Maxtor SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE User 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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Mount the Hard Drive

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Attach Serial ATA and Power Cables

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Check BIOS Message

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Format the Hard Drive

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Set the Boot Sequence

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Getting Help

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1Warranty 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

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 Manual

System User Manual

Operating System

CD and Boot Disk

Philips Screwdriver

Small Needle-Nose Pliers

Figure 2

Required Tools

Remove System Cover 4

Remove System Cover

Turn your computer off.

Unplug your system from the electrical outlet.

Remove the cover from your system case. See Figure 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 3

Removing the System Cover

Refer to your system user

manual for instructions on

removing the cover, or

obtain the services of a

qualiﬁed installation

technician.

5Mount the Hard Drive

Mount the Hard 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 Installation

Many systems have an available 3.5-inch bay located adjacent to the floppy drive.

• Mount the hard drive in the 3.5-inch bay using the screws provided. See Figure 4.

Mounting

Screws

Some systems may not have

enough room to plug in the

cables after the hard drive is

mounted. You may need to

attach the SATA and power

supply cables ﬁrst.

Figure 4

Typical 3.5-inch Device Bay Installation

Mount the Hard Drive 6

5.25-inch Device Bay Installation

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.

Attach the mounting brackets to the hard drive using the screws included with this kit. See Figure 5

for details.

Mount the hard drive in the 5.25-inch bay using the screws provided with the mounting brackets.

Position the hard drive as close to the bottom of the device bay as possible with the label facing up.

Figure 5

Mounting the Brackets on the Hard Drive

7Attach Serial ATA and Power Cables

Attach Serial ATA and Power Cables

Locate an available Serial ATA (SATA) port on your motherboard or on a SATA PCI card and plug in

one end of the SATA interface cable.

Locate the SATA port on the rear of the hard drive and plug in the SATA interface cable as shown.

Your Serial ATA drive may be equipped with two power connectors. You can use either the 15 pin SATA

or the 4-pin legacy power connector. These connectors cannot be used at the same time; powering both

connectors simultaneously will damage the drive.

SATA

DoNot

Remove

SATA Interface

Cable

4-pin Legacy

Power Connector 4-pin Legacy

Power Connector

15-pin SATA

Power Connector

Figure 6a

Attaching the Cables to the Hard Drive

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