IBM Travelstar VP Quick Installation Manual

Quick installation guide

Travelstar VP

AT/IDE

Models: DDLA-21215 & DDLA-21620

IBM storage products

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Handling precautions

1. Do not cover the breather hole!  Covering the

breather hole may result in loss of data.

2. Do not press on the drive!  Do not apply any force

to the drive during handling or installation.

3. Always handle the drive with care to prevent

damage from shock, vibration, or electrostatic

discharge (ESD).

4. Do not open the static-protective bag containing the

drive until required.  Static electricity can damage the

drive.

5. Turn off and unplug your computer.  Remove the

cover.

6. When installing the drive, touch a grounded,

unpainted metal surface with the static-protective

package containing the drive for at least two seconds.

(This drains static electricity from the package and

from your body.)

7. Handle the drive carefully by the edges.  Do not

touch any exposed printed circuit board.  

8. Save the drive packaging material including the

ESD bag in the event that the drive must be returned.

Place the drive in an anti-static bag before placing it in

the shipping container.  The warranty will be void if the

drive is not returned in IBM approved packaging.

Quick installation procedure

Note: It is advisable to backup all data before

proceeding with the installation.

If your system BIOS cannot handle large capacity

drives (over 540 MB), you may need to use a disk

overlay program such as Ontrack’s Disk Manager.

The following procedure uses the Ontrack Disk

Manager software.  Information on obtaining a copy of

Ontrack’s Disk Manager can be found on the Web at

www.ibm.com/harddrive.

Setting the jumpers

1. In a one drive system, configure your new drive as

Master (Device 0) with no jumpers installed.

2. In a two drive system, one drive must be desig-

nated as the Master, the other as the Slave (Device 1).

3. When installing the new drive as a Slave, check the

Master drive to determine if a jumper change is

required to indicate that a Slave drive is present.

4. Consult your manual to see if your computer

supports Cable Select before choosing this option.

No Jumper

  (Master)

Jumper Pos-1

     (Slave)

    Jumper Pos-3

    (Cable Select)

  Never Attach A    

    Jumper Here!

Note: Pin-20 is left blank for secure connector insertion.

Note: When 49-pin is grounded, no spin-up at POR; when open, normal spin-up at POR

Never Attach A

 Jumper Here!