Seagate ST318432LW/LC manual

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    Cheetah X15 36LP Installati on Guide ST336752 L W/LC, ST3184 52L W/LC, ST33673 2L W/LC, and ST318 432L W/LC SCSI interfac e disc drives Publication Number: 100139875, Rev . C, J une 2002 Handling prec autions/E lectros tatic disc harge p rotection • Disc drives are fragile . Do not drop or jar the driv e and handle the drive only by the edges or [...]

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    Figure 2. Option select jumpers. 4. Connect the Drive A ctivity LED ( optional) Connect the Dr ive Activity LED cable to J6 pins 11 and 12, or conne ct a drive ID and Drive Activity LED cable to J5, depending on the hos t system. 5. Check the other availab le jumper set tings Select other options on J2 as illu strated in Figure 2. Do not change the[...]