Seagate ST3250820AS User Manual

Breather filter hole precaution  
Barracuda 7200.10 Serial ATA Installation Guide  
ST3750640AS, ST3750840AS, ST3500630AS, ST3500830AS,  
ST3400620AS, ST3400820AS, ST3320620AS, ST3320820AS,  
ST3300620AS, ST3300820AS, ST3250620AS, ST3250820AS,  
and ST3200820AS  
Breather Hole  
Do not cover  
or seal.  
Caution. Do not cover, seal, or insert any object into this hole. If this hole  
is covered, sealed, or penetrated by any object, the drive reliabil-  
ity may be compromised and could lead to permanent damage  
and voids the warranty.  
Serial ATA (SATA) Interface Disc Drives  
Publication Number: 100402372, Rev. A, February 2006  
Serial ATA interface disc drives are designed for easy installation. It is nor-  
mally not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or other settings on  
this drive for proper operation.  
Attaching cables and mounting the drive  
1. Attach one end of the drive interface cable to the SATA interface con-  
nector on your computer’s motherboard or SATA host adapter (see  
your computer manual for connector locations).  
With a Serial ATA (SATA) interface, each disc drive has its own cable that  
connects directly to a Serial ATA host adapter or a Serial ATA port on your  
motherboard. Unlike Parallel ATA, there is no master-slave relationship  
between drives that use a Serial ATA interface.  
Note:  
Each drive requires its own cable.  
You can use a Serial ATA drive in the same system with Parallel ATA drives  
as long as both interfaces are supported on the motherboard or with a host  
adapter. This makes it easy to add Serial ATA capability to your existing  
system without removing existing Parallel ATA disc drives.  
Attach the SATA interface  
cable to the motherboard  
or SATA host adapter  
What you need  
• A Phillips screwdriver and four 6-32 UNC drive mounting screws.  
• A SATA interface cable (sold separately). Maximum length is 39 inches  
(1 meter).  
• A SATA-compatible power cable or adapter (sold separately).  
Jumper block  
(for troubleshooting)  
• A system with a SATA connector on it, or a SATA host adapter and avail-  
able PCI slot in which to install the adapter.  
Refer to your computer system documentation to see if your system sup-  
ports SATA on the motherboard and locate the SATA connector. If your  
system does not have a SATA connector on the motherboard, you must  
purchase a SATA host adapter that is compatible with your computer and  
operating system and install it with the appropriate device driver according  
to the host adapter manufacturer’s installation instructions.  
SATA  
power  
adapter  
cable  
Interface cable  
Note: The drive is inverted in this  
illustration to show the connectors.  
Note. Serial ATA connectors are keyed to ensure correct orientation.  
2. Attach the interface and power cables to the drive.  
3. Secure the drive using four 6-32 UNC mounting screws in either the  
side-mounting or bottom-mounting holes. Insert the screws no more  
than 0.20 inches (5.08 mm) into the bottom-mounting holes and no  
more than 0.14 inches (3.55 mm) into the side-mounting holes.  
that sell SATA components.  
Handling precautions/electrostatic discharge protection  
• Disc drives are fragile. Do not drop or jar the drive. Handle the drive only  
by the edges or frame.  
Note. Do not overtighten the screws or use metric screws. This may dam-  
age the drive.  
• Drive electronics are extremely sensitive to static electricity. While  
installing the drive, wear a wrist strap and cable connected to ground.  
Configuring the BIOS  
• Turn off the power to the host system during installation.  
Close your computer case and restart your computer. Your computer may  
automatically detect your new drive. If your computer does not automati-  
cally detect your new drive, follow the steps below.  
• Do not disassemble the drive. Doing so voids the warranty. See the  
Warranty information on page 2.  
• Do not apply pressure or attach labels to the circuit board or to the top of  
the drive.  
1. Restart your computer. While the computer restarts, run the system  
setup program (sometimes called BIOS or CMOS setup). This is usu-  
ally done by pressing a special key, such as DELETE, ESC, or F1 dur-  
ing the startup process. See your system documentation for details  
about your particular system.  
The easiest way to install your drive in a Windows system  
To successfully install and obtain the maximum capacity from the drive,  
use DiscWizard for Windows disc drive installation software utility. This util-  
ity is available exclusively from Seagate. You can download this free disc  
or run the program directly from your web browser.  
2. Within the system setup program, instruct the system to auto detect  
your new drive.  
3. Save the settings and exit the setup program.  
Note. Older versions of DiscWizard do not recognize Serial ATA model  
numbers. Make sure that you use DiscWizard for Windows or later  
when installing a Barracuda7200.10 Serial ATA disc drive.  
When your computer restarts, it should recognize your new drive. If your  
system still doesn’t recognize your new drive, see the troubleshooting sec-  
tion on the back of this sheet.  
Note. Some systems may see the drive and classify it as a SCSI device.  
This is normal even though this is not a SCSI disc drive. This does  
not affect performance or capacity.  
To run DiscWizard:  
ate a diskette and complete the installation.  
Microsoft operating system installation instructions  
If you cannot run DiscWizard, follow the instructions on this installation  
sheet to install and configure your drive.  
For detailed information about installing a Microsoft operating system on  
your new Seagate drive, refer to the Microsoft Knowledgebase Article ref-  
enter the article number in any search box on the Microsoft web site. For  

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