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Seagate BARRACUDA ATA FAMILY ST320430A User Manual

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Barracuda ATA Family Installation Guide, Rev. A

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Contents

The easiest way to install your drive .................................... 1
What you need ........................................................................ 2
Ultra ATA/66 requirements..................................................... 2
Before you begin .................................................................... 2
Handling precautions............................................................. 3
Master/slave jumpers ............................................................. 4
Attaching cables and mounting the drive ............................ 6
Configuring your computer ................................................... 8

BIOS settings...................................................................... 9

Addressing drive-capacity limitations ............................... 10
Preparing your drive for use ............................................... 12

Installation using Disk Manager........................................ 12
Standard DOS installation ................................................ 14
Loading the Operating System ......................................... 15

Additional installation options ............................................ 16

Non-ATA compatible slave jumper .................................... 16
Cable-select jumper.......................................................... 16

Advanced Disk Manager options ........................................ 17
Troubleshooting ................................................................... 20

Alternate capacity jumper ................................................. 22

Seagate Technology support services ............................... 28
Storing and shipping your drive ......................................... 35

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