Maxtor ATA Hard Drive Installation Manual page 26

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Switching the hard drives may
require changing the jumper settings
before reattaching the cables. To look
up the jumper settings for Maxtor
hard drives, see Figure 6 on page 9.
For other manufacturers' hard drives,
use the Hard Disk Information feature
of the MaxBlast software or visit the
manufacturer's web site.
This new drive is now ready to use, and you do not need to
complete any further steps.
Boot drive install: When MaxBlast is finished copying
b.
data to your new boot drive, remove any CDs or
floppies, and perform a normal shutdown. Continue to
the next step.
Unplug the ATA cable from both the new and old drives.
4.
Plug the black connector (master) on the ATA cable into
the new boot drive. Plug the grey connector (slave) into the
old drive.
5.
Unless you are using the cable select jumper setting on both
drives, you will need to change the jumper settings on both
drives. The new boot drive should be configured as master, and the
old drive should be configured as slave.
Power the system on. At the Windows desktop, double-
6.
click the My Computer icon. The newly installed boot drive
will appear as drive letter C. The old hard drive can now be used for
additional storage.
Formatting the Hard Drive
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