User manual MAXTOR MEDALIST 1720 INSTALLATION

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 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* ST31720A 16 3, 305 63 1, 705 Mbytes ST3852A 16 1, 652 63 852 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. At this point, Disk Manager lists all the hard drives that it can recognize. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]