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One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. One terabyte, or TB, equals 1,000 gigabytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may
vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes and are based on the following assumptions: each
hour of DVD-quality video is 2.1GB, each digital photo is 1MB, and each MP3 is 4 minutes long. Actual quantities will
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Contents Warranty Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Included in this Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Required Tools . . . . . .
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Warranty Registration Information Before installing the hard drive, please write down the serial number and the model 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 model and serial numbers from your hard drive and write these numb
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FIGURE 1 INCLUDED IN THIS KIT Introduction 1. Maxtor Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drive Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive product. This guide will 2. SATA Interface Cable lead you through the installation of your new drive. 3. Driver CD or Diskette 4. Mounting Screws If you encounter any difficulties with installation, please visit us online at www.maxtor.com and click on Worldwide Support. The Maxtor SATA Hard Drive Kit includes the components shown in Figure 1. Your computer m
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System Manual FIGURE 2 REQUIRED TOOLS About Serial ATA 1. System User Manual Serial ATA (SATA) technology offers you the following benefits: 2. Operating System CD and Boot Disk – World’s fastest ATA interface 3. Philips Screwdriver 4. Small Needle-Nose Pliers – Ideal for high-performance RAID – Thin, easy-plug cables for improved airflow Visit www.maxtor.com and click on Worldwide Support for the latest SATA information and software updates. Back Up Your Data Protect your data by ba
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Remove System Cover 1. Turn your computer off. 2. Unplug your system from the electrical outlet. 3. Remove the cover from your system case. See Figure 3. Refer to your system user manual for instructions on removing the cover, or obtain the services of a qualified installation technician. FIGURE 3 REMOVING THE SYSTEM COVER 4. Attach a grounding strap or touch a metal portion of your computer case. This will ground you to minimize the risk of exposing the hard drive to electrostatic di
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Mount 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, consult your system manual or system manufacturer. 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. See Figure 4. Some systems may not have
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5.25-inch Device Bay Installation When installing the hard drive in a 5.25-inch bay (such as where CD-ROM drives are typically installed), you first need to attach mounting brackets (not included) to the hard drive. Mounting brackets are available from your local computer hardware store. 1. Attach the mounting brackets to the hard drive using the screws included with this kit. See Figure 5 for details. FIGURE 5 MOUNTING THE BRACKETS ON THE HARD DRIVE 2. Mount the hard drive in the 5.25-
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Attach Serial ATA and Power Cables 1. Locate an available Serial ATA (SATA) port on your motherboard or on a SATA PCI card and plug in one end of the SATA interface cable. 2. Locate the SATA port on the rear of the hard drive and plug in the SATA interface cable as shown. 3. Connect the 15 pin SATA power connector. Power Connector POWER SATA SATA Interface Connector FIGURE 6 ATTACHING THE CABLES TO THE HARD DRIVE PAGE 7
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If you have an existing installation of Windows 2000 or XP, you must install a Windows driver for the SATA interface before connecting the drive. See “Format the Hard Drive” on page 10 for details. Important Note: Motherboards and host controllers equipped with VIA, VT8237, VT8237R, VT6420, VT6421L, SIS760, and SIS964 do not support SATA 300 transfer speeds. For Maxtor SATA 300 drives to function properly on the VIA chipsets, the Force 150 jumper must be used. For more information about
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Check BIOS Message If you have a motherboard with built-in SATA ports, power on your system and look for an on-screen BIOS message that refers to the SATA interface or controller. (See Figure 8.) This message indicates that the SATA interface on your motherboard is enabled. If you do not see this message, consult the documentation supplied with your motherboard or system to enable SATA support in the system BIOS. If you are using a SATA PCI card, there is no need to enter BIOS Setu
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Format the Hard Drive This chapter describes how to partition and format your new drive using the MaxBlast installation software on a Windows system. Maxtor recommends using MaxBlast on 98 and ME systems, rather than FDISK, to partition and format the drive. If you have not previously installed a SATA drive in your system, you must install a Windows driver for your SATA PCI card or SATA-enabled motherboard or system so that Windows can recognize your new drive. For maximum compatibil
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If your system cannot boot from a CD, you can create a bootable MaxBlast diskette by inserting the MaxBlast CD into a system running Windows and choosing Create MaxBlast Installation Diskette from the menu. If you have dual optical (CD/DVD) drives, try booting from the other optical drive. A. Existing Windows 98 or Me System 1. Boot the system into Windows. 2. The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear informing you that it has found a new PCI mass storage controller. Follow the SATA car
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1. Boot the system into Windows. 2. Follow the SATA card/motherboard/system manufacturer's instructions for installing the SATA driver. 3. Shut down your system, connect the hard drive, and boot into Windows to format the drive. 4. From the Windows desktop, select: Start / Settings / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer Management / Disk Management. 5. Initialize the drive as a basic disk. When finished initializing, format the drive using the NTFS file format. C. Existing Win
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D. New Windows 98 or Me System or Replacing a Failed 98 or Me Boot Drive 1. Boot your system from the MaxBlast CD. 2. When MaxBlast asks if you would like to prepare the drive for use in your system, click Yes and follow the on-screen prompts to format and partition your drive. 3. When finished partitioning and formatting the hard drive, eject all CDs or floppy disks and restart the system. 4. Boot your system from your Windows system boot floppy. 5. When prompted to start the computer with
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E. New Windows 2000 or XP System or Replacing a Failed 2000 or XP Boot Drive Before you begin. The SATA host driver for motherboards with embedded SATA controllers, or non Maxtor branded SATA hosts, are typically contained on an installation CD that is included with the motherboard or add-in controller. The SATA host drivers must first be extracted to a floppy disk before installing the operating system. Drivers for Maxtor-branded SATA cards can be downloaded from the Worldwide Supp
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Set the Boot Sequence (New boot drive only) The final step is to configure your system BIOS to use your SATA drive as the system boot drive. Your system has a built-in BIOS Setup utility that allows you to change this setting. 1. Power on the system and look for an on-screen message indicating which function key to press to enter Setup. (See Figure 9.) The function keys used for entering Setup vary between manufacturers. The most common Setup function keys are F1, F2, and DEL. Ref
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Getting Help Before contacting Maxtor Support, use the Hard Disk Information feature in MaxBlast to view the model number and serial number of your drive. These numbers can be used to get help from Maxtor Support, register your drive, and look up information on the Maxtor website. Please visit www.maxtor.com to obtain comprehensive support information, such as: – Warranty Services Drive Returns (RMA), Warranty Status, Limited Warranty Statement – Product Support Installation
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One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. One terabyte, or TB, equals 1,000 gigabytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes and are based on the following assumptions: each hour of DVD-quality video is 2.1GB, each digital photo is 1MB, and each MP3 is 4 minutes long. Actual quantities will
