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ATA HARD DRIVE

Installation Guide

P/N: 20255400

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    ATA HARD DRIVE Installation Guide P/N: 20255400...
  • 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

    Contacting Maxtor ........

  • 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: Getting Started

    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...

  • Page 6: Important Notice For Drives Larger Than 137 Gb

    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 the ATA card documentation to install the card before installing the hard drive.

  • Page 7: Installing The Drive In A Macintosh

    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...
  • Page 8 intentionally blank page Getting Started...

  • Page 9: Installing The Hard Drive

    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. • Set the jumper. • Mount the hard drive in your computer. •...

  • Page 10: Setting The Jumper

    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 1.
  • Page 11 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.

  • Page 12: Mounting The Hard Drive

    (not included) to the hard drive. Mounting brackets are included in the Maxtor Hard Drive Mounting Kit, sold separately at www.maxstore.com (U.S. residents only) or at your local computer store.
  • Page 13 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 close to the bottom of the device bay as possible with the label facing up.

  • Page 14: Attaching The Cables

    UDMA-capable hard drives and is required for hard drives configured Do not rock or force ATA as cable select. Maxtor strongly recommends using the Ultra ATA connectors into place. cable included in this package for maximum compatibility.
  • Page 15 (See “Installing a New Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me)” on page 16.) 0 (CD-ROM) Cable Position Device Secondary Slave, 1 Primary Slave, 1 Primary Master, 0: Boot Drive (New Maxtor Drive) (Open) (Additional Primary Slave, 1: No Device Storage) Secondary...
  • Page 16 Replacement Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP)” on page 20.) Cable Position Device Primary Master, 0: Boot Drive 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...

  • Page 17: Configuring The System Bios

    BIOS. Your computer system provides an initial setup utility (CMOS Setup) for this purpose. Some system BIOSes 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”...
  • Page 18 The BIOS Setup utility usually has keyboard instructions located somewhere on the screen. 4. Upon entering Setup, highlight the Auto-Detect IDE HDD/Hard Drives option (if displayed) and press Enter. This will allow the system to automatically detect the devices on your primary and secondary ATA channels.

  • Page 19: Formatting The Hard Drive

    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.

  • Page 20: Installing A New Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me)

    DOS version of MaxBlast. If your existing IDE-0” or “A, CDROM, C.” Depending on your BIOS type (AMI, Award, Windows boot drive is working properly, Maxtor recommends using Phoenix), the boot sequence settings the Windows version of MaxBlast instead.
  • Page 21 Figure 13 After the system boot disk finishes loading, you should see the A:\ Maxtor Banner prompt. Above the prompt, you should also see a line saying Drive X: = Driver MSCD001 unit 0 where X is the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 22: Installing A New Boot Drive (Windows 2000, Xp)

    “A, CDROM, C.” Depending on your existing system using the DOS version of MaxBlast. If your existing BIOS type (AMI, Award, Phoenix), the Windows boot drive is working properly, Maxtor recommends using boot sequence settings may be located the Windows version of MaxBlast instead.
  • Page 23 Choose to leave install the operating system. If you have trouble booting to the the file system intact and continue with Windows XP CD, see Maxtor Knowledge Base Article #855 at the Windows installation. www.maxtorkb.com. Formatting the Hard Drive...

  • Page 24: Installing An Additional Storage Drive Or Replacement Boot Drive

    Installing an Additional Storage Drive or Replacement Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP) This section provides instructions for installing the hard drive in an existing system as additional storage or as a replacement for a currently functioning boot drive. Depending on your preference, you can use the Windows or DOS version of MaxBlast.
  • Page 25 This new drive is now ready to use, and you do not need to To look up the jumper settings for complete any further steps. Maxtor hard drives, see “Figure 6 Jumper Block Positions” on page 7. b. Boot drive install: When MaxBlast is finished copying data For other manufacturers’...

  • Page 26: Using A Drive Larger Than 137 Gb

    If your Maxtor hard drive came bundled with an Ultra ATA/133- larger than 137 GB. compatible PCI card (such as the Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI Card or Maxtor SATA/150 PCI Card), or you have an installed Ultra ATA/133 PCI card, you can safely use your drive with the card on Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP.
  • Page 27 Set Up Your Hard Disk Option in the MaxBlast application will not fully enable large drive support and may lead to data loss. If you do not have one of the operating systems listed above, Maxtor recommends that you upgrade your operating system or try one of the solutions listed below.
  • Page 28 137 GB, so contact your chipset, system, or motherboard manufacturer to see if they have drivers available for your operating system. If not, Maxtor recommends purchasing a Maxtor Ultra ATA/ 133 PCI Card or Maxtor SATA/150 PCI Card from www.maxstore.com or your local computer retailer.

  • Page 29: Getting Help

    The online Maxtor Knowledge Base contains a wealth of information on hard drive installation and troubleshooting. To access the Maxtor Knowledge Base, go to www.maxtor.com and click on Worldwide Support. Select your region from the map, then choose the Knowledge Base link on the left side of the screen. Some popular help topics are listed below.

  • Page 30: Contacting Maxtor

    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 32 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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