Maxtor SATA/150 Installation Guide

ATA HARD DRIVEInstallation GuideP/N: 20255400

2 6Installing the Hard Drive Setting the Jumper Most Maxtor hard drives come preconfigured with a jumper (Figure 4) in the cable select or master pos

Installing the Hard Drive 7 2 In a master/slave setup, the boot drive should be configured as master and connected to the black connector at the end

2 8Installing the Hard Drive Mounting the Hard Drive Before mounting the hard drive in your system, determine whether you are installing the hard dri

Installing the Hard Drive 9 2 tighten the screws as this will strip the threads in the drive'shousing. 2. Mount the hard drive in the 5.25-inch

2 10 Installing the Hard Drive Attaching the Cables An Ultra ATA cable no longer than 18 inches is recommended for all UDMA-capable hard drives and i

Installing the Hard Drive 11 2 3. If two drives will be connected to the ATA cable:• The existing boot drive should be plugged into the blackconnecto

2 12 Installing the Hard Drive Existing System with Single ATAPI (CD/DVD/Zip) Drive (See Figure 10 and “Installing an Additional Storage Drive or Rep

Installing the Hard Drive 13 2 Configuring the System BIOS Before partitioning and formatting your hard drive, you must tell the system what type of

2 14 Installing the Hard Drive corner of your keyboard. (Figure 12) Press Enter to resume system boot.Some monitors are slow to display text during b

Formatting the Hard Drive 15 3 Formatting the Hard Drive This chapter describes how to format and partition your new hard drive using the MaxBlast so

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3 16 Formatting the Hard Drive Installing a New Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me) This section provides instructions for installing the hard drive in a ne

Formatting the Hard Drive 17 3 5. If your system boots to a message: No OS found Insert the OS setup disk, then press any key. Insert your Wind

3 18 Formatting the Hard Drive Installing a New Boot Drive (Windows 2000, XP) This section provide instructions for installing the hard drive in a n

Formatting the Hard Drive 19 3 the largest capacity by default. The hard drive is assigned a single drive letter if installing Windows 2000 or XP. 4.

3 20 Formatting the Hard Drive Installing an Additional Storage Drive orReplacement Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP) This section provides inst

Formatting the Hard Drive 21 3 This new drive is now ready to use, and you do not need to complete any further steps. b. Boot drive install: When Max

3 22 Formatting the Hard Drive Using a Drive Larger than 137 GB To properly access the full capacity of a drive larger than 137 GB, you must install

Formatting the Hard Drive 23 3 • Windows XP Professional, SP1 and higher• Windows 2000 Professional, SP3 and higher• Windows 2000 Server, SP3 and hig

3 24 Formatting the Hard Drive Chipset Solutions for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XPIntel 8xx Series Chipsets: Intel offers drivers to support the ful

Getting Help 25 4 Getting Help This sections provides troubleshooting tips and answers frequently asked questions about hard drive installation.The

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4 26 Getting Help Contacting Maxtor Before contacting Maxtor Support, use the Hard Disk Information feature in MaxBlast to view the model number and

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i Warranty Registration Information Warranty Registration Information Before installing the hard drive, please write down the 8 character serial numb

Getting Started 1 1 Getting Started Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive storage product. This installation guide will lead you through the in

2 Getting Started 1 Important Notice for Drives Larger than 137 GB Some systems do not properly support the full capacity of an internal drive larger

Getting Started 3 1 Installing the Drive in a Macintosh If you are installing a drive larger than 137 GB in most Mac models, you must connect the dri

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Installing the Hard Drive 5 2 Installing the Hard Drive This chapter describes how to physically install the hard drive in your computer. The install