Maxtor SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE User manual

ATA HARD DRIVE
Installation Guide
P/N: 20210100/A

Contents
1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Contacting Maxtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Getting Started
Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive storage product. This
installation guide will lead you through the installation of your hard drive.
The Maxtor Retail Hard Drive Kit includes the components shown in
Figure 1. Your computer may need some or all of these parts to
complete the installation. You will also need the tools shown in Figure 2
on page 3 including a full version of your operating system to install the
hard drive in your computer.
Handling the Hard Drive
Your hard drive should be handled with care during unpacking and
installation. 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:
•Save the packing materials in case you need to return your hard drive.
•Allow the hard drive to reach room temperature before opening
the anti-static bag.
•Handle the hard drive by its sides. Do not touch the circuit board
electronics on the bottom of the hard drive.
•Do not connect or disconnect any hard drive cables when the
system is powered on.
•Do not drop, jar, or bump the hard drive.
Max•Blast™
Quick Start Poster
(not included with all kits)
Maxtor ATA
Hard Drive
Mounting Screws
Figure 1. Included in this Kit
ATA Interface
Cable
This Installation
Guide
MaxBlast 3
Installation CD

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Back Up Your Data
Protect your data by backing up existing hard drives before installing
your new Maxtor hard drive.
Important Notice for Drives Larger than 137 GB
Windows 98, Me, 2000 (before Service Pack 3), and XP (before Service
Pack 1) operating systems do not properly support the full capacity of an
internal 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/ATA PCI adapter card,
use the ATA card documentation to install the card before installing the
hard drive. Some older systems require the use of an ATA card to fully
recognize higher capacity hard drives.
System User Manual
Operating System
CD and Boot Disk
Philips Screwdriver
Small Needle-Nose Pliers
Figure 2. Required Tools

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Installing the Drive in a Macintosh
If you are installing a drive larger than 137 GB in any Mac, you
must connect the drive to a Mac-compatible Ultra ATA/133 PCI
card to access the full capacity of the drive.
See “Using a Drive
Larger than 137 GB” on page 25 for more information.
If you have a system older than the Power Mac G4, Maxtor
recommends that you attach your drive to a Mac-compatible ATA PCI
card (not included) instead of the on-board ATA controller.
For detailed information on mounting 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 Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Door) system, the
jumpers on additional hard drives attached to the built-in ATA ports
must be set to cable select, not to master or slave.
You can format (initialize) and partition the drive using the Apple Drive
Setup Utility (for Mac OS 8.6 or higher) or the Apple Disk Utility (for
Mac OS X). Note that on all beige Power Mac G3 systems (Desktop,
Minitower, All-In-One) and some iMac models (333MHz G3 and
slower), Mac OS X can only be installed on a partition that is within
the first 8 GB of the drive.

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Installing the Hard Drive
This chapter describes how to physically install the hard drive in
your computer. The installation steps are as follows:
•Remove the system cover.
•Set the jumper.
•Mount the hard drive in your computer.
•Attach the cables.
•Configure the BIOS (Windows-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 instructions on removing the cover, or
obtain the services of a qualified installation technician.
4. Attach a grounding strap or touch a metal portion of
your computer case.
This will ground you to minimize the
risk of exposing the hard drive to electrostatic discharge.
Figure 3. Removing the
System Cover

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Setting the Jumper
A jumper is a small plastic piece that slides over a pair of configuration
pins. (See Figure 4.) The next step in the installation process is to set the
jumper on the back of your hard drive so your system can identify the
hard drive.
The following definitions describe the jumper settings:
Master. This setting can be used if you will be using the new hard
drive as a primary master boot drive or a secondary master additional
storage drive. The hard drive should be connected to the black (master)
connector at the end of the ATA cable.
Slave. This setting can be used if you will be using the 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 Select. This setting is an alternate method of hard drive
identification that can be used instead of the master and slave settings.
With cable select enabled, all hard drives positioned on the black
(master) connector of the ATA cable will identify as master, and all hard
drives positioned on the gray (middle) connector will identify as slave.
To properly configure cable select, all devices on the same ATA cable
must use the cable select jumper setting and be connected with a 40-pin
Ultra ATA cable like the one included. Before installing a new hard
drive, Maxtor recommends that you check to see if any device currently
Figure 4. A Jumper

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attached to the ATA cable you wish to use is configured as cable select.
You may need to consult the documentation for this device or its
manufacturer for jumper configuration information.
Older systems that do not support Ultra ATA/66 speeds or are dated prior
to November 1998 may not be able to use the cable select jumper option.
If you are uncertain whether your system can use the cable select option,
use the master/slave settings instead.
Determining the Correct Jumper Setting
The correct jumper setting for your hard drive depends on your current
system configuration and how 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 building a new system, use the cable select setting on all
ATA devices to make it easier to configure your system.
•If you have an existing system, check the jumper settings on your
current boot drive and your CD-ROM drive. If these drives are
using master/slave jumper settings, use the master/slave jumper set-
tings on your new hard drive. If your current boot drive and CD-
ROM drive are using the cable select setting, use cable select on the
new hard drive.
Figure 5. Common
Jumper Blocks
Determine the jumper style and
settin gs using Figure 6 on page
9 or the diagram on the drive
Style A1 Style A2
Style B or C