Maxtor Installation Manual page 27

resolve this issue. Another way to overcome the BIOS limitation is to install an Ultra ATA PCI card like the Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI
Adapter Card.
• If the system still hangs after the installation of the capacity limitation jumper, try the user-definable option in the BIOS setup utility as follows:
a. Power the system off and disconnect the ATA and power cables from the hard drive.
b. Restart the system and enter the BIOS setup utility.
c. Set the BIOS parameters to a User Definable Type with 1024 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors.
Set LBA to normal or standard.
d.
e. Ignore the Write Pre Comp (WpCom) and Landing Zone (LZ) settings; they can be set to zero.
f. Save the settings, exit setup, and power the system off.
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Reconnect the power and ATA cables, and power the system on.
g.
If the hard drive no longer hangs the system, follow the instructions in "Formatting the Hard Drive" on page 15.
• If the instructions above did not solve the issue, contact your motherboard manufacturer for a BIOS upgrade or purchase a
Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 PCI Adapter Card.
Why is the system unable to detect my newly installed Maxtor hard drive?
Check for the following:
• The hard drive is not physically installed correctly. Check the cables to verify that they are fully seated on both the hard drive and the mother-
board. Verify that the hard drive is spinning after powering the system on and that you have an adequate power supply for all of your devices.
• The hard drive is not auto-detected in the BIOS Setup. Re-enter the BIOS Setup and try to auto-detect the hard drive again.
• The hard drive is not partitioned and formatted. Follow the instructions in "Formatting the Hard Drive" on page 15 to partition and format
the hard drive with the MaxBlast Plus II software.
• The hard drive is attached in the wrong position on the ATA cable. If you have attached the hard drive as a slave on the same cable as a
CD-ROM or DVD device, remove that device and install the hard drive as master. If the hard drive is now detected, add the CD-ROM or
DVD device as a slave on the same cable or attach the device to a separate ATA cable.
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