Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ST9816AG del fabbricante Seagate
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Read before you b egin ... Note. To use the free Disk Manage r software that is provide d on this drive, you need a bootab le DOS sys tem diskette and a blank 1.4-Mb yte diskette. Static discharge. O bserv e the f ollowing pr ecaution s: • Before handli ng any components, put on a grounded wrist strap.
you void the warran ty . Se agate cust omer ser vice center s a re the only facilities author ized to repair Se agate drives . Seagate does not sanct ion any th ird- par ty repair fa ci lities. W arranty . See you r autho rized Seagate dist ributor or dea ler .
Marat hon 8 10 fo r cabl e s elect, insta ll bo th m aster/ sla ve jum pers , as sh own in Figure 1 on p age 4 . Atta chin g c ables This drive is designed for a host com put er t hat supp lies interfac e signals and +5V powe r through a single 44-pin c onne ctor and cable .
Master/slave configuration jumpers Circuit board Pin 1 Pin 20 removed for keying Note. Drive is shown with circuit board up. B D A C Drive is master; slave may be detected using DASP– signa.
Caution. T o prev ent damage to the drive w h ile mo untin g, tak e the f ollowing pre cautions: • Be caref ul not to be nd the drive co nnec tor pins, especially whe n plu gging the drive into a fixed connecto r. • Use mount ing scr ews of the correct s iz e and lengt h.
Before yo u can ru n the Disk Ma nager softwar e you m ust t r ansfer it f rom your new hard disc on to a blank, boota ble diskette in drive A o f your comput er (the prog ram can only be run from drive A) .
4. Reboot your computer again using t he bl ank, bootable diskette. 5. You should n ow be able to a cces s the soft ware on you r new hard disc . If your new har d d rive is driv e C, type c:seam ove to tr ansfer the disc su pport s oftwar e. Use a differ ent dr ive letter i f nec essary.
Note. The syste m setup prog r am may r eque st informa tion o n the dr ive’s write pre comp o r landing z one. You d o n ot need to en t er a ny values for these paramet ers be cause your Seagate drive does not use them. 4. Save yo ur drive-t ype se ttings, exit t he system setup pro gra m, and reboo t your comput er using the DOS diske tte.
Note. If Disk Mana ger inst alls s oftware t o help your com puter access a large hard dr i ve, y ou will see a Disk Ma nager messa ge each tim e you boot your com put er.
Manu al for matting and partitio ning Note. This se ction is only for use rs who do no t need to use Disk Manag er to access the f ul l capacity of the Mara tho n 810. Caution. F orm atting or partitioning a dr ive that conta ins dat a may des troy all data on the drive.
tha t co ntai n s data , yo u may de stroy a ll the d ata on that dr ive . 1. Run the FORMAT program . Inser t a DOS prog ram diske tte that cont ains the FORM AT progra m into your diskette d rive. At th e DOS pr om pt, typ e format , followed by the d rive letter for the f irst dr ive partition yo u wa nt to format (fo r exam ple, for mat C : ).
Installat ion troub leshooting Before calling Seagat e T echnical Sup por t, pleas e read and con- sider all the possibilities discussed o n the following p ages. Th e suggest ions pre sented her e addre ss the vast m ajority o f insta l- lation pr oblems.
• Verif y the BIOS dr ive type. Make su re that you ent er ed th e corr ect drive t ype or translat ion geome try in the BIO S setu p progr am . The dr ive cap acity and num ber of se cto rs spec ifie d in the BI O S mus t no t exceed the spec ificatio ns sh own in the table o n pa ge 7.
Specific T roublesho oting Pro cedures Meth ods for resolving spe cific drive inst allation problem s ar e listed on the following pag es. Thes e methods incorpor ate m any of the gener al troubles hooting t echniq ues d escribed in t he pre- vious se ction.
At startup, the message “ HDD control ler fail ure” appears. • Check jum per settings on all drives . • Check all cards and cab les. During the FDISK program, you get an error message warn- ing of an attem pt to writ e to track 0 or to t he boot sector; t he message may also suggest that a vi r us is present.
During the FDISK program , the error m essage, “No Fixed Disk Present, ” appears. • Check a ll cables . • Check the power supply. • Reboot the com put er and make sure the drive spins up. • Ver ify the BI OS dr ive t ype . • Check f or I / O a ddress conflicts .
• Check y our DOS v ersion. • Reinstall the DO S system files onto the h ard disc using th e SYS comm and (s ee your DOS manual) . • Check f or vir uses. During operation, the system error m essage, “Drive not Ready ,” appears. • Check a ll cables .
Compatibi lit y notes • The Mar athon 8 10 co nforms t o the ATA interface spe cifica- tio ns. The ho st system BIOS m ust pro vide suppor t for th e ATA interf ace command set.
Techn ical suppo rt services If yo u need a ssist ance inst al ling you r drive, consult yo u r dea ler . Y our de aler is fam iliar wit h s ystem configu rations and can he lp you with syste m conflicts and othe r technical issues .
SeaFA X You can use a touch -tone t elephone to access Sea gate’s autom at ed FAX sys tem to re ceive tech nical sup port informa- tion by retu rn FAX. This service is avai lable 24 hour s dai ly. Locatio n T elephone num ber United St ates 408-4 38- 2620 England 44 -1-62-847 -7080 Seagate Technical Support FAX.
Seagate’s i nternet connections Technical in formation for Seagate drives is available on the int ernet from S eagate’s World Wide Web home page (http://www .se agate .com) or Seagate’s ft p server (ftp://ftp.se agate .com). The f tp serve r co ntain s info rmat ion similar to that found on SeaBOARD.
Storing and sh ipping your drive Keep you r original b ox and p acking materials f or storing or shippin g your drive. The box has a Seagate Ap pro ved P a ckag e label. Shipping a drive in an un approve d containe r voids the warran ty . Call your auth orized Seaga te distribu to r t o pur chase additional bo xes.
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Seagate Technology, Inc. 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Vall ey, CA 95066, USA Publ icati on Num ber: 36 336-2 01 , Fe bru ary 1 99 6, Prin te d i n US A.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Seagate ST9816AG è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Seagate ST9816AG - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Seagate ST9816AG imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Seagate ST9816AG ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Seagate ST9816AG, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Seagate ST9816AG.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Seagate ST9816AG. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Seagate ST9816AG insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
