User manual MAXTOR MEDALIST 636 QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] Do not unplug your computer if you will be using it for antistatic grounding. The drive contains no user-serviceable components. · Save your Seagate packing materials for future use. Using any other container or packing material voids your drive warranty and may damage your drive. LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT Seagate warrants that your Seagate disc drive will be free from defects in material and workmanship and will perform to Seagate's applicable specifications for Seagate's threeyear warranty period. [. . . ] If you need additional assistance, use one of the services listed below, or call the Seagate support line at 1-800-SEAGATE. Technical support services 1-800-SEAGATE or 408-456-4496 61-2-9756-5170 England 44-1628-894084 France England Thailand Taiwan http://www. seagate. com type GO SEAGATE 33 1-48 25 35 95 44-1628-478011 662-531-8111 886-2-719-6075 INSTALLATION GUIDE NSTALLA Q UICK INSTALLATION GUIDE Medalist 1276 (ST31276A) Medalist 1082 (ST31082A) Medalist 636 (ST3636A) Hard ATA/IDE Hard Drives INSTALLATION PROCEDURE: Configuring the drive 1. Turn off your computer and remove the cover. Configure the disk drive jumpers as necessary. Refer to the illustration below for details. 5. Save the drive-type settings and exit the system setup program. You will have to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. After you reboot your computer, you should be able to access the software on your new hard disc. If your new hard drive is drive C, type C:\SEAMOVE. Press [ENTER] to transfer the disc support software. Use a different drive letter if necessary. The SEAMOVE program transfers the Disk Manager files from your new hard disc to the bootable diskette in drive A. After all the files have been transferred, SEAMOVE deletes all the files from the hard drive, along with the temporary partition that held them. pin 1 40-pin ATA interface connector Running Disk Manager from your bootable software diskette 1. Simultaneously press [CTRL], [ALT], and [DEL] to reboot your computer from the bootable diskette that now contains the Disk Manager software. During the start-up process, enter your computer's system setup program, as described previously. Within the system setup program, make sure that a drive type is listed for each ATA hard drive in your computer. Some newer computers can automatically determine drive-type characteristics, using the Auto drive-type setting. If your computer does not provide this option, you must manually enter the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors per track for your new drive, as shown in the table below. Model Heads Cylinders Sectors Capacity* ST31276A 16 2482 63 1275 Mbytes ST31082A 16 2097 63 1080 Mbytes ST3636A 16 1241 63 635 Mbytes *1 Mbyte = 1, 000, 000 bytes 3. Save the drive-type settings and exit the system setup program. You will have to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. Follow the instructions on your computer screen. From the main menu, select (E)asy Disk Installation. [. . . ] Before you can use the Disk Manager software, you must transfer it from the temporary partition on the drive to a bootable diskette with at least one Mbyte available. To create a bootable diskette, see your DOS manual. Transferring the software to a bootable diskette 1. Insert a bootable diskette into drive A. Simultaneously press [CTRL], [ALT], and [DEL] to reboot your computer from the bootable diskette. [. . . ]