User manual SEAGATE U SERIES 9

[. . . ] Users Guide U Series 9 ST3160022A ST3120025A ST380012A Users Guide U Series 9 ST3160022A ST3120025A ST380012A ©2003, Seagate Technology LLC All rights reserved Publication number: 100270595, Rev. E December 2003 Seagate, Seagate Technology, and the Seagate logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. SeaTools, SeaFONE, SeaBOARD, and SeaTDD are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. Other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their owners. [. . . ] Keep the drive in the SeaShell package until you are ready for installation. · Before handling the drive, put on a grounded wrist strap, or ground yourself frequently by touching the metal chassis of a computer that is plugged into a grounded outlet. Wear a grounded wrist strap throughout the entire installation procedure. · Handle the drive by its edges or frame only. · The drive is extremely fragile--handle it with care. Do not press down on the drive top cover. · Always rest the drive on a padded, antistatic surface until you mount it in the computer. · Do not touch the connector pins or the printed circuit board. · Do not remove the factory-installed labels from the drive or cover them with additional labels. Some factory-installed labels contain information needed to service the drive. Other labels are used to seal out dirt and contamination. U Series 9 Product Manual, Rev. E 15 3. 2 Breather filter hole precautions This section contains information regarding the precautions which should be taken regarding the breather filter hole in Seagate hard disc drives. Proper precautions should be taken to ensure full functionality and prevent possible damage to the drive. Breather Hole Do not cover or seal. Figure 1. Breather filter hole location Caution: Do not cover, seal, or insert any object into this hole. This hole has two purposes: · To allow condensation inside the hard disc to escape · To allow air pressure inside the hard disc to equalize with ambient pressure Note. If this hole is covered, sealed, or penetrated by any object, the drive reliability may be compromised and could lead to permanent damage--doing so voids the warranty. 16 U Series 9 Product Manual, Rev. E 3. 3 3. 3. 1 Jumper settings Master/slave configuration The options jumper block shown in Figure 1 is used to configure the drive for operation. It is the 8-pin dual header between the interface connector and the power connector. Use the following settings to configure the drive as a master or a slave. The drive is configured at the factory for a master or single-drive operation with a jumper set on pins 7 and 8. Drive as master with a non-ATA-compatible slave. Use this jumper setting only if the drive does not work as a master with no jumpers installed. Options jumper block Master or single drive Drive is slave Master with non ATAcompatible slave Cable select Limit drive capacity to 32 Gbytes 7531 8642 Figure 1. Circuit Board Master/slave jumper settings 3. 3. 2 Cable-select option Computers that use cable select determine the master and slave drives by selecting or deselecting pin 28, CSEL, on the interface bus. Master and slave drives are determined by their physical position on the cable. [. . . ] (Central time) Monday through Friday. Warranty Service Seagate offers worldwide customer support for Seagate drives. Seagate distributors, OEMs and other direct customers should contact their Seagate service center representative for warranty-related issues. Resellers or end users of drive products should contact their place of purchase or one of the Seagate warranty service centers for assistance. Have your drive's "ST" model number and serial number available. Authorized Service Centers In some countries outside the US, you can contact an Authorized Service Center for service. 32 U Series 9 Product Manual, Rev. [. . . ]