[DM-MUG] Anyone have Windows and a way to connect an internal drive?

[Victoria L. Herring]

>X-From_: DiscSupport at seagate.com  Mon Dec 19 07:49:48 2005
>  Hello:
>
>  here are the files in a zipped format. Unzip the files and proceed as
>  follow:
>
>  you will need two floppy diskettes. One for the Win98 boot disk and
>  another for the SSC utility.
>
>  here are the steps to creating a Win98 boot disk.
>
>  Step 1: save the attachment to your hard drive (desktop is a good choice).
>  This way you can easily locate the file.
>  Step 2: Once you locate the file on your desktop, select it by double
>  clicking the file.
>  Step 3: Insert a blank floppy when prompted, and the program will create
>  the boot disk.
>
>  Note: Before restarting Windows you may want to complete Step 1 of running
>  the SSCset utility below.
>
>  Step 4: Restart Windows with the boot disk inserted into the floppy drive,
>  to boot to the DOS prompt
>
>  Running the SSCset utility
>  Step 1: Download the attachment and save to a floppy diskette.
>  Step 2: After booting to a DOS prompt using the Win98 boot disk, insert
>  the floppy diskette with the SSC utility on it.
>  Step 3: At the DOS prompt, type SSCset, then hit the enter key.
>  Step 4: The utility will run and provide a drive list and give you the SSC
>  status of drive on bus.
>  Step 5: Select the SATA "ST3500641AS"  and type T to toggle SSC.
>  Step 6: Pres the ESC key to exit the program.
>
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Kamel A.
>  Seagate Technical Support
>
>  ========== Customer's original message ==========
>
>  Go ahead and send it and I'll find a friend to do the task...Thanks, Rudy
>
>  >  Ms. Herring,
>  >
>  >  If you have a PC available we would be able to send you a "tool" to
>  >  disable SSC, forcing the drive to work in the SATA 1 mode.
>  >
>  >



>  >  Hello,
>  >
>  >  On our new 3Gbps SATA products we have implemented a standard SATA
>  feature
>  >  called Spread Spectrum Clocking, which helps to reduce electronic
>  >  emissions (EMI) in large, multi-drive systems. The drives meet EMI
>  >  specifications for single drive systems without this feature.
>  >
>  >  With Spread Spectrum Clocking, there are a small number of chipsets,
>  >  primarily in Apple branded systems, which do not support this feature.
>  >
>  >  As a result, users that purchase the 3Gbps SATA drives with Spread
>  >  Spectrum Clocking through distribution channels and install them into
>  >  these particular systems may have an issue with the system recognizing
>  the
>  >  drive.
>  >


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