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- Page 1 Installation and reference manual IBM Ultrastar 36LP & 36LZX 3.5 inch Ultra 160 SCSI hard disk drive Models: DPSS-336950 DPSS-318350 DPSS-309170 IBM Technology Group Support Center DDYS-T36950 DDYS-T18350 DDYS-T09170 Page 1 07N5612IG10...
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Page 2: Technical Support
Technical support A Troubleshooting section is provided in the Appendix of this manual to aid you in the installation of your IBM Ultrastar. If the answer to your installation question is not found in this manual, call one of the Technology Support Centers. - Page 3 IBM storage products Installation and reference manual IBM Ultrastar 36LP & 36LZX 3.5 Ultra 160 SCSI hard disk drive International Business Machines Corporation provides this publication “AS IS” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction This manual was prepared to aid you in the installation of your new IBM Ultrastar hard disk drive. This manual provides installation instructions for the following model numbers: Model DPSS-336950 DPSS-336950 DPSS-318350 DPSS-318350 DPSS-309170 DPSS-309170 DDYS-T36950 DDYS-T36950 DDYS-T18350 DDYS-T18350 DDYS-T09170 DDYS-T09170 Your IBM Ultrastar drive has an advanced Low Voltage Differential (LVD) interface that supports transfer... -
Page 6: Getting Started
Getting started Handling precautions CAUTION! Most hard disk drive damage is caused by poor handling, physical impact, or electrostatic discharge (ESD). Heeding the precautions listed below may eliminate the occurrence of such damage. Ÿ To prevent damage from impact or vibration always set the drive down gently. Ÿ... -
Page 7: Configure The Jumper Settings
Ÿ Record the following information for future reference: Drive model __________________________________________________ Drive part number _____________________________________________ Drive serial number ____________________________________________ Date of purchase ______________________________________________ Place of Purchase _____________________________________________ Configure the jumper settings Option jumper blocks The drive has features that are usually enabled by the use of jumpers. A jumper is a small plastic- covered electrical conductor that connects a pair of pins on a jumper block, thereby enabling a particular function in the drive. -
Page 8: Assign A Scsi Address
Assign a SCSI address Assign a SCSI address to the drive by placing jumpers on the appropriate pins. Refer to the chart below for pin combinations. Address 7 is generally reserved for the controller card. SCSI Address Jumpers required on pins ... - Page 9 Auto Start Delay and Delay Start 6/12 The Auto Start Delay option (pins 3 and 4 on option block J6) and the Delay Start 6/12 option (pins 5 and 6 on option block J6) control when and how the drive spins up and comes ready in conjunction with Enable/Disable Auto Spin up (pins 1 and 2 on option block J6).
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Page 10: The Auxiliary Connector On 68 Pin Models
Driving an LED To drive a Light Emtting Diode (LED) tie the LED Anode to pin 1 of option block J4. Tie the LED Cathode to pin 2 of option block J4. Using the following illustration make the connections as indicated. Tie pin 2 of J4 to pin 8 of the Auxiliary connector on the 68 pin model or to pin 77 of the 80 pin connector on the 80 pin model using the 150 Ohm resistor as indicated. -
Page 11: Mount The Drive
Mount the drive Note: Drive bays and other enclosures vary in size and orientation from system to system. They may be oriented vertically, horizontally, upside down, or sideways. The IBM Ultrastar can be mounted with any of its six surfaces facing down. Ÿ... -
Page 12: Attach The Cables
Attach the cables Drives with 68 pin connectors Connect the SCSI cable and the power cable to the drive. The SCSI connector and power connector are keyed for proper insertion. Drives with 80 pin connectors 80 pin drives are plugged into back planes of servers and require no cables. If you want to connect an 80 pin drive to a 68 pin SCSI cable, a converter is needed. -
Page 13: Verify Host Adapter Settings
Verify host adapter settings Note: The example below uses the Adaptec 2940UW controller with DPSS-318350. 1. Insert a bootable diskette into the diskette drive. 2. Turn the computer on. You should see the drive model displayed when the system is booting. 3. - Page 14 6. Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings. The following screen is displayed. Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID... 7 SCSI Parity Checking... Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination... Automatic Additional Options Boot Device Options... Press <Enter> SCSI Device Configuration... Press <Enter> Advanced Configuration Options...
- Page 15 13. Select Advanced Configuration Options. The following screen is displayed. Plug and Play Scam Support...Enabled Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space)...Enabled Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks...Boot Only Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte...Enabled Display <Ctrl-A>...
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Page 16: Partition The Drive
Partition the drive Note: This example uses FDISK to partition your drive. You may use a similar partitioning program from your operating system to partition your drive. 1. Boot to a bootable diskette and type ‘FDISK’ at the A:\ prompt. If Windows 95 OSR2 or Windows 98 is used, the following screen will be displayed. - Page 17 Select option 1 to create a DOS partition. The following screen is displayed. Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive Choose one of the following: 1. Create Primary DOS Partition 2. Create Extended DOS Partition 3. Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended DOS partition. Enter choice: [3] Press ESC to return to FDISK Options 4.
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Page 18: Format The Drive
12. Press ESC to return to the main menu and press ESC again to exit FDISK. 13. Restart the system for the partitions to be recognized. Format the drive The drive must be formatted before an operating system can be loaded. Format the Primary partition and any Extended partitions that have been made by following these steps: 1. -
Page 19: Appendix
IBM storage products Appendix A. How to create a bootable diskette If you have a bootable Windows operating system, follow the steps below to create a Windows 95 or 98 startup diskette: 1. Insert a blank floppy disk into drive A. -
Page 20: Compatibility
C. Compatibility The IBM SIT Lab tests Ultrastar drives for compatibility with a wide variety of systems, controller cards, and operating systems. Testing was done to demonstrate compatibility with the following hardware and software. Other combinations of hardware and software may function with this drive, but were not tested. DDYS models Systems Acer AA12K... -
Page 21: Dpss Models
Mac OS 8.0 8.5, 8.6 & 9 Novell Netware v5 MS DOS 6.20 OS/2 Warp4 SCO Unixware 7 & 7.1.1 SCO OpenServer Desktop 5.0.0 & 5.0.2 Solaris 2.6 & 7 Windows NT v4.0 (with Service Pak 5&6a) Windows 95 Windows 95 (OSR2 OSR2.1) Windows 98 &... -
Page 22: Troubleshooting
ServerRAID2 & 3 Operating Systems AIX 4.3.2 HP Unix 10.10 & 10.20 IRIX 6.3 & IRIX64 6.5.4f Linux - RedHat 6.1 & SuSE 6.1 (See Note) Mac OS 8.0 8.5, 8.6 & 9 Novell Netware v5 MS DOS 6.22 OS/2 Warp4 Note: Linux Kernel requires the aic7xxx (Adaptec) driver to be at level 5.1.22 or greater (all compatibility testing performed at 5.1.28). - Page 23 Resolution: Place the 68 pin drive at the end of the bus and set the jumpers for the drive for active termination, which provides termination to all 68 pins. If the drive does not provide termination, the converter should provide on board termination so that all unused lines are terminated. Ÿ...
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Page 24: Glossary
Commission) and the ISO (International Standards Organization). Backup Storing information from a hard drive to another storage area in order to prevent data loss. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) The BIOS is the first level of software contained in a computer. It provides basic, low level control for keyboards, video, hard disk drives, and floppy drives. - Page 25 IBM storage products Hard disk drive (HDD) A stand alone disk drive that reads and writes data onto rigid disks and can be attached to a port on the system unit. Synonymous with fixed disk drive and hard drive. Interface A hardware or software protocol, contained in the electronics of the disk controller and drive, that manages the exchange of data between the hard disk drive and the computer.
- Page 26 UK Technology Group Support Center Telephone: 44.1475.898.125 E-mail: drive@uk.ibm.com Germany Technology Group Support Center Telephone: 49.7032.153050 E-mail: drive@de.ibm.com IBM Storage Systems Division 5600 Cottle Road San Jose, CA 95193 www.ibm.com/storage Printed in the United States of America 09-2000 All Rights Reserved IBM is the registered trademark and Deskstar is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.