29 N drives section ......................................................................... 36 W/WD drives section .................................................................40 WC/DC drives section................................................................45 ©1997 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved Publication Number: 77767492, Rev. B January 1997 Seagate, Seagate Technology, and the Seagate logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology, Inc. Barracuda, SeaFAX, SeaF

Barracuda 4LP Installation Guide, Rev. B Technical support services If you need assistance installing your drive, consult your dealer. Dealers are familiar with their unique system configurations and can help you with system conflicts and other technical issues. If you need additional assistance with your Seagate® drive or other Seagate products, use one of the Seagate technical support services listed below. SeaFONE® at 1-800-SEAGATE (1-800-732-4283) Seagate’s 800 number allows toll-free access

The top example in Figure 2 shows an internal hard disc at one end of the SCSI bus with the SCSI controller at the other end (both are terminated). The bottom example shows two additional SCSI devices connected externally—this means the SCSI controller is no longer on the end of the SCSI chain and should not be terminated. Note. Some controllers prefer to remain terminated even if they are in the middle of the chain. Also, some controllers treat the internal and external chains as separate logic

Wenn Sie das Systemgehause nicht an die HDA/PCB- Erdung anschlie.en wollen, mussen Sie das Laufwerk auf nichtleitende Weise (galvanisch isoliert) im Host-Sys Barracuda 4LP Installation Guide, Rev. B tem einbauen. Die daraus u.U. resultierende verstarkte elektromagnetische Strahlung fallt in den Zustandigkeitsbereich des Systemdesigners. 5. Replace the host system’s cover. 5. Setzen Sie das Gehauseoberteil des Host-Systems wieder auf. Barracuda 4LP Installation Guide, Rev. B [4] A F D E L [1] [3]

You can get this free disc drive installation software from our web site at or run the program directly from your web browser. In either case, you should run DiscWizard before you install your drive. To run DiscWizard: Follow the instructions on the download page at to create a diskette and complete the installation. If you cannot run DiscWizard, follow the instructions on this installation sheet to install and configure your drive. What you need • A Phillips screwdriver and four 6-32 UNC drive

• Cable select: Computers that use cable select to determine the master and slave drives by selecting or deselecting pin 28, CSEL, on the interOptions jumper block face bus. To enable cable select, set a jumper on pins 5 and 6. • Alternate capacity jumper: Drives with a 40-Gbyte capacity or greater are limited to 32 Gbytes. Use this jumper only if you have a legacy system with a BIOS that does not support large capacity disc drives. When using the alternate capacity jumper, • Manager software is

Preparing the drive using DiscWizard Installing a single drive If you are installing a single drive, we recommend using DiscWizard to automatically partition and format your drive. DiscWizard software is available at and is free. During the download, the Diskette Creator creates a portable bootable diskette. To run DiscWizard: 1. Insert your bootable DiscWizard diskette and follow the instructions. DiscWizard will guide you through the installation process. 2. Boot your computer from the Windows

Some legacy BIOS cause hangs on startup or other problems if it is not ATA/100 compatible. For more information, see the earlier section on the Ultra ATA/100 requirements. In addition, some legacy BIOS may cause a hang due to the large drive capacity. Consider using the alternate capacity jumper if it is available on your drive model. Use the alternate capacity jumper if your computer does not support higher capacity drives. The jumper will limit large capacity drives to 32 Gbytes. Note. If thes

2. Does the computer recognize the drive? Verify that the drive is enabled in the system CMOS or setup program. If not, select the autodetect option and enable it. If your drive has a problem, it may not be recognized by the system. 3. Does FDISK detect the drive? Run the FDISK program located on your Windows startup diskette. Type fdisk/status to verify that your hard drive is present and recognized by the system. 4. Does Scandisk find the drive defect-free? Scandisk is a utility located on you

Do not drop or jar the drive. Handle the drive only by the edges or frame. • Drive electronics are extremely sensitive to static electricity. While installing the drive, wear a wrist strap and cable connected to ground. • Turn off the power to the host system during installation. • Do not disassemble the drive; doing so voids the warranty. Return the entire drive for depot service if any part is defective. • Do not apply pressure or attach labels to the drive. Setting the jumpers Refer to the ju