Hitachi 15k300 Installation Instruction

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Quick Installation Guide 
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HUS153030VL3800, HUS153014VL3800, 
HUS153073VL3800, HUS153030VLS300, 
HUS153014VLS300, HUS153073VLS300, 
HUS153030VLF400, HUS153014VLF400, 
HUS153073VLF400
 
 
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Handling precautions 
 
•  Do not open the electrostatic discharge (ESD) 
bag containing the drive until required. 
•  Do not apply pressure on the drive during 
handling and installation. 
•  To prevent damage from impact or vibration 
always set the drive down gently. 
•  Handle the drive carefully by the edges.  Do 
not touch the exposed printed circuit board or 
any electronic components. 
•  Do not cover the breather hole! Covering the 
breather hole may result in loss of data. 
•  Save the packaging materials including the 
ESD bag in the event that the hard drive must 
be returned. 
 
Installing the hard drive 
 
1.  Record the serial number and part number of 
your hard drive for future reference. 
 
2.  Turn off the computer and remove the 
computer system cover. 
 
3.  Unplug the computer. 
 
4.  Before handling the hard drive, discharge any 
static electricity from yourself and your 
clothing.  With one hand touch an unpainted 
metal surface on the computer chassis, and 
then touch the ESD bag with the other hand 
for a minimum of two seconds. 
 
5.  Remove the hard drive from the ESD bag. 
 
6.  Unplug the computer. 
 
7.  Assign a SCSI address if necessary. 
 
Mounting orientation 
 
The drive will operate in all axes (6 directions). 
Performance and error rate will stay within 
specification limits if the drive is operated in the 
other orientations from which it was formatted. 
The recommended mounting screw torque is 0.6 - 
1.0 Nm (6 - 10 kgf-cm). The recommended 
mounting screw depth is 4 mm maximum for 
bottom and 4.5 mm maximum for horizontal 
mounting. To avoid performance degradation, 
mount the drive in the system securely enough to 
prevent excessive motion or vibration of the drive 
at seek operation or spindle rotation, using 
appropriate screws or equivalent mounting 
hardware. Consult with the issuer of this 
specification for actual application if necessary. 
Drive level vibration tests and shock tests are to be 
conducted with the drive mounted to a table using 
the bottom four screws. 
 
 
 Turn on your computer. 
 
•  If the system boots, be sure the drive is 
recognized. If it is, turn off the computer 
and replace the cover. Continue to install 
your operating system. 
•  If your system does not boot up, turn off 
your computer and check all connections 
and settings.  Turn on and boot the 
system. 
•  If the system fails to boot, turn off your 
  
system. Contact the Hitachi GST Support 
 Center 
for 
assistance.