Hitachi DESKSTAR 7K500 Reference Guide

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Quick Installation Guide

Hitachi Deskstar® 7K500

Ultra ATA/133 Hard disk drive

Models: HDS725050KLAT80

System requirements for Ultra ATA/133
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If you do not have the components listed
below, your drive will function but at
speeds lower than 133 MB/s.

• 40-pin, 80-conductor cable

• A controller card or motherboard chipset

with Ultra ATA/133 capability

• Ultra ATA/133 compatible BIOS or driver

Handling precautions
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•

Set the drive down gently to prevent

damage from impact or vibration.

• Do not open the ESD bag containing the

drive until needed.

• Handle the drive carefully by the edges. Do

not touch the exposed printed circuit board
or any electronic components.

• Do not press on the top or bottom of the

drive.

• Do not cover the drive breather hole.

• Before handling the drive, discharge any

static electricity from yourself and your
clothing. With one hand touch an unpainted
metal surface on your computer chassis,
then touch the ESD bag with the other hand.
Remain in contact with the chassis and the
bag for a minimum of two seconds.

Quick installation procedure
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Note: Back up all data before installing drive!

1. Turn off the computer.

2. Unplug the computer

3. Remove the computer cover as instructed by
the computer system manual.

4. Discharge static electricity (see Handling
precautions).

5. Note the mounting position of existing drives
and cables. If you are replacing a drive or any
cable, remove it now.

6. Remove the drive from the ESD bag.

7. Record the model, the part number, and the
serial number of the drive for future reference.

8. Insert the required jumpers. Refer to the jumper
block diagram below.

• If the drive is the only drive on a cable or the

master drive on a two-drive cable, leave the
jumpers as set at A-B and G-H for 16 head
logical architecture. If the drive is the slave
drive on a two-drive cable, set the jumpers at
A-B and C-D for 16-head logical architecture.

9. Attach the IDE cable.

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• If you have a 40-pin 40-conductor cable,
attach the system connector of the cable
to the IDE port on the motherboard or
controller card. The pin 1 side of the IDE
cable is marked with a stripe. The
connector can only be inserted one way.

• If you have a 40-pin 80-conductor cable,
attach the drive to the appropriate
color-coded connector. Forty-pin
80-conductor cables are color-coded
black for Master, gray for Slave, and blue
for system connectors.

10. Attach the power supply cable to the drive.
Match the connector bevels.

11. Mount the drive securely.

12. Verify all attachments.

13. Replace the computer cover.

14. Plug in the computer.

15. Turn on the computer.

16. Verify that the hard disk is recognized by the
BIOS and is reporting the full capacity of the
drive. Instructions for accessing your BIOS
can be found in the computer system manual
or in the motherboard manufacturer
documentation. If the drive is not recognized
in the BIOS, set the BIOS options of your
computer system to Auto Detection and LBA
mode if available. Once the drive is
recognized correctly in the BIOS, it is ready to
be partitioned and formatted.

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