Serial ATA interface disc drives are designed for easy installation. It is normally not necessary to set any jumpers, terminators, or other settings on this drive for proper operation. With a Serial ATA (SATA) interface, each disc drive has its own cable that connects directly to a Serial ATA host adapter or a Serial ATA port on your motherboard. Unlike Parallel ATA, there is no master-slave relationship between drives that use a Serial ATA interface.

You can use a Serial ATA drive in the same system with Parallel ATA drives as long as both interfaces are supported on the motherboard or with a host adapter. This makes it easy to add Serial ATA capability to your existing system without removing existing Parallel ATA disc drives.

What you need
• A Phillips screwdriver and four 6-32 UNC drive mounting screws.
• A SATA interface cable (sold separately). Maximum length is 39 inches (1 meter).
• A SATA-compatible power cable or adapter (sold separately).
• A system with a SATA connector on it, or a SATA host adapter and available PCI slot in which to install the adapter.

Refer to your computer system documentation to see if your system supports SATA on the motherboard and locate the SATA connector. If your system does not have a SATA connector on the motherboard, you must purchase a SATA host adapter that is compatible with your computer and operating system and install it with the appropriate device driver according to the host adapter manufacturer’s installation instructions.
Note. See www.seagate.com/support/disc/sata/ for a list of companies that sell SATA components.

Handling precautions/electrostatic discharge protection
• Disc drives are fragile. Do not drop or jar the drive. Handle the drive onlyby the edges or frame.
• Drive electronics are extremely sensitive to static electricity. While installing the drive, wear a wrist strap and cable connected to ground.
• Turn off the power to the host system during installation.
• Do not disassemble the drive. Doing so voids the warranty. See the Warranty information on page 2.
• Do not apply pressure or attach labels to the circuit board or to the top of the drive.

The easiest way to install your drive in a Windows system
To successfully install and obtain the maximum capacity from the drive, use DiscWizard for Windows disc drive installation software utility. This utility is available exclusively from Seagate. You can download this free disc drive installation software from our web site at www.seagate.com/support or run the program directly from your web browser.

Note. Older versions of DiscWizard do not recognize Serial ATA model numbers. Make sure that you use DiscWizard for Windows or later when installing a Barracuda 7200.10 Serial ATA disc drive.

To run DiscWizard:
Follow the instructions on the download page at www.seagate.com to create a diskette and complete the installation. If you cannot run DiscWizard, follow the instructions on this installation sheet to install and configure your drive

Download pdf Barracuda 7200.10 Serial ATA Installation Guide