Maxtor 20255400 manual Installing the Hard Drive, Removing the System Cover

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Removing the System Cover

Installing the Hard Drive

This chapter describes how to physically install the hard drive in your computer. The installation steps are as follows:

Remove the system cover.

Set the jumper.

Mount the hard drive in your computer.

Attach the cables.

Configure the BIOS (Windows-based systems only).

Removing the System Cover

1.Turn your computer off.

2.Unplug your system from the electrical outlet.

3.Remove the cover from your system case. Refer to your system user manual for instructions on removing the cover, or obtain the services of a qualified installation technician.

4.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.

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Contents Installation Guide FCC Declaration of Conformance Contents Part Number P/N Serial Number S/N Warranty Registration InformationHandling the Hard Drive Getting StartedInstalling the Drive with an Ultra ATA PCI Card Important Notice for Drives Larger than 137 GBBack Up Your Data Installing the Drive in a Macintosh Intentionally blank Removing the System Cover Installing the Hard DriveSetting the Jumper Style A1 Style A2 Style B Mounting the Hard Drive Inch Device Bay InstallationInstalling the Hard Drive Attaching the Cables Typical ATA Device Configurations New System or Failed Boot DriveExisting System with Two Atapi CD/DVD/Zip Drives Existing System with Single Atapi CD/DVD/Zip DriveConfiguring the System Bios Pause/Break Key on a Keyboard Formatting the Hard Drive Select your installation scenarioInstalling a New Boot Drive Windows 98, Me No OS found Installing a New Boot Drive Windows 2000, XP Ntldr is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart Formatting the Hard Drive Unplug the ATA cable from both the new and old drives Using a Drive Larger than 137 GB Ultra ATA/133 PCI Card SolutionsOperating System Solutions Formatting the Hard Drive Chipset Solutions for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP Getting Help Product Support Warranty ServicesSoftware Downloads Knowledge Base