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Manual Maxtor SATA II/300

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  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 1

    Installation Guide MAXTOR SA T AII/300 INTERNAL HARD DRIVE A CK SIDE PN: 20300101 One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when ref erring to hard driv e capacity . One terabyte, or TB, equals 1,000 gigabytes when r eferring to har d drive capacity . Acces sible capacity may vary depending on operating envir onment and formatting. Quantitative ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 2

    Contents Warranty Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Included in this Kit ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 3

    PAGE 1 Warranty Registration Information W arranty Regis tration Inf ormation Before installing the hard drive, please write down the serial number and the model 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 ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 4

    Introduction PAGE 2 Intr oduction 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 Fig ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 5

    PAGE 3 Introduction About Serial A T A 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 Visit www.maxtor.com and click on Worldwide Support for the latest SATA information and software updates. Back Up Y our Data Pr ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 6

    PAGE 4 Remove Sys tem Cover 1. T urn your c omputer off . 2. Unplug your system fr om the el ectrical outl et. 3. Remove the c over fr om your system c ase. See Figur e 3. 4. Attach a gr ounding strap or touch a met al portion of your computer c ase. This will gr ound you to minimize the risk of exposing the har d drive t o electr ostatic dischar g ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 7

    PAGE 5 Mount the Har d Drive Before mounting the hard drive in your system, 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, consult your system manual or system manufacturer. 3.5-inch Device Bay Ins tallation Many systems have an available 3.5-inch bay l ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 8

    PAGE 6 5.25-inch Device Bay Ins tallation When installing the hard drive in a 5.25-inch bay (such as where CD-ROM drives are typically installed), you first need to attach mounting brackets (not included) to the hard drive. Mounting brackets are available from your local computer hardware store. 1. Attach the mounting brack ets to the har d drive u ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 9

    PAGE 7 Attach Serial A T A and P ower Cabl es 1. Locate an availabl e Serial A TA (SA T A) port on your motherboar d or on a SA T A PCI card and plug in one end of the SA T A interface cabl e. 2. Locate the SA T A port on the rear of the har d drive and plug in the SA T A interfac e cabl e as shown. 3. Connect the 15 pin SA T A power connector . SA ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 10

    PAGE 8 If you have an existing ins tallation of Windows 2000 or XP, you must install a Windows driver for the SA TA interf ace befor e connecting the drive. See “F ormat the Hard Drive” on page 10 f or details. Important Note: Motherboards and host c ontroll ers equipped with VIA, VT8237, VT8237R, VT6420, VT6421L, SIS760, and SIS964 do not supp ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 11

    PAGE 9 Check BIOS Message If you have a motherboard with built-in SATA ports , power on your system and look for an on-screen BIOS message that refers to the SATA interface or controller. (See Figure 8.) This message indicates that the SATA interface on your motherboard is enabled. If you do not see this message, consult the documentation supplied ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 12

    PAGE 10 F ormat the Har d Drive This chapter describes how to partition and format your new drive using the MaxBlast installation software on a Windows system. Maxtor recommends using MaxBlast on 98 and ME systems, rather than FDISK, to partition and format the drive. If you have not previously installed a SATA drive in your system, you must instal ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 13

    PAGE 11 If your system cannot boot fr om a CD, you can cr eate a bootable MaxBlast diskett e by inserting the MaxBlast CD into a system running Windows and choosing Create MaxBlast Inst allation Diskette fr om the menu. If you have dual optical (CD/DVD) drives, try booting from the other optical drive. A. Existing Windows 98 or Me System 1. Boot th ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 14

    PAGE 12 1. Boot the system into Windows. 2. F ollow the SA T A car d/motherboar d/system manufactur er's instructions f or installing the SA T A driver . 3. Shut down your syst em, connect the har d drive, and boot into Windows to f ormat the drive. 4. Fr om the Windows deskt op, select: Start / Settings / Contr ol Panel / Adminis trative T oo ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 15

    PAGE 13 D. New Windows 98 or Me System or Replacing a F ail ed 98 or Me Boot Drive 1. Boot your system fr om the MaxBlast CD. 2. When MaxBlast asks if you would lik e to pr epar e the drive for use in your sys tem, click Y es and follow the on-scr een prompts t o format and partition your drive. 3. When finished partitioning and formatting the har ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 16

    PAGE 14 E. New Windows 2000 or XP System or Replacing a F ail ed 2000 or XP Boot Drive Befor e you begin. The SA T A host driver for motherboar ds with embedded SA T A contr ollers, or non Maxtor br anded SA T A hosts, are typically c ontained on an installation CD that is included with the motherboard or add-in contr oller . The SA T A host driver ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 17

    PAGE 15 Set the Boot Sequence (New boot drive onl y) The final step is to configure your system BIOS to use your SATA drive as the system boot drive. Your system has a built-in BIOS Setup utility that allows you to change this setting. 1. Power on the syst em and look f or an on-screen mes sage indicating which function ke y to pr ess to enter Setu ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 18

    PAGE 16 Getting Help Before contacting Maxtor Support, use the Hard Disk Information feature in MaxBlast to view the model number and serial number of your drive. These numbers can be used to get help from Maxtor Support, register your drive, and look up information on the Maxtor website. Please visit www.maxtor.com to obtain comprehensive support ...

  • Maxtor SATA II/300 - page 19

    Installation Guide MAXTOR SA T AII/300 INTERNAL HARD DRIVE A CK SIDE PN: 20300101 One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when ref erring to hard driv e capacity . One terabyte, or TB, equals 1,000 gigabytes when r eferring to har d drive capacity . Acces sible capacity may vary depending on operating envir onment and formatting. Quantitative ...

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