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ATA HARD DRIVE
Installation Guide
P/N: 20255400
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FCC Declaration of Conformance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Contents Warranty Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Handling the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Notice for Drives Larger than 137 GB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Warranty Registration Information Before installing the hard drive, please write down the 8 character serial number and the 14 digit part number information. If you ever need to contact Maxtor Support, you must provide this information about your hard drive prior to assistance. Several hard drive models are illustrated below to help you identify where these numbers are located. Use the drawing that looks like your hard drive, then locate the part and serial numbers from your hard drive an
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Getting Started Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive storage product. This 1 installation guide will lead you through the installation of your hard drive. Ultra ATA Maxtor ATA Hard Drive Interface Cable The Maxtor Hard Drive Kit includes the components shown in Figure 1. Your computer may need some or all of these parts to complete the installation. You will also need the tools shown in Figure 2 on page 2 including a full version of your operating system to install the hard driv
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Important Notice for Drives Larger than 137 GB Some systems do not properly support the full capacity of an internal drive 1 larger than 137 GB. To ensure proper installation, read “Using a Drive Larger than 137 GB” on page 22 before setting up the drive. System User Manual Installing the Drive with an Ultra ATA PCI Card If you are installing this hard drive with an Ultra ATA-compatible PCI adapter card (such as the Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI Card or Maxtor SATA/150 PCI Card), use
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Installing the Drive in a Macintosh If you are installing a drive larger than 137 GB in most Mac 1 models, you must connect the drive to a Mac-compatible Ultra ATA/133 PCI card to access the full capacity of the drive. See “Using a Drive Larger than 137 GB” on page 22 for more information. If you have a system older than the Power Mac G4, Maxtor recommends that you attach your drive to a Mac-compatible ATA PCI card (not included) instead of the on-board ATA controller. If you choose
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Installing the Hard Drive This chapter describes how to physically install the hard drive in your computer. The installation steps are as follows: • Remove the system cover. 2 • Set the jumper. • Mount the hard drive in your computer. • Attach the cables. • Configure the BIOS (Windows-based systems only). Removing the System Cover 1. Turn your computer off. 2. Unplug your system from the electrical outlet. 3. Remove the cover from your system case. Refer to your system user ma
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Setting the Jumper Most Maxtor hard drives come preconfigured with a jumper (Figure 4) in the cable select or master position. Maxtor recommends using the cable Figure 4 select jumper position in most situations for ease of configuration. A Jumper 2 1. After removing the drive from its anti-static bag, match the jumper Determine the jumper style and settings using Figure 6 on page 7 or the diagram on block on the rear of the drive to one of the jumper block styles the drive l
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In a master/slave setup, the boot drive should be configured as master and connected to the black connector at the end of the ATA cable. If you are attaching a second drive to the same ATA cable, it should be configured as slave and plugged into the gray connector. 2 Style A1 Style A2 Style B (Includes (Includes (Includes DiamondMax DiamondMax Plus 9) DiamondMax 16) Plus 8 and Fireball 3) Master Master Slave Slave Cable Cable Select Select Figure 6 Jumper Block Positions Installing the
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Mounting the Hard Drive Before mounting the hard drive in your system, determine whether you are installing the hard drive in a 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch device bay. If you are unable to locate an available device bay in your computer, consult your system manual or contact the system manufacturer. 2 3.5-inch Device Bay Installation Many systems have an available 3.5-inch bay located adjacent to the floppy drive. • Mount the hard drive in the 3.5-inch bay using the screws provided.
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tighten the screws as this will strip the threads in the drive's housing. 2. Mount the hard drive in the 5.25-inch bay using the screws provided with the mounting brackets. Mount the hard drive as 2 close to the bottom of the device bay as possible with the label facing up. 3. Once you have attached the brackets to the hard drive, mount the hard drive in the 5.25-inch bay using the screws provided with the mounting brackets. Mount the hard drive as close to the bottom of the de
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Attaching the Cables An Ultra ATA cable no longer than 18 inches is recommended for all ATA connectors are keyed to UDMA-capable hard drives and is required for hard drives configured prevent improper insertion. as cable select. Maxtor strongly recommends using the Ultra ATA Do not rock or force ATA cable included in this package for maximum compatibility. connectors into place. 2 1. Locate an available ATA connector on the motherboard or an installed ATA PCI adapter card. If yo
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3. If two drives will be connected to the ATA cable: • The existing boot drive should be plugged into the black connector on the cable 2 • The new drive should be plugged into the gray connector. If the new drive will be the only device on the ATA cable, plug it into the black connector on the cable. 4. Connect power cables to all devices plugged into the ATA cable. Primary Master, 0 (Boot Drive) Typical ATA Device Configurations Most systems are capable of holding four ATA/IDE devic
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Existing System with Single ATAPI (CD/DVD/Zip) Drive (See Figure 10 and “Installing an Additional Storage Drive or Replacement Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP)” on page 20.) Cable Position Device Primary Master, 0: Boot Drive 2 Primary Slave, 1: Additional Storage Drive (New Maxtor Drive) Secondary Master, 0: CD/DVD Drive Secondary Slave, 1: No Device Existing System with Two ATAPI (CD/DVD/Zip) Drives (See Figure 10 and “Installing an Additional Storage Drive or Replacement
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Configuring the System BIOS Before partitioning and formatting your hard drive, you must tell the system what type of hardware you are using. This is referred to as configuring the system BIOS. Your computer system provides an initial setup utility (CMOS Setup) for this purpose. Some system BIOSes 2 may auto-detect your Maxtor hard drive and will identify it on screen as the system boots. If this is the case, proceed to “Formatting the Hard Drive” on page 15. Every system BIOS
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corner of your keyboard. (Figure 12) Press Enter to resume system boot. Some monitors are slow to display text during boot, so you may need to restart the computer to read the message. 2 3. Immediately after the function key message appears, press Figure 12 Pause/Break Key on a Keyboard the indicated key to enter Setup. Within the BIOS Setup utility, navigation is limited to keyboard commands. The active function keys are usually Esc, Tab, Page Up, Page Down, Enter, +, -, spa
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Formatting the Hard Drive This chapter describes how to format and partition your new hard drive using the MaxBlast software on a Windows system. Maxtor strongly recommends that all Windows customers use the MaxBlast installation software, rather than FDISK or the Windows Disk Management tool, to partition and format the hard drive. Drives Larger than 137 GB: To avoid Select your installation scenario: 3 data loss, do not create partitions larger than 137 GB on your drive • New
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To boot from the MaxBlast CD, you Installing a New Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me) may need to change the boot This section provides instructions for installing the hard drive in a new sequence or boot order settings in your system as the boot drive or for replacing a failed boot drive in an system BIOS to “Floppy > CDROM > IDE-0” or “A, CDROM, C.” Depending existing system using the DOS version of MaxBlast. If your existing on your BIOS type (AMI, Award, Windows boot
