Maxtor SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE Installation Manual

SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE

Installation Guide

P/N: 20255100

FCC Declaration of Conformance

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Contents

Warranty Registration Information

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Introduction

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Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Included in this Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About Serial ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Back Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing the Drive in a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Remove System Cover

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Mount the Hard Drive

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Attach Serial ATA and Power Cables

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Check BIOS Message

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Format the Hard Drive

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Set the Boot Sequence

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Getting Help

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1 Warranty Registration Information

Warranty Registration Information

Before installing the hard drive, please write down the 8 character serial number and the 14 digit part number
information. If you ever need to contact Maxtor Support, you must provide this information about your hard
drive prior to assistance.

Several hard drive models are illustrated below to help you identify where these numbers are located. Use the
drawing that looks like your hard drive, then locate the part and serial numbers from your hard drive and write
these numbers in the space provided.

Part Number (P/N): Serial Number (S/N):

Part Number
Serial Number

Part Number
Serial Number

Part Number
Serial Number

Introduction 2

Introduction

Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive product. This guide will
lead you through the installation of your new drive.

If you encounter any difficulties with installation, please visit us online
at

www.maxtor.com

and click on Worldwide Support.

The Maxtor SATA 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 to install the hard drive in your computer.

Precautions

Drive should be at room temperature before installing.

Do not touch circuit board on drive.

Unplug system from electrical outlet before connecting
cables to drive or motherboard.

Do not drop, bump, or jar drive.

SATA Interface

Cable

This Installation

Guide

MaxBlast

®

CD

Mounting Screws

Max•Blast

™

Maxtor Serial ATA
(SATA) Hard Drive

Figure 1

Included in this Kit

3Introduction

About Serial ATA

Serial ATA (SATA) technology offers you the following benefits:

• World’s fastest ATA interface

• Ideal for high-performance RAID

• Thin, easy-plug cables for improved airflow

• Simple, no-jumper installation

Unlike standard ATA drives, Serial ATA drives do not require the use of
jumpers to configure the drive.

Visit www.maxtor.com and click on Worldwide Support for the latest
SATA information and software updates.

Back Up Your Data

Protect your data by backing up existing hard drives before installing
your new Maxtor hard drive.

Installing the Drive in a Macintosh

For detailed information on mounting an internal drive in your
Macintosh, go to www.apple.com/support. Once you have
mounted the drive, you can format (initialize) and partition the
drive using the Apple's Drive Setup utility (for Mac OS 8.6 or
higher) or Disk Utility (for Mac OS X). Note that on all beige
Power Mac G3 systems (Desktop, Minitower, All-In-One), Mac
OS X can only be installed in a partition that is within the first
8 GB of the drive.

System

M

anual

System User Manual

Operating System
CD and Boot Disk

Philips Screwdriver

Small Needle-Nose Pliers

Figure 2

Required Tools