
Installation
3-18 Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 250GB AT
3.6.2
Clearance
Clearance from the drive to any other surface (except mounting surfaces) must be a
minimum of 1.25 mm (0.05 inches).
3.6.3
Ventilation
The MaXLine Plus II 250GB AT hard disk drives operate without a cooling fan,
provided the ambient air temperature does not exceed 131×F (55×C) at any point
along the drive form factor envelope.
FOR SYSTEMS WITH A MOTHERBOARD ATA/SATA ADAPTER
You can install the MaXLine Plus II 250GB AT hard disk drives in an AT-
compatible system that contains a 40-pin ATA bus connector/SATA on the
motherboard.
To connect the drive to the motherboard, use a 40 conductor ribbon cable (80
conductor ribbon cable if using Ultra ATA/66/100 or /133 drive) 18 inches in
length or shorter. Ensure that pin 1 of the drive is connected to pin 1 of the
motherboard connector. To connect the drive to the motherboard for the MaXLine
Plus II 250GB AT SATA drives, use a SATA cable 1 meter long or shorter. Ensure
that pin 1 of the drive is connected to pin 1 of the motherboard connector.
3.7
FOR SYSTEMS WITH AN ATA ADAPTER BOARD
To install the MaXLine Plus II 250GB AT hard disk drive in an AT-compatible
system without a 40-pin ATA bus connector/SATA connector on its motherboard,
you need a third-party IDE-compatible adapter board.
3.7.1
Adapter Board Installation
Carefully read the manual that accompanies your adapter board before installing it.
Make sure that all the jumpers are set properly and that there are no address or signal
conflicts. You must also investigate to see if your AT-compatible system contains a
combination floppy and hard disk controller board. If it does, you must disable the
hard disk drive controller functions on that controller board before proceeding.
Once you have disabled the hard disk drive controller functions on the floppy/hard
drive controller, install the adapter board. Again, make sure that you have set all
jumper straps on the adapter board to avoid addressing and signal conflicts.
Note:
For Sections 3.3 and 3.7, power should be turned off on the
computer before installing the drive.
3.7.1.1
Connecting the Adapter Board and the Drive
Use a 40-pin/SATA cable to connect the drive to the board.
See figure 3-11.