drivecapacity limitations" on page 10). ! Caution. Before you remove a DDO from a drive, make a backup copy of all the data on your hard drive. Also, run CHKDSK, SCANDISK or a third-party equivalent to detect and repair any damaged files. If the DDO migration program encounters a serious file problem or is interrupted by a power loss or hardware failure, the migration will fail and your data will be lost. Barracuda ATA Family Installation Guide, Rev. Select the Select Installation Options Menu. 19 5. This program moves the data on your drive so that it can be accessed without the DDO. The migration may take up to an hour to complete, depending on the size of your drive. When the migration program has finished, exit Disk Manager. Remove the diskette and reboot the computer. Enter your system setup program (see your system manual for details). Configure the hard drive with the Cylinder/Head/Sector parameters. When your computer has rebooted, insert the DiscWizard diskette into drive A. Type A:\dm and choose the Maintenance Menu. When the uninstall is complete, exit Disk Manager and reboot. Disk Manager can also remove a drive overlay placed by the EZ-Drive program. Select (C)onvert Drive Format from the Maintenance Menu. 20 Barracuda ATA Family Installation Guide, Rev. A Troubleshooting If you have installed your drive and it does not function properly, perform the following basic checks: Warning. Always turn off the computer before changing jumpers or unplugging cables and cards. Wear a ground strap or use other antistatic precautions while working on your computer or handling your drive. · Verify compatibility. Verify that the host adapter and drive are · · appropriately matched to each other and to your computer. Refer to the relevant documentation for details. Verify that all cards are seated in their slots on the motherboard and are secured with mounting screws. [. . . ] Back up the data on your drive before shipping the drive. Seagate assumes no responsibility for data lost during shipping or drive repair. Foam Antistatic bag Drive Foam Foam Figure 6. Seagate drive and approved packing materials 34 Barracuda ATA Family Installation Guide, Rev. A Warranty See your authorized Seagate distributor or dealer. [. . . ]