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Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers
and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives. Drive repair should be performed
only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact the Maxtor Customer Service Center at 800-
2MAXTOR or 408-922-2085.
Before unpacking the hard drive, please review Sections 1 through 4.
C A U T I O N
Maxtor hard drives are precision products. Failure to follow these precautions and guidelines
outlined here may lead to product failure, damage and invalidation of all warranties.
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BEFORE unpacking or handling a drive, take all proper electro-static discharge (ESD)
precautions, including personnel and equipment grounding. Stand-alone drives are
sensitive to ESD damage.
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BEFORE
removing drives from their packing material, allow them to reach room
temperature.
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During handling,
NEVER
drop, jar, or bump a drive.
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Once a drive is removed from the Maxtor shipping container,
IMMEDIATELY
secure
the drive through its mounting holes within a chassis. Otherwise, store the drive on a
padded, grounded, antistatic surface.
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NEVER
switch DC power onto the drive by plugging an electrically live DC source cable
into the drive's connector.
NEVER
connect a live bus to the drive's interface connector.
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ELECTRICAL GROUNDING -
For proper operation, the drive must be securely fastened
to a device bay that provides a suitable electrical ground to the drive baseplate.
Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-installed drive labels.
They contain information required should the drive ever need repair.
