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ATA Hard Drive
Installation
Guide
P/N: 20186800/A
Contents
1 Getting Started ...................................1
Handling the Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Operating System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Back Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Important Capacity Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Installing the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Removing the System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Setting the Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mounting the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attaching the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Configuring the System BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Formatting the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing Hard Drive as a Boot Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing Hard Drive to Replace Existing Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing Hard Drive as an Additional Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Maxtor Product Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Getting Started
1
Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive storage product. This installation guide will lead
you through the installation of your hard drive.
The Maxtor Hard Drive Retail 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
ATA Interface Cable Maxtor ATA Hard Drive
the tools shown in Figure 2 on page 2 to install the hard drive in your computer.
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