System Hangs During Boot | Maxtor 5120 specification

INSTALLATION

9 System Hangs During Boot

If the system hangs during the boot process after installing the Maxtor hard drive – either before or after setting the system BIOS – the system many have a BIOS with a cylinder limitation. This may occur for hard drives that exceed 2.1 GB. If this happens,

do the following:

1Turn the system OFF.

2Install the cylinder limitation jumper (J46) on the drive. The figure below shows the Maxtor hard drive configured as a Master or Slave device with the cylinder limitation jumper installed.

IMPORTANT: When the Cylinder Limitation jumper (J46) is installed, the Maxtor hard drive must be prepared using MaxBlast installation software.

3If the BIOS was set to AUTO DETECT, follow the instructions in Section 7 to prepare the hard drive using the MaxBlast installation software.

If other BIOS settings were used, access the system BIOS SETUP program and set the parameters to aUserDefinableTypewith 4,092 cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectorspertrackfortheMaxtorharddrive.ThenfollowtheinstructionsforsettingtheBIOSinSection7thenSection8topreparetheharddrivewithMaxBlastsoftware.

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Maxtor 5120 manual System Hangs During Boot

Contents

HA RD Drive Produc T MA Nual DiamondMax Plus 92048U8, 91792U7, 91536U6, 91280U5, 91024U4 and 90750U3 Revisions Manual No Before You Begin U T I O N Contents Product Specifications Handling and Installation AT Interface Description Host Software Interface Glossary Interface CommandsService and Support Figures Introduction Maxtor CorporationManual Organization Abbreviations Signal Conventions ConventionsKey Words Numbering DiamondMax Plus 5120 Key Features Product Description Product Features Functional / Interface On-the-Fly Hardware Error Correction Code ECC Logical Block AddressingDefect Management Zone DMZ Software ECC Correction Read-Ahead Mode Cache ManagementBuffer Segmentation Automatic Write Reallocation AWR Major HDA Components Subsystem Configuration Jumper Location/ConfigurationCylinder Limitation Dual Drive Support Product Specifications Drive ConfigurationPerformance Specifications Models and Capacities Physical Dimensions Parameter Standard Metric Power Requirements Average Power Mode DefinitionsEPA Energy Star Compliance Environmental Limits Reliability Specifications Shock and Vibration Canadian Emissions Statement Safety Regulatory ComplianceRadiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions EMC Compliance Handling and Installation Hard Drive Handling PrecautionsPre-formatted Drive Important Notice Unpacking and Inspection Multi-pack Shipping Container Repacking Physical InstallationRecommended Mounting Configuration Handling Precautions Tools for InstallationSystem Requirements Drive Identification Information General Requirements Hard Drive Identification Systems Using Cable Select Installing 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets and RailsInstalling in a Device Bay Mounting Drive in System Attaching Interface and Power Cables Attaching System Cables Bios Cmos Parameters System SetupSetting the Bios Cmos Hard Drive Preparation System Hangs During Boot Pin Description Summary Interface ConnectorAT Interface Description PIN Name Signal Name Signal Description Pin Description Table Timing Parameters Mode PIO Timing DMA Timing Mode MIN MAX Ultra DMA Timing Sustained Ultra DMA Data In Burst Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst Initiating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst Error Register Features RegisterHost Software Interface Task File Registers Sector Count Register Sector Number RegisterCylinder Number Registers Device/Head Register Command Register Command Name Command Code Parameters Used SDH Summary Control Diagnostic Registers Alternate Status RegisterDevice Control Register Digital Input Register Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt HandlingReset Handling Interface Commands Set Feature Commands Read Verify Sectors Read CommandsRead Sectors Read DMA Read Multiple Write Commands Set Multiple ModeWrite Sectors Write Verify Sectors Write Multiple Write DMA Set Feature Commands Set Features Mode Power Mode Commands Sleep Mode Initialization Commands Identify Drive 15-8 = PIO data transfer mode = Write Cache enabled Initialize Drive Parameters Format Track Seek, Format and Diagnostic CommandsExecute Drive Diagnostic A.R.T. Command Set Execute S.M.A.R.T Service and Support Service PolicyNo Quibble Service Support Internet MaxFax ServiceCustomer Service Access Time Glossary Cylinder Zero Gigabyte GB Logical Block Addressing Read Gate Signal THIN-FILM Media