Hard Drive Preparation - Maxtor DIAMONDMAX 2880 Reference Manual

INSTALLATION
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Hard Drive Preparation

To finish the installation, the drive must be partitioned and formatted. Hard drive partitioning and formatting may be done with the operating system software
or with MaxBlast installation software. Select A or B below to complete the preparation of the Maxtor hard drive.
NOTE: Drive letter assignment is controlled by the operating system and not by the BIOS or MaxBlast. The operating system assigns drive letters to all devices
as follows: (1) to all hard drives and their partitions; (2) to all other devices like CD-ROM's and tape drives. When adding an additional hard drive to the system,
the drive letters will be automatically changed by the operating system.
A Preparing the hard drive using the operating system software.
IMPORTANT Due to operating system limitations, DOS operating systems cannot access the full capacity of drives larger than 8.4 GB. The Windows 95 full
installation, not an upgrade from DOS, operating system or equivalent is required to obtain the full capacity of any drive larger than 8.4 GB.
If the system or interface card correctly supports the Maxtor hard drive, the drive may be partitioned and formatted using the operating system software. If the
cylinder limitation jumper (J46) is installed or the BIOS does not support the hard drive, MaxBlast installation software must be used to prepare the hard drive.
NOTE: All versions of DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS and Windows 95a (FAT 16 support) have a partition size limitation of 2.1 GB. For drives larger than 2.1 GB, the
drive must be divided into partitions that do not exceed the 2.1 GB limitation. Windows 95b (OSR2) does not have this limitation. Windows NT
LINUX and Novell NetWare ® should not have this limitation but please refer to their documentation or contact the manufacturer to verify their support or
limitations.
For detailed operating system installation assistance, refer to the system manufacturers user's manual, the operating system user's manual or contact the
manufacturer directly.
B Preparing the hard drive using MaxBlast installation software.
1 Boot the system with the bootable MaxBlast software installation diskette.
2 The MaxBlast installation software will load and the first screen of the program will display. Complete the information in the System Configuration
Information table and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the hard drive installation.
System/Drive Information
The first time MaxBlast installation software is run, it will display information in a format similar to the System Configuration Information table below.
Subsequent executions start at the main menu and allow the user to optionally display this information.
The information in the System Configuration table must be completed for your records. This information will be requested by the Maxtor Technical
Assistance representative in the event that you call for assistance.
The Maxtor hard drive model number and serial number are also located on the top cover label of the hard drive. System information should be available in
the computer users's manual or in the documentation for the different devices attached to the system.
Once the information in this table is copied from the screen, continue with the installation or exit the MaxBlast installation software as shown on the screen.
EZMAX is a menu-driven program with on-line help to guide you through the installation process.
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