Maxtor DIAMONDMAX INSTALLATION GUIDE
DiamondMax™Hard Drive Installation Guide
Thank you for your purchase of a Maxtor DiamondMax™Hard Drive Kit.This Installation Guide and MaxBlast™Plus
software provide three easy steps to successfully install your new Maxtor hard drive in your computer system.
Kit Components
The Maxtor Hard Drive Retail Kit may have included accessory components shown here. Familiarize yourself with each of
these components. Depending on your particular computer setup, some or all of these parts may be needed to complete the
Maxtor hard drive installation. DiamondMax
compatible and will include a special interface cable that must be used to install the hard drive.
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Hard Drive Kits that carry a “U” in the kit number are UltraDMA 66
MaxBlast™ Plus
Installation Software
Mounting Screws
IDE Interface Cable
5.25-inch Mounting Brackets
Back up. Protect your Existing Data
Periodic backup of important data is always a good idea.Whenever your computer is on, there is the potential for losing data on
your hard drive.This is especially true when running disk utilities or any software that directly manipulates your files.
Maxtor recommends that you make a backup copy of the files on any existing hard drives prior to installing the new drive. If
required, this data may then be copied to the Maxtor hard drive after it has been installed in the computer. Refer to your computer user’s manual for detailed data backup instructions.
Pre-installation Notes
If you do not understand the steps outlined in
this Installation Guide, please have a qualified
computer technician install the hard drive.
Handling Precautions
If the handling precautions are not followed,
damage to the hard drive may result – which
may void your warranty. See the Warranty
section for additional information.
Allow the drive to reach room temperature BEFORE installing it in the
computer.
Hard drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage.
Handle the drive by its sides. DO
NOT touch the printed circuit
board assembly.
NEVER drop, jar, or bump the drive.
DON’T connect/disconnect any
drive cables when the power is on.
DON’T force or rock the hard drive
connectors into or out of their
connection sockets.
Tools for Installation
The following tools are needed to install
your new Maxtor hard drive:
• A small (#2) Phillips head screw driver
• Small needle-nose pliers or tweezers
• Your computer user’s manuals
• Operating system software
System Requirements
• IDE/AT interface
• Maxtor recommends:
• Drives less than or equal to 8.4 GB
– 486 DX 66 MHz
• Drives larger than 8.4 GB
– Pentium-class processor
Operating System Requirements
• Drives less than or equal to 8.4 GB:
• DOS 5.0 or higher
• Drives larger than 8.4 GB:
• Installing as boot drive (Primary Master)
requires full installation set of Windows
95/98 – not an update from DOS or
Windows 3.x.
• Installing as non-boot drive (Primary
Slave, Secondary Master or Slave)
requires Windows 95/98 on the
boot drive.
Hook up
Cable Select
J50 J48 J46 J44 J42
Master
J50 J48 J46 J44 J42
Slave
J50 J48 J46 J44 J42
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Maxtor recommends that you use the MaxBlast™ Plus software to create a customized installation guide for your system before
physically installing your new hard drive.The information created by MaxBlast Plus relates to the following illustrations.
For additional information and answers to common installation questions, refer to
the back of this Installation Guide.
1A. Boot the System with the MaxBlast Plus Diskette
Before physically installing the Maxtor hard drive, boot your system with the MaxBlast Plus diskette. It will assist you with the
instructions in this section for a successful installation.
1B. Configure the Drive Jumpers
You must determine how the jumpers on the Maxtor hard drive should be set for your system.A jumper is a small piece of plastic
that slides over a pair of configuration pins on the hard drive to activate a specific function.
The jumper configurations below show the three valid jumper settings – Master,Slave and Cable Select.Maxtor hard drives are
always shipped with the Master jumper setting enabled.
Rear View of Hard Drive / Jumper Detail
1C. Install the 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets
If the Maxtor hard drive will be mounted in a 5.25-inch device bay, the figure
to the right shows how to attach the brackets to the hard drive.These brackets
are not required if the drive is mounted in a 3.5-inch device bay.
1D. Install the Hard Drive in a Device Bay
The example figures below are of typical computer systems and mounting styles.Your computer may have a different mounting
style. Refer to your computer user’s manual for specific mounting information. Be sure to secure the drive to the device bay
with all four screws.
5.25-inch Bay
3.5-inch Bay
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