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Maxtor SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE Installation Manual

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SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE Installation Guide P/N: 20255100...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Warranty Registration Information ......1 Introduction ........... . 2 Precautions .

  • Page 4: 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.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive product. This guide will lead you through the installation of your new drive. Maxtor Serial ATA SATA Interface If you encounter any difficulties with installation, please visit us online (SATA) Hard Drive Cable at www.maxtor.com and click on Worldwide Support.

  • Page 6: Required Tools

    • Simple, no-jumper installation Unlike standard ATA drives, Serial ATA drives do not require the use of jumpers to configure the drive. Visit www.maxtor.com and click on Worldwide Support for the latest SATA information and software updates. Operating System CD and Boot Disk...

  • Page 7: Remove System Cover

    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.

  • Page 8: Mount The Hard Drive

    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.
  • Page 9 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.

  • Page 10: Attach Serial Ata And Power Cables

    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.
  • Page 11 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. To ensure proper operation of your drive, do not use the jumper pins to the left of the 4-pin power connector (Figure 6a). If your drive comes with a jumper pre-installed, carefully remove it using needle-nose pliers.

  • Page 12: Check Bios Message

    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 7.) This message indicates that the SATA interface on your motherboard is enabled.

  • Page 13: Format The Hard Drive

    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.
  • Page 14 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 card/motherboard/system manufacturer's instructions for installing the driver for the SATA controller.
  • Page 15 B. Existing Windows 2000 or XP System The driver for the SATA interface must be installed prior to connecting the hard drive. If you are using a SATA card, you should physically install it at this time, but do not connect the drive. 1.
  • Page 16 C. 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.
  • Page 17 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 Support section at www.maxtor.com or extracted to floppy from the bootable MaxBlast CD.

  • Page 18: Set The Boot Sequence

    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.

  • Page 19: 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.
  • Page 20 Copyright © 2004 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Changes are periodically made to the information herein which will be incorporated in revised editions of this publication. Maxtor may make changes or improvements to the product(s) described in this publication at any time and without notice. For purposes of storage capacity, a gigabyte (GB) equals 1,000,000,000 bytes.

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