® 230 MB Internal EIDE Removable Cartridge Disk Drive Installation Guide for PC Compatible Systems Welcome to SyQuest® Thank you for buying a SyQuest removable cartridge hard drive, a truly unique combination of powerful features and performance. Our goal is to make your drive an invaluable asset for years to come, starting today. If you have questions or need assistance installing your drive, contact SyQuest at one of the numbers listed below. © 1997 by SyQuest Technology. All rights reserved. This document and all material contained in it are copyrighted. The document may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of SyQuest Technology. SyQuest® Technology is located at 47071 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538-6517. SyQuest's main phone number is 510-226-4000, which has a 24 hour automated system. You can also contact the sales or technical assistance numbers for your area listed below. Sales U.S.A. Technical Assistance Voice: FTP 1-800-245-CART (2278) World Wide Web Email: sales@syquest.com Voice: +33-1-462-50-210 Fax: +33-1-462-50-219 Voice: +49-89-960-7890 Fax: +49-89-960-789139 Voice: +81-3-5820-2601 Fax: +81-3-5820-2602 Voice: +65-294-8484 Fax: +65-294-7277 Voice: +44-1491-833033 Fax: +44-1491-837900 Email U.S.A. and Canada Monday - Friday Saturdays & Holidays Sundays Fax BBS Fax on Demand France Germany ftp://ftp.syquest.com http://www.syquest.com support@syquest.com 1-510-226-5400 5 a.m. - 7 p.m. Pacific Time 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pacific Time 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Pacific Time 1-510-226-4110 1-510-656-0473 1-510-226-4120 Voice: +33-1-462-50-210 Fax: +33-1-462-50-219 Voice: +49-89-960-78920 Fax: +49-89-9607-8949 BBS: +49-89-9607-8928 Voice: +81-3-5820-2601 Fax: +81-3-5820-2602 Voice: +65-294-4837 Fax: +65-294-7277 Voice: +44-1491-833033 Fax: +44-1491-837900 France Germany Japan Singapore United Kingdom Japan Singapore United Kingdom ii Contents Chapter 1: Getting Started Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . For Less Experienced Installers . For More Experienced Installers Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . Required Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 .1-3 .1-3 .1-3 .1-4 .1-5 .1-6 .1-6 Chapter 2: Installing the EZFlyer EIDE Drive Prepare Your EZFlyer Drive . . . . . . . . Prepare Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . Open Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . Verify Your EIDE/IDE Configuration . . Decide Where To Install the Drive . . . Prepare the Mounting Bay and Cabling Set Jumpers on EIDE Devices . . . . . . . Mount the EZFlyer Drive in the Bay . . Connect the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Close Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . Verify Your EZFlyer Drive Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 . .2-4 . .2-5 . .2-8 .2-10 .2-13 .2-16 .2-19 .2-21 .2-23 .2-24 iii Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26 Here Are the CMOS Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29 Chapter 3: Installing the SyQuest EIDE Software Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOS Products and Windows 3.1x Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 . 3-3 . 3-3 . 3-4 Chapter 4: Ejecting a Cartridge With Power to the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Without Power to the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Appendix A: Using the SyQuest Utilities EZFlyer Cartridge Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Appendix B: Managing Drive Letters Under Windows 95 Whether To Partition Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1 Creating a Non-Partitioned Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Changing a Windows 95 Drive Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4 iv List of Figures Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 1-1 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 Examples of EIDE and IDE Controllers . . . . . . . . . Tools Needed for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EZFlyer Drive Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EZFlyer Drive Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EZFlyer Drive Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding an Unused Mounting Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the Cover of Your Computer (desktop model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Typical Tower PC Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-pin EIDE Ribbon Cable Attached to the Computer's Motherboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-pin EIDE Ribbon Cable Attached to an EIDE/IDE Add-On Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eighteen-inch EIDE Cable With Three Connectors . Using the Jumper Pins Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jumper Positions on the EZFlyer Drive (rear view) Mounting the Drive in a 5.25-inch Mounting Bay . Close-up View of Cables Connected to the EZFlyer Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 .1-6 .2-2 .2-3 .2-3 .2-4 Figure 2-6 Figure 2-7 Figure 2-8 Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 2-9 2-10 2-11 2-12 2-13 . . . . . .2-6 . . . . . .2-7 . . . . . .2-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9 .2-14 .2-16 .2-17 .2-20 Figure 2-14 . . . . .2-21 . . . . .2-22 v Figure 2-15 Figure 2-16 Figure 2-17 Figure Figure Figure Figure 2-18 2-19 4-1 4-2 DC Power Connector (end view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y Power Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positioning the Cartridge and Opening the Drive Door (installed view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting the Cartridge (installed view) . . . . . . . . . . . . Observing the Drive Activity LED (installed view) . . . Pressing the Eject Button (installed view) . . . . . . . . . . Using the Emergency Eject Hole (underside, deinstalled view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22 . . 2-23 . . . . . . . . 2-24 2-24 2-25 . 4-2 . . . 4-3 vi Safety Standards This product meets the following national and international regulations: · UL 1950 Standard for Safety of Information Processing and Business Equipment · UL Standard for Safety of Information Technology · CSA C22.2 No. 154 Data Processing Equipment · CSA C22 No. 220 Information Processing Equipment · IEC 435 Safety Requirements for Data Processing Equipment · IEC 380 Safety of Electrical Energized Office Equipment · IEC 950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment in Electrical Business Equipment · VDE 0871/1984 · VFG 243/1991 Disclaimer SyQuest Technology makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. SyQuest Technology shall not be liable for errors contained in this document or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this information. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. The contents of this document may be revised without prior notice. SyQuest Technology also reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements to its products without incurring any obligation to incorporate such changes or improvements in units previously sold or shipped. vii FCC Warning This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type-tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient the antenna. · Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver. · Move the equipment away from the receiver. · Plug the equipment into a different outlet so that equipment and receiver are on different branch circuits. If necessary, consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The booklet entitled How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, may be helpful. This booklet, Stock No. 004-000-003454, is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. viii Notice SyQuest is a registered trademark in the United States and certain other countries. EZFlyer is a trademark of SyQuest Technology, Inc. IBM, PC-DOS, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, OS/2, Novell DOS, Macintosh, and UNIX are registered trademarks of other companies. The EZFlyer removable cartridge disk drive is covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 4,864,437; 4,920,462; 5,400,201; 5,526,212. The EZFlyer removable disk drive cartridge is covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 5,218,503; 5,262,918; 5,280,403; 5,422,775; DES342,062; DES367,579. Other U.S. Patents and other nations' patents pending. This disk drive product is protected by SyQuest intellectual property rights including the foregoing patents and additional pending patent applications. Sale of this product does not in any way convey a license, express or implied, under SyQuest's intellectual property rights for use of this product with unauthorized removable disk cartridges. Technical Data Restrictions In the case of sale to or use of units by the Department of Defense, use, duplication, or disclosure of any software, firmware, or related documentation is subject to restrictions stated in paragraph (c) (1) (ii) of the "Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software" clause at DFAR 252 227-7013. For civilian agencies, use, reproduction, or disclosure of the software and related documentation is subject to restrictions set forth in FAR 52.227-19. Unpublished rights are reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. ix A Using the SyQuest Utilities SyQuest provides Windows 95, Windows 3.1x, and DOS utilities for managing EZFlyer cartridge functions such as cartridge formatting, file duplication, and back-up. Other utilities include setting write protection and locking or unlocking the cartridge. These self-documenting utilities are automatically installed with the SyQuest device-driver software, as instructed in Chapter 3. To access the SyQuest utilities: · Windows 95 users double-click the SyQuest Win95 Utility icon. · Windows 3.1x users double-click the SyQuest Windows Utilities icon. · DOS users type SQSHELL. Note: OS/2 and Windows NT users must boot their system under DOS and run the program SQATPREP to use these utilities. This program is located on the SyQuest Installation Diskette. A-1 EZFlyer Cartridge Features SyQuest provides these utilities for the EZFlyer cartridge: Write-Protect Mode: EZFlyer cartridges are shipped from the factory ready to record data (write protection disabled). Use the write-protect utility to enable or disable write protection. Lock or Unlock: (for Windows 3.1x, OS/2, and DOS only) This feature controls the eject-button function. When locked, you must send a software Unlock command and depress the eject button on the EZFlyer drive to remove a cartridge. OS/2 always locks an EZFlyer drive. Under OS/2, right-click on the EZFlyer drive icon and select Unlock to remove a cartridge. Windows 95 and Windows NT Version 4.0 automatically lock an EZFlyer drive while writing ...