INSTALLATION
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Mounting Drive in System
Turn the computer OFF, disconnect the power cord and remove the cover. Refer to the computer user’s manual for information on removing the cover.
Each system manufacturer uses different types of cases, including desktop, mini-tower, full tower and other special configurations. As a result, there are many
different possible mounting locations that could be used.
In a typical system case, there are specific 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch bays available for storage devices. When a 3.5 inch mounting bay is available, mounting
brackets and rails are not required. If a 5.25 inch mounting bay is used, mounting brackets (and possibly rails) will be required to mount the Maxtor hard drive
in the system case. Refer to the system manufacturers user’s manual or contact the system manufacturer directly for additional information.
NOTE:
Some computer manufacturers have system cases that require custom mounting brackets and/or rails to physically mount a hard drive. If the ANSI-
standard brackets and rails provided in the Maxtor Hard Drive Kit cannot be used in your system case, you will need to obtain custom brackets and rails from
your system manufacturer.
Installing 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets and Rails
If the Maxtor hard drive is being mounted in a 5.25 inch drive bay, the following figure shows how to attach the brackets and/or rails to the drive. If the drive is
being installed in a 3.5 inch bay which requires the use of rails, they may be installed directly on the drive without brackets.
Systems Using Cable Select
IMPORTANT
– Most systems do not use this feature. Unless you are sure that your computer system supports Cable Select, do not set up the drive with this
feature enabled.
Maxtor hard drives support Cable Select. The Cable Select method of drive identification allows the system to identify Master and Slave IDE devices based
upon the position (connector) the IDE device is attached to on the interface (ribbon) cable.
A special IDE cable select interface (ribbon) cable is
required
for systems using the Cable Select feature.
The ribbon cable included in Maxtor kits is a standard IDE cable and cannot be used in systems that use Cable Select. Systems that use Cable Select do not
support the standard Master/Slave definitions described above and the standard IDE interface (ribbon) cable
cannot
be used on these systems.
If your system supports this feature, refer to the system user’s manual or contact the system manufacturer for specific procedures for installing hard drives. On
Maxtor DiamondMax 2880 hard drives, Cable Select is enabled by installing a jumper on J48.
Relationship to Other IDE Devices
IDE devices such as a CD-ROM or tape drive also have the jumper definitions for Master and Slave. The difference between a hard drive and these devices is
that they require special software drivers in order to communicate properly with the system. Hard drives do not require additional drivers to communicate with
the system. Because of limitations in the software drivers provided with CD-ROMs, tape drives and other IDE devices, Maxtor does
NOT
recommend that a
hard drive be a slave to a CD-ROM or other IDE devices only to another hard drive. The software drivers for non hard drive IDE devices do not provide
adequate support for communications to a hard drive as a slave device. Maxtor recommends that hard drives be the master to any other IDE devices except
another hard drive.
Installing in Drive Bay
After the hard drive is prepared with mounting brackets/rails, if required, and the jumpers are set correctly, the drive can be mounted in a drive bay and
secured.
Note:
The computer system the Maxtor hard drive is being installed in may use standard or a unique mounting and placement method. Refer to the
computer user’s manual or contact the system manufacturer for detailed mounting instructions for that specific system.
