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Maxtor Ultra ATA/100 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card NSTALLATION NSTALLATION UIDE UIDE...

  • Page 2: Pre-Installation

    Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card PRE INSTALLATION Thank You Adapter cards are sensitive to electrostatic Thank you for selecting Maxtor’s Ultra ATA/100 discharge (ESD) damage. Handle the Ultra PCI Adapter Card. ATA/100 Adapter Card by its sides. DO Please follow these installation instructions to reap NOT touch the printed circuit board the full benefits of your purchase.
  • Page 3 Maxtor: http://www.maxtor.com/sat- • A small (#2) Phillips screw driver isfaction/index.html. • Your computer user’s manual Click on the Ultra ATA/100 Adapter link for details. • Operating system software F O R F O R A R D...
  • Page 4 WARNING: Removing the installation software of when attaching a ATAPI device and the device is hard drives other than Maxtor will result in data loss. not seen by its installation software, please call that Please contact other hard drive manufacturers for device manufacture for new software.

  • Page 5: Kit Components

    Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card KIT COMPONENTS Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card The Maxtor Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card Kit includes the components shown here. Familiarize yourself with each of these items. Depending on your particular computer setup, some or all of these parts may be needed to complete the Adapter Card installation.

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4. Install the Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card into the open slot (Figure 1). Adapter Card Installation Installing the Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card in a system is a simple process.The card fits into any available 32-bit PCI expansion slot on the system's motherboard.
  • Page 7 Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card Hard Drive Installation Adapter Card Installation (cont.) NOTE: If you're installing the Ultra ATA/100 PCI 5. If applicable, attach the LED cable connector on Adapter Card into a system with an existing your system case to the LED connector on the Windows NT operating system, do not connect any Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card (Figure 2).
  • Page 8 Hard Drive Installation (cont.) (Figure 3).The blue cable connector must be 2. Install the hard drives in the proper hard drive attached to IDE 1 on the Ultra ATA/100 PCI bays of your system. Adapter Card. 3. Attach the UDMA IDE cable to the hard drives 4.
  • Page 9 The Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card package contains one UDMA interface cable. You will need an additional UDMA interface cable if connecting more than two Ultra ATA/100 hard drives to the Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card. Helpful Hint: If upon booting, your system doesn’t recognize the card, change the card to a different PCI slot.

  • Page 10: Software Installation

    This section details software driver installation of This section contains four different options for installing the Ultra ATA/100 Drivers: the Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card when used with various operating systems. • Option A: Installing Drivers with a New Windows 98/Millennium Installation Software drivers are small program files that enable recognition/communication between devices (e.g.,...
  • Page 11 Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card Option A: Installing Drivers with a New Windows 98/Millennium Installation 1. After installing the Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card and configuring the hard drive(s), partition and format your hard drive(s). 2. Install Windows 9x. 3. After installation, go to the “Start” menu and select “Settings.”...
  • Page 12 Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card Option A: Installing Drivers with a New Windows 98/Millennium Installation (cont.) 6. In the “System” window, select “Device 8. Select the “Driver” tab in the “Properties” Manager.” window, choose “Update Driver” and then press “Next.”...
  • Page 13 Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card Option A: Installing Drivers with a New Windows 98/Millennium Installation (cont.) 9. Select “Search for a better driver than the one 10.Select “Specify Location” and then type “A:\” in your device is using now (recommended),” and the text box.
  • Page 14 Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card Option A: Installing Drivers with a New Windows 98/Millennium Installation (cont.) 11.Insert the “Ultra ATA/100 Drivers” diskette into 13.Press “Next", then "Finish,” then “Yes” when the A: diskette drive. asked if you want to restart your computer. Be sure to remove the diskette from drive A:.
  • Page 15 Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card Option B: Installing Drivers with Pre-Existing Windows 98/ Millennium Installation 1. After installing the Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Driver Confirmation Card and configuring the hard drives, power up To confirm that the driver has been properly the system and boot Windows.
  • Page 16 2. Press “S” to configure an additional adapter. b). Floppy-less Install: boot from floppy and type “WINNT/B”. After the files have been copied, 3. Insert the Maxtor Ultra ATA/100 Driver diskette the system will reboot. into drive A: and press “Enter.”...
  • Page 17 ATA/100 Adapter Card before performing the “Have Disk.” following procedure. 6. When “Install From Disk” appears, insert the The Ultra ATA/100 Drivers must be loaded on the “Ultra ATA/100 Driver” diskette in drive A:, system hard drive (running under the existing hard and select “OK.”...

  • Page 18: Product Registration

    Ultra ATA/100 PCI Adapter Card PRODUCT REGISTRATION Register and take advantage of all the benefits! By registering your new Maxtor product, you’ll have the option to receive product updates, special offers, and other important information about other storage solutions from Maxtor.

  • Page 19: Product Warranty

    90 days, whichev- dealer, agent or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension or er is longer. If you discover a defect, Maxtor will replace the Card at no charge to addition to this warranty.
  • Page 20 All material contained herein Copyright © 2000 Maxtor Corporation. MaxFax and Maxtor are registered trademarks of Maxtor. Other trademarks are the prop- erty of their respective holders. Contents subject to change without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. Maxtor Part #20130600-WEB...

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