INSTALLATION
2Install the cylinder reduction jumper (J46) on the drive using the spare jumper shipped across pins J46 and J48; or, if the drive is installed as a Slave, store the spare jumper across J42 and J44.
3If the BIOS was set to AUTO DETECT, boot the system with the MaxBlast installation software diskette to complete the hard drive installation. If other BIOS settings were used, access the system BIOS SETUP program and set the BIOS parameters to a User Definable Type with 4,092 cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectors per track for the Maxtor hard drive. Then boot the system with the MaxBlast installation software diskette to complete the hard drive installation.
IMPORTANT: When jumper J46 is installed, the Maxtor hard drive must be prepared using the MaxBlast installation software.
Hard Drive Preparation
To complete the Maxtor hard drive installation, the drive must be partitioned and formatted.
1Boot the system to the bootable MaxBlast software installation diskette received with the hard drive and proceed to step 2.
2The MaxBlast installation software will load and the first screen of the program will display. Complete the information in the System Configuration Information table and follow the
System/Drive Information
The first time MaxBlast installation software is run, it will display information in a format similar to the System Configuration Information table. Subsequent executions start at the main menu and allow the user to optionally display this information.
The information in the System Configuration table must be completed for your records. This information will be requested by the Maxtor Technical Assistance representative in the event that you call for assistance.
The Maxtor hard drive model number and serial number are also located on the top cover label of the hard drive. System information should be available in the computer users’s manual or in the documentation for the different devices attached to the system.
S Y S T E M / D R I V E I N F O R M A T I O N
Maxtor Hard Disk Drive
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Computer System |
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Processor (i.e., Pentium) |
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Interface Card |
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BIOS (CMOS/Setup) |
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Other Hard Disk Drive |
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BIOS Setting: Cylinders | Heads | SPT |
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Other IDE Devices |
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Manufacturer | Model |
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Once the information in this table is copied from the screen, continue with the installation or exit the MaxBlast installation software as shown on the screen. EZMAX is a
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