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Maxtor SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE, Installation Manual

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Contents

 

1 Getting Started

 

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Handling the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Operating System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Back Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Important Notice for Drives Larger than 137 GB . . . . . . . .  3
Installing the Drive with an Ultra/ATA PCI Card . . . . . . .  3
Installing the Drive in a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4

 

2 Installing the Hard Drive

 

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Removing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Setting the Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Mounting the Hard Drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
Attaching the Cables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11
Configuring the System BIOS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15

 

3 Formatting the Hard Drive

 

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Installing Hard Drive as a Boot Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   21
Installing Hard Drive to Replace Existing Hard Drive  . . .   23
Installing Hard Drive as an Additional Hard Drive . . . . . .   23
Using a Drive Larger than 137 GB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   25

 

4 Getting Help

 

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Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   28
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   32
Contacting Maxtor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   33

 

5 Glossary

 

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Summary of Contents for SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE

Page 1: ...ATA HARD DRIVE Installation Guide P N 20210100 A...

Page 2: ...ive 6 Removing the System Cover 6 Setting the Jumper 7 Mounting the Hard Drive 10 Attaching the Cables 11 Configuring the System BIOS 15 3 Formatting the Hard Drive 18 Installing Hard Drive as a Boot...

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Page 4: ...allation Damage to hard drives is typically caused by rough handling shock vibration or electrostatic discharge ESD Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and handling your hard drive Sa...

Page 5: ...rnal drive larger than 137 GB See Using a Drive Larger than 137 GB on page 25 for more information Installing the Drive with an Ultra ATA PCI Card If you are installing this hard drive with an Ultra A...

Page 6: ...an internal drive in your Macintosh go to www apple com support Once you have mounted the drive use this guide to assist you in setting the drive jumper and attaching the ATA cable If you have a Power...

Page 7: ...1 5 Getting Started intentionally blank page...

Page 8: ...based systems only Removing the System Cover 1 Turn your computer off 2 Unplug your system from the electrical outlet 3 Remove the cover from your system case Refer to your system user manual for inst...

Page 9: ...new hard drive for additional storage only and is not typically used for boot devices on Windows based systems The hard drive should be connected to the gray middle connector on the ATA cable Cable S...

Page 10: ...ow you want to use the new hard drive The recommended jumper settings below will work on many but not all systems See Typical ATA Device Configurations on page 13 for other common scenarios If you are...

Page 11: ...ice on page 14 Placing the Jumper Most hard drives come preconfigured with one jumper in the cable select or master position To reconfigure the jumper setting do the following 1 After removing the dri...

Page 12: ...tems may not have enough room to plug in the cables after the hard drive is mounted You may need to attach the ATA and power supply cables first 5 25 inch Device Bay Installation When installing the h...

Page 13: ...for hard drives configured as cable select Maxtor strongly recommends using the Ultra ATA cable included in this package for maximum compatibility The connectors on the ATA cable and power cable are...

Page 14: ...rear of the hard drive If the hard drive has been configured as a slave plug the gray cable connector into the ATA connector on the hard drive If the hard drive has been configured as cable select an...

Page 15: ...1 No Device Secondary Master 0 CD ROM Secondary Slave 1 No Device Existing System with Single ATAPI CD DVD Zip Drive See Figure 10 and Installing an Additional Storage Drive or Replacement Boot Drive...

Page 16: ...axtor Drive Secondary Master 0 CD ROM Secondary Slave 1 CD ROM or DVD Existing System with Single ATAPI CD DVD Zip Drive and Previously Installed Additional Storage Device See Figure 10 and Installing...

Page 17: ...e on page 18 Every system BIOS is different The instructions supplied in this section are not meant to be followed word for word but are provided as a guideline Refer to your system manual for specifi...

Page 18: ...ess the indicated key to enter Setup Within the BIOS Setup utility navigation is limited to keyboard commands The active function keys are usually Esc Tab Page Up Page Down Enter spacebar number and a...

Page 19: ...ed save the settings If you are unable to locate the function key message to enter CMOS Setup or are experiencing difficulty with hard drive detection in the BIOS refer to your system manual or contac...

Page 20: ...Me on page 19 or Installing a New Boot Drive Windows 2000 XP on page 21 Existing system with original boot drive and you want to copy all your data to the new hard drive to use it as a boot drive See...

Page 21: ...4 When finished partitioning and formatting the hard drive eject all CDs or floppy disks and restart the system The DOS version of MaxBlast does not currently support USB mouse or keyboard input unle...

Page 22: ...to the next step 6 When prompted to start the computer with CD ROM support select this option so that Windows will load the CD ROM driver After the system boot disk finishes loading you should see th...

Page 23: ...ive is automatically partitioned to the largest capacity by default The hard drive is assigned a single drive letter if installing Windows 2000 or XP The DOS version of MaxBlast does not currently sup...

Page 24: ...xt step If your system boots to a blue banner See Figure 14 a Press the C key insert your Windows 2000 or XP CD into the CD ROM drive and press the spacebar b Proceed to the next step 6 When prompted...

Page 25: ...last 3 CD in the CD ROM drive and choose to install the Max Blast software for Windows Boot your system from the MaxBlast CD and choose Setup Your Hard Disk You may need to change your BIOS settings t...

Page 26: ...ct 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 6 Power th...

Page 27: ...f your are interested in adding an Ultra ATA 133 card to your system Maxtor recommends using the Maxtor Ultra ATA 133 PCI Adapter Card which is fully compatible with all Maxtor ATA drive capacities Th...

Page 28: ...enable complete support of larger drives Open the MaxBlast application and select the Set Up Your Hard Disk Option MaxBlast checks for the existence of Windows 2000 SP3 or XP SP1 and installs the Enab...

Page 29: ...d format large drives to their full capacity Choose the Set Up Your Hard Disk button from the Main Menu then select the Advanced Installation option during the install After the drive has been partiti...

Page 30: ...supports cable select If your system still freezes during the boot process or if the full capacity of the hard drive does not appear the drive may be affected by a BIOS capacity barrier If so do the...

Page 31: ...dapter Card If the system still hangs you can use the MaxBlast 3 software to set the drive size a Power the system off and disconnect the ATA and power cables from the hard drive b Confirm that the ju...

Page 32: ...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 d Set LBA to Normal or Standard e...

Page 33: ...n Formatting the Hard Drive on page 18 to partition and format the hard drive with the MaxBlast 3 software The hard drive is attached in the wrong position on the ATA cable If you have attached the ha...

Page 34: ...nstallation software can be used together to address BIOS capacity limitations Other systems may require the installation of an Ultra ATA PCI card such as the Maxtor Ultra ATA 133 PCI Adapter Card Why...

Page 35: ...st CD 2 Select Create Powermax Diskette from the menu that appears 3 Follow the onscreen instructions To download from www maxtor com 1 Download the PWRDIAG EXE file to your hard drive 2 Read the comp...

Page 36: ...ystem will automatically configure the hard drives as master and slave based on the physical position of the hard drives on the cable This eliminates the need for unique jumper configurations between...

Page 37: ...ead magnetically Jumper In ATA IDE drives a jumper is an electrically conductive component that you place over pairs of pins that extend from the circuit board on the hard drive jumper block to connec...

Page 38: ...e 23 in 3 5 device bay 10 in 5 25 device bay 10 installing Windows XP 21 J jumpers cable select 7 cylinder limitation capacity 9 28 setting 7 8 K kit components 2 L large capacity drives 3 P partition...

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Page 40: ...r may make changes or improvements to the product s described in this publication at any time and without notice MaxBlast is a trademark and Maxtor is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation All...

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