Maxtor Computer Drive manual For Systems with AN ADD-IN Sata Adapter Board

Installation

4.6FOR SYSTEMS WITH A MOTHERBOARD CONTAINING AN EMBEDDED SATA HOST

You can install the Maxtor DiamondMax 8S 40GB SATA hard disk drive in a SATA compatible system that contains a SATA bus connector on the motherboard. To connect the DiamondMax hard disk drive to the motherboard use a SATA cable to connect the drive to the motherboard. Note that power and signal cables should be connected before power is applied to the drive or motherboard.

4.7FOR SYSTEMS WITH AN ADD-IN SATA ADAPTER BOARD

If your PC motherboard does not contain a built-in Serial ATA bus interface connector, you must install a Serial ATA bus adapter board and connecting cable to allow the drive to interface with the motherboard. Maxtor does not supply such an adapter board, but they are available from several third-party vendors.

Please carefully read the instruction manual that comes with your adapter board to ensure signal compatibility between the adapter board and the drive. Also, make sure that the adapter board jumper settings are appropriate.

4.7.1Connecting the Adapter Board and the Drive

1.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.

2.Locate the SATA port on the rear of the hard drive and plug in the SATA interface cable as shown in Figure 4-7.

3.Secure the drive to the system chassis by using the mounting screws, as shown in Figure 4-8.

Note: If you have an existing installation of Windows 2000 or XP, you must install a Windows driver for the SATA interface before connecting the drive. Suppliers of host adapters, motherboards, and systems with embedded SATA, typically supply SATA driv- ers. For maximum compatibility, Maxtor recommends down- loading and installing the latest SATA driver from the website of the host adapter, motherboard, or system manufacturer.

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