Seagate DIAMONDMAX User Manual
DiamondMax Hard Dri ve Installation Sheet
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Before Y ou Begin
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ!
Please read this Installation Sheet completely before installing the Maxtor hard drive. It gives
general information for installing a Maxtor hard drive in a typical computer system. If you don’t
understand the installation steps, 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 hard drive to reach room temperature
installing it in your computer system.
◆ Hard drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage.
Handle the drive by its sides.
◆
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.
DO NOT
touch the printed circuit board.
BEFORE
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 upgrade from DOS or Windows 3.x.
√ Installing as non-boot drive (Primary Slave, Secondary Master or Slave) requires full
installation set of Windows 95/98 on the boot drive.
Tools for Installation
The following tools are needed to install your new Maxtor hard drive:
◆ A small Phillips head screw driver
◆ Small needle-nose pliers or
tweezers
◆ Your computer user’s manual
◆ Operating system software
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General Requirements
BIOS Requirements
System BIOS dated prior to September 1997 do not support drives greater than 8.4 GB. To obtain
the full capacity of a drive larger than 8.4 GB, upgrade the BIOS, install a BIOS enhancer card or
use the MaxBlast installation software (version 9.06 or newer).
Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA)
UDMA mode on a Maxtor hard drive will only activate when the drive is installed in a system
with full UDMA capability, i.e., a mother board or interface card with the UDMA chips and the
associated UDMA software drivers DiamondMax hard drives that carry a “U” in the model
number are UltraDMA 66 (UDMA, Mode 4) compatible. For UDMA 66 data transfers, a UDMA
80-conductor cable is required.
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IDE stands for Integrated Drive Electronics and EIDE is Enhanced IDE. The IDE or EIDE interface
is designed to support two devices – typically hard drives – on a single ribbon cable through
one 40 pin connector on the mother board or interface card.
Some mother boards and interface cards may have a second IDE/EIDE connector to support
two additional IDE devices. The IDE/EIDE interface is identified as a primary or secondary
interface. In systems with only a single connector on the mother board or interface card, it is
the primary IDE/EIDE interface. To add a second IDE/EIDE interface requires a special interface
card. In systems with two connectors on the mother board or interface card, one is the primary
and the other as the secondary. The primary interface must be used for at least one IDE device
before connecting any devices to the secondary IDE interface.
Ribbon cable lengths are limited to 18 inches and have two or three 40 pin connectors. IDE
devices may be connected anywhere on the cable. One connector is attached to the IDE
connector on the mother board or interface card and the remaining connector(s) are available
for the IDE devices.
Hard Drive Identification
Identifying IDE Devices on the Interface
Each device must be identified as either the Master or Slave device on that interface (cable).
Each cable must have a Master before it can have a Slave device on the cable. There cannot
be two Master or two Slave devices on the same cable.
IDE devices use jumpers to designate the Master/Slave identification of the device. Each
manufacturer may have its own jumpering scheme to identify the device as a Master or Slave
and its relationship to other IDE devices attached to the same cable.
Jumper Settings
A jumper is a small piece of plastic that slides over a pair of configuration pins on the drive to
activate a specific function. The jumper illustration below shows three valid jumper settings
for Maxtor hard drives – Master, Slave and Cable Select. Maxtor hard drives can be set as
either a Master or a Slave device. There are no other jumpers to set when the Maxtor drive is
installed on the same ribbon cable with another IDE device.
Drive Identification Information
Copy the following information from the label on the top cover of the Maxtor hard drive for
future reference:
Model Number ________________ Serial Number _________________
HDA Uplevel _______ PCBA Uplevel _______ Unique Uplevel _______
Cylinders _________ Heads _________ Sectors _________
Capacity Barriers
Due to operating system limitations, DOS cannot access the full capacity of drives larger than
8.4 GB. The Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or equivalent (full installation), NOT a
Windows 95 upgrade from DOS (Windows 3.1 or 3.11), is required to obtain the full capacity
of any hard drive larger than 8.4 GB.
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. 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.
Rear View of Maxtor Hard Drive
Master, Slave and Cable Select Settings
Before installing the drive in the computer, you must determine how the jumpers on the
Maxtor hard drive are to be set for your system based upon the use of the Maxtor hard drive as
either a Master or Slave device. Maxtor hard drives are shipped with the Master jumper
setting enabled.
IMPORTANT: If a Maxtor hard drive is being added to a system on the same cable with an
existing IDE device, it may be necessary to re-configure the jumpers on the existing device to
insure that the system will properly recognize both devices. Information regarding the correct
jumper configurations on other IDE devices is available in their product documentation or from
the manufacturer of that device.
Systems Using Cable Select
IMPORTANT: Most systems do not use this feature. Unless you are sure that your computer
system supports Cable Select, do not set up the drive with this feature enabled.
Maxtor hard drives support Cable Select. The Cable Select method of drive identification
allows the system to identify Master and Slave IDE devices based upon the position
(connector) the IDE device is attached to on the interface (ribbon) cable. On Maxtor hard
drives, Cable Select is enabled by adding a jumper to J48.
A special IDE cable select interface cable is required for systems using the Cable Select
feature. If your system supports this feature, refer to the system user’s manual or contact the
system manufacturer for specific procedures for installing hard drives.
Relationship to Other IDE Devices
Maxtor recommends that its hard drives be configured as a Master device to any IDE device
that is not a hard drive (e.g., CD-ROM’s, Tape drives, Zip drives etc.).
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Turn the computer OFF, disconnect the power cord and remove the cover. Refer to the
computer user’s manual for information on removing the cover.
Mounting Drive in System
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In order for the computer to recognize the Maxtor hard drive is in the system, the power cable
and IDE interface cable must be properly connected.
1 Attach an IDE interface connector to J1 on the Maxtor hard drive.
2 Connect an available power connector to J2 on the Maxtor hard drive. This connector is
Power Cables
The striped or colored edge of the IDE interface cable indicates pin 1. Pin 1 on the IDE
interface cable connector must match pin 1 on the Maxtor hard drive IDE interface
connector – closest to the drive power connector. It must also match pin 1 on the IDE
connector on the mother board or IDE interface card. Refer to the system or interface card
user’s manual for identification of pin 1 on their IDE interface connector.
keyed and will only fit in one orientation. Do not force or rock the connector.
After attaching the IDE
interface cable and the
power cable to the
Maxtor hard drive, verify
that all other cables
connected to other
devices, the mother
board or interface
card(s) are correctly
seated.
Attaching IDE Interface and
Each system manufacturer uses different types of cases, including desktop, mini- and fulltower configurations. As a result, there are many different possible mounting locations that
could be used.
In a typical system case, there are specific 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch bays available for storage
devices. When a 3.5 inch mounting bay is available, mounting brackets are not required. If a
5.25 inch mounting bay is used, mounting brackets will be required to mount the Maxtor hard
drive in the system case. Refer to the system manufacturers user’s manual or contact the
system manufacturer directly for additional information.
Installing 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets and Rails
If the Maxtor hard drive is being mounted in a 5.25 inch drive bay, the following figure shows
how to attach the brackets to the drive. The brackets are not required when mounting in a 3.5
inch drive bay.
Hard Drive with 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets
Installing in a Device Bay
After the hard drive is prepared with mounting brackets, if required, and the jumpers are set
correctly, the drive can be mounted in a device bay and secured. Be sure to secure the drive
with all four screws in the device bay. This provides grounding and protection from shock and
vibration.
Striped/colored edge is pin 1
Rear View of Maxtor Hard Drive
IDE Interface and Power Connections
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The computer system the Maxtor hard drive is being installed in will have its own cable
placement and connection methods. This means that the location of the IDE interface connectors
on the mother board and/or interface card and the orientation of pin one is determined by the
manufacturer. Also, older systems and interface cards may have only a single IDE interface
connection – limiting the system to two IDE devices. Refer to the system or interface card user’s
manual for cable connection and orientation instructions.
Attach the 40-pin IDE interface cable from the Maxtor hard drive to the IDE connector on the
mother board or IDE interface card. Insure that the red edge of the ribbon cable is oriented to
pin 1 on the interface.
NOTE: When installing a UDMA 66 DiamondMax Hard Drive (model numbers
designated with a “U”), an 80 conductor cable must be used. Please use the
following connection steps; 1) the blue connector must be attached to the system IDE
interface; 2) the gray connector must be attached to Device 1 (slave), and 3) the black
connector must be attached to Device 0 (master).
Attaching System Cables
NOTE: Computer systems use different methods for mounting hard drives. Please refer to the
computer user’s manual or contact the manufacturer for specific mounting instructions.
UDMA 66 Interface Cable
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