Seagate 540SL - Manual (Page 2)

© 1995 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved
Publication Number: 36342-101, Rev. A, November 1995
Supersedes Publication Number 36309-
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Before you begin... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Attaching the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mounting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Transferring the software from the drive . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuring the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Determining whether your BIOS accepts more than
528 Mbytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Solutions for surpassing the 528-Mbyte barrier . . . . . . 14
Using the EZ-Drive installation software . . . . . . . . . 15
Standard setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Partitioning and formatting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windows 32-bit disk access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Basic troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Advanced troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Technical support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Storing and shipping your drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37