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program does not allow you to specify a custom drive type,
your drive may be able to emulate any of the predefined
drive types. Select a predefined drive type that has a BIOS
calculated capacity less than or equal to that of your drive
(as shown in the table on page 6).
Note. If you emulate a drive type with a lower storage capacity
than your drive, you limit the effective capacity of your
drive. For example, a 350-Mbyte drive emulating a
300-Mbyte drive will be limited to 300 Mbytes of storage
capacity.
If you are not sure which drive type to select, try running the
FINDTYPE.EXE utility program. This program is available
from Seagate’s Technical Support services (on the Sea-
BOARD computer bulletin board). FindType compares your
drive’s geometry with all geometries supported by your com-
puter’s BIOS. FindType can also determine whether an exact
match exists between the drive geometry and the system
BIOS. If there is no match, FindType selects the closest drive
type supported by your computer’s BIOS.
The system setup program may request information on the
drive’s write precomp or landing zone. Your Seagate drive
does not use these parameters. For each parameter, enter
the number of cylinders plus 1 (for example, enter 935 for
the ST9385AG).
Caution. Write down the drive type that you have selected and
any drive specifications that you have entered. Keep
this information in a safe place. You will have to
re-enter this data if your CMOS battery fails.
8 ST9655 Family Installation Guide, Rev. A