DSP2022-A ATA/IDE Disk Drive Installation Guide

This document is an Installation Guide for the Digital Equipment Corporation DSP2022-A ATA/IDE 2.5-inch Disk Drive, published in June 1992.

It provides instructions for configuring and physically installing the drive, covering:

• Safety Precautions: Emphasizes antistatic and careful handling procedures before installation.
• Hardware Identification: Details how to locate and understand the 50-pin ATA connector and its various signal and vendor-specific pins.
• Drive Configuration: Explains the functions of the J1 jumper connector, specifically for setting the drive as a single, master, or slave drive, and preventing manufacturing test mode.
• Physical Mounting: Provides guidelines for mounting, including locating side and bottom mounting holes and specifying appropriate screw types and penetration depths. Users are advised to obtain a mounting kit separately.
• Connection Guidelines: Offers specifications for connecting to the ATA interface, such as connector type (Molex 87259-5016 equivalent) and maximum cable length (2 feet). It directs users to their computer's or interface adapter's manual for specific connection instructions.
• System Setup: Guides users on how to run their system's BIOS setup utility (recommending BIOS type 47 for user-defined drives) to configure the system to recognize the drive, providing default drive characteristics (e.g., cylinders, heads, sectors).
• Drive Specifications: Includes a summary of the disk drive's performance and environmental specifications.