Ata hard drive

ATA HARD DRIVE

Installation Guide

P/N: 20255400

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 RegistrationInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Handling the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Important Notice for Drives Larger than 137 GB . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Drive with an Ultra ATA PCI Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing the Drive in a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 2 3

2 Installing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 Removing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Setting the Jumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mounting the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Attaching the Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Configuring the System BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 15 16 18 20 22

3 Formatting the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing a New Boot Drive (Windows 98, Me). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing a New Boot Drive (Windows 2000, XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Installing an Additional Storage Drive or Replacement Boot Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a Drive Larger than 137 GB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25 Contacting Maxtor . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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 Serial Number

Part Number Serial Number

Part Number Serial Number

Part Number (P/N):
i Warranty Registration InformationSerial Number (S/N):

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.
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