Seagate ST9080A, Installation Manual

Page 1: ... ST9235 Family ST9080A ST9145A ST9145AG ST9235A ST9235AG Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...t services 15 1993 Seagate Technology Inc All rights reserved Publication Number 36216 001 Rev B Seagate Seagate Technology and the Seagate logo are reg istered trademarks of Seagate Technology Inc SeaFAX Sea FONE SeaTDD and SeaBOARD are trademarks of Seagate Technology Inc Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners Seagate reserves the right to change without noti...

Page 3: ...ive by its edges or frame Never apply pressure to the PC Board or to the drive s top cover Use a grounded wrist strap If none is available ground yourself by touching the metal chassis of the system before handling any components Use antistatic padding on all work surfaces and avoid static inducing carpeted areas Inspection When you are familiar with the handling precautions listed above inspect t...

Page 4: ...ing box with a Seagate Approved Package label Shipping a drive in a nonapproved container voids the drive warranty Seagate service centers may refuse receipt of components improperly packaged or obviously damaged in transit Call your authorized Seagate distributor to purchase additional boxes Seagate recommends shippingby an air ride carrier experienced in handling computer equipment Installation ...

Page 5: ...terface cable connector is aligned to pin 1 on the drive interface connector and pin 1 on the host connector To assist in cable alignment pin 20 has been removed on the male interface connector on the drive This type of connector is designed to be used with a keyed cable connector having a plug in place of pin 20 Before mounting the drive be sure that the connecting cable is long enough to reach t...

Page 6: ... slave present Drive is master Seagate slave drive present Drive is slave Seagate master drive present Reserved positions do not use Note Drive is shown with circuit board up A C B D Figure 1 AT interface cable connector and master slave configuration jumpers 4 ST9235 Family Installation Guide Rev B ...

Page 7: ...s for the ST9235 family drives are provided in Appendix B As shown in these drawings some ST9235 family drives conform to the industry standard MCC mounting specification Refer to the ST9235 Family Product Manual Seagate publication 36206 001 for further details Configuring system BIOS Before the host system can recognize a new drive you must enter basic information about the drive into the host s...

Page 8: ...a drive type specified in the setup program Specify a custom or user defined drive type in the setup program then manually enter your drive specifications from the table below Select specifications lower than those required for your drive and allow your drive to mimic the drive type selected Drive Specification ST9080A ST9145A ST9145AG ST9235A ST9235AG No cylinders 823 980 985 No read write heads ...

Page 9: ...tup program should not exceed the number of cylinders times the number of read write heads times the number of sectors per track In other words Total sectors per drive No cylinders No read write heads No sectors per track BIOS compatibility recommendations The ST9235 family drives are AT interface compatible drives which conform to ATAspecifications The host system BIOS must provide support for th...

Page 10: ...are low level formatted at the factory and do not require additional low level formatting prior to use Partitioning A single disc drive can be subdivided into partitions that behave as separate drives labeled C D E etc Versions of DOS prior to Version 4 0 are not able to access more than 32 Mbytes of disc space as a single drive Therefore drives having a capacity of over 32 Mbytes must be divided ...

Page 11: ...cussed below The suggestions pre sented here will resolve the vast majority of installation problems Warning To avoid personal injury and damage to electronic components always turn off and unplug the computer system before changing jumpers or touching any internal components Verify compatibility Check the documentation for the host adapter and the drive to confirm that these components are approp...

Page 12: ...w devices you have installed If you are not sure whether the power supply meets the system require ments consult your system dealer or distributor Use the same version of DOS throughout your system The same version of DOS must be usedthroughout all phases of building and configuring your system Verify the BIOS drive type The BIOS drive type you speci fied during system setup must approximate but n...

Page 13: ...us Bit 9 Host Data Bus Bit 5 Host Data Bus Bit 10 Host Data Bus Bit 4 Host Data Bus Bit 11 Host Data Bus Bit 3 Host Data Bus Bit 12 Host Data Bus Bit 2 Host Data Bus Bit 13 Host Data Bus Bit 1 Host Data Bus Bit 14 Host Data Bus Bit 0 Host Data Bus Bit 15 Ground No Pin DMA Request Ground Host I O Write Ground Host I O Read Ground I O Channel Ready Spindle sync or Cable Select DMA Acknowledge Ground...

Page 14: ... 31 17 0 64 0 155 0 025 3 94 0 64 0 275 0 025 6 99 0 64 0 000 0 000 2 760 70 10 max 2 430 0 020 61 72 0 51 4X 3 mm 0 5 mm 0 15 in 3 81 mm min full thread 0 166 0 015 4 22 0 38 Pin 1 0 079 2 00 Pin 20 removed for keying 0 146 0 011 0 008 3 71 0 28 0 20 0 079 2 00 1 654 42 00 0 492 0 005 12 50 0 13 Dimensions are in inches mm Figure 2 Mounting dimensions for the ST9080A 12 ST9235 Family Installation...

Page 15: ...34 93 0 394 0 025 10 01 0 64 1 375 34 93 2 875 73 03 0 750 max 19 05 1 227 0 025 31 17 0 64 0 160 4 06 2 760 max 70 10 Pin 20 removed for keying 0 079 2 00 pin spacing Notes 1 The ST9145A form factor complies with MCC mounting standards 2 All dimensional tolerances are 0 010 inch 0 25 mm maximum unless otherwise specified Dimensions are in inches mm Figure 3 Mounting dimensions for the ST9145A and...

Page 16: ...5 0 000 1 227 0 025 31 17 0 64 0 155 0 025 3 94 0 64 0 275 0 025 6 99 0 64 0 239 0 025 6 07 0 64 0 000 0 000 2 760 70 10 max 2 430 0 020 61 72 0 51 4X 3 mm 0 5 mm 0 15 in 3 81 mm min full thread 0 166 0 015 4 22 0 38 0 157 0 009 3 99 0 23 Pin 1 0 079 2 00 Pin 20 removed for keying 0 146 0 011 0 008 3 71 0 28 0 20 0 079 2 00 1 654 42 00 Dimensions are in inches mm Figure 4 Mounting dimensions for t...

Page 17: ...nical support specialists are available to answer ques tions from 8 00 A M to 5 00 P M PST Monday through Friday Recordings are accessible 24 hours a day 7 days a week SeaTDD 408 438 5382 Using a TDD Telecommunications Device for the Deaf de vice you can send questions or comments 24 hours a day or communicate with a technical support specialist between8 00 A M and 5 00 P M PST Monday through Frid...

Page 18: ...y your system BIOS This program either signals that an exact match exists between the drive geometry and the system BIOS or recommends the closest drive type supported by your system BIOS BBS location Modem number Maximum baud rate United States 408 438 8771 9600 England 44 62 847 8011 9600 France 33 1 40 67 10 34 9600 Germany 49 89 140 9331 2400 Singapore 65 292 6973 9600 Australia 61 2 756 2359 ...

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