Maxtor Hard Drive, 20186800/A Installation Manual
ATA Hard Drive
Installation
Guide
P/N: 20186800/A
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Getting Started 1
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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 Hard Drive Retail 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 2 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.
Operating System Requirements
A full version of your operating system is required to install a new hard drive.
Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP (before SP1), and Mac OS operating systems do not
properly support the full capacity of an internal hard drive larger than 137 GB. See
“Formatting the Hard Drive” on page 15 for more information.
an Ultra/ATA PCI adapter card, be sure that your
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Plus II installation software, rather
System Manual
System User Manual
Operating System
CD and/or Boot Disk
Phillips Screwdriver
Small Needle-Nose Pliers
Figure 2. Required Tools
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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 jumpers.
• Mount the hard drive in your computer.
• Attach the cables.
• Configure the BIOS (Windows-based systems only).
Removing the System Cover
For Macintosh systems, refer to the documentation that came with your system or go to
www.apple.com/support for information about opening your system case.
1.
Turn your computer off.
Leave the computer powered off and plugged into an electrical outlet to keep the
system grounded.
2.
Remove the cover from your system case.
Refer to your computer system user manual
for instructions on removing the cover, or obtain the services of a qualified installation
technician.
3.
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 4. A Jumper
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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.
• 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 settings 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.
Internal CD-ROM, DVD, Zip, and Jaz drives with an ATA interface are known as ATAPIcompliant devices. If the new hard drive is being attached to a cable to which an ATAPI
drive is already attached, you should configure the hard drive as master and the ATAPI
device as slave OR both devices as cable select, with the ATAPI device attached to the
gray connector on the ATA cable. To avoid potential issues with hard drive detection and
performance, Maxtor does not recommend attaching a hard drive as a slave on the same
cable as an ATAPI device. (For cable configuration, see “Existing System 3” on page 11.)
To determine your hard drive’s jumper style
1.
Remove the hard drive from its anti-static bag.
2.
Locate the jumper block on the back of hard drive.
The jumper block is located to
the right of the ATA connector on the hard drive. See Figure 5.
3.
Match the jumper block to jumper style A, B, or C shown in Figure 5. To
determine if you have jumper style C, look for model number D740X or D540X-4K on the
label located on the top of the hard drive.
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cylinder
(CLJ) makes the hard drive's capacity appear smaller to
presence of an ATI
absence of an
Master
Slave
Cable
Select
Master
Slave
Cable
Select
Master
Slave
Cable
Select
Figure 6. Jumper Positions
Jumper Style B
Jumper Style C
Jumper Style A
(CLJ) Capacity
Limitation
Jumper
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Mounting the Hard Drive
Before mounting the hard drive in your system, you need to determine whether you are
installing the hard drive in a 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch device bay. If you are unable to locate an
available device bay in your computer, please consult your system user manual.
3.5-inch Device Bay Installation
When installing the hard drive in a 3.5-inch device bay, you do not need to use mounting
brackets. Many systems have an available 3.5-inch bay located adjacent to the floppy drive.
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Mount the hard drive in the 3.5-inch bay using four of the screws included in the
kit. See Figure 7.
Some systems may not have enough room to plug in the cables after the hard drive is
mounted. You may need to attach the ATA and power supply cables first.
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Mount the hard drive as close to
Figure 8. Mounting the Brackets on
the Hard Drive
Mounting Screws
Mounting Bracket
Mounting
Screws
Mounting
Bracket
Figure 9. Typical 5.25-inch Device Bay
Installation with Mounting Brackets
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