
10
ST3144 Family installation Guide, Rev. D
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Mounting the drive
You
can mount the drive in any orientation, provided you do not
mount it more than
5°
from a vertical or horizontal axis. For best
results, format the drive in its final mounting orientation.
Bottom mounting. Insert four mounting screws not more than
0.20 inches (6 full turns) into the drive frame. If you use a screw
that is too long, you could damage the drive.
Side mounting. Insert four mounting screws not more than
0.13 inches (4 full turns) into the drive frame. If you use a screw
that is too long, you could damage the drive.
Screw sizes:
Use 6-32 UNC screws on drives with standard-size
mounting holes. These drives have an
“S”
stamped on the frame
runner. Use M4 screws on drives with metric mounting holes.
These drives have an
“M”
stamped on the frame runner.
Caution. Be careful not to over-tighten screws. You could dam-
age the drive. (Max torque: 6 inch-lbs)
Formatting the drive
Seagate
AT Interface drives are low-level formatted at the factory
and do not need low-level formatting. Partition the drive using the
DOS FDISK utility. Then, high-level format the drive using the
DOS FORMAT utility. Use DOS 3.3 or higher. Consult your DOS
manual for FORMAT and FDISK command syntax. If the drive is
to be made bootable, copy the system files onto it and mark the
primary DOS partition active.
Caution.
If you partition or format a drive at any level, you erase
all your data. Backup the drive first. Seagate assumes no liability
for lost user data.
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