Seagate 851SL Computer Drive User Manual


 
Warning. Turn off the computer before you remove its cover.
Turn off the power before you install or remove any
adapter card or the drive.
Caution. Special training or tools may be required to service
laptop computers. Removing the cover may void your
warranty. Review the terms and conditions of your
warranty before removing the cover.
Configuring the drive
Required materials:
2-mm jumper connector (supplied as spare jumpers)
Your Seagate drive is configured using the options jumper block
shown in Figure 1 on page 6. The option settings are shown in
Figure 2 on page 7. You can configure the drive:
For one- or two-drive operation.
To be the master or slave drive.
To operate as the master with drives that use a different
master/slave timing protocol.
For computers that use cable-select.
To use a remote drive-activity LED.
To configure the drive, attach a jumper to the pins on the options
jumper block for the desired option. The configuration options are:
Spare jumper. Spare jumpers are provided on pins 2 and 4 and
on pins 6 and 8 for configuring your drive. These settings are not
used to configure the drive. The jumper is a 2-mm connector. If
you use a larger connector, you may damage the jumper-block
pins.
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