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System Setup
The following procedures are designed for systems using the DOS 5.0 (or higher) or Windows 95 operating
systems. For other operating systems (e.g., OS2
®
, UNIX
®
, LINUX and Novell NetWare
®
), refer to the
operating system user’s manual for the BIOS setting and other installation requirements
Setting the BIOS (CMOS)
In order for the computer system to recognize the new Maxtor hard drive, it is necessary to set the system
BIOS with the correct information about the hard drive. To do this, run the system SETUP (BIOS) program.
The SETUP (BIOS) program identifies the system configuration information (e.g., floppy disk drives, hard disk
drives, video, etc.) used by the computer during system boot. This includes the information about what kind
and how many hard drives are attached to the system.
If you are unsure of how to access the system BIOS and/or program the BIOS settings, refer to the computers
user’s manual for detailed instructions.
WARNING: When entering the settings for the new Maxtor hard drive, be careful not to change any of
the other BIOS settings, or other parts of the system may not work correctly.
Note: Most of the systems with newer BIOS’ (typically with a date of July 1994 or newer), support large
capacity hard drives. It is necessary to determine if the system provides support for large capacity hard drives
before entering the settings, as this affects how to correctly set the BIOS parameters for the Maxtor hard drive.
Set the BIOS (CMOS) parameters as follows:
IMPORTANT: Major BIOS manufacturers like AMI, Award and Phoenix provide their core BIOS programs
to system board manufacturers and OEM's who have the capability of making modifications to some of the
descriptions and definitions to meet their unique requirements. These changes include, but are not limited to,
how to access the BIOS, the apeearance of the information on the screens and the location of parameters
within the BIOS. Refer to the system or BIOS manufacturers documentation for the correct procedure to
enter the BIOS setup program for your system.
A Turn the system ON. During the system start-up sequence, run the SETUP (BIOS) program or similar
commands to access the system BIOS.
Note: Newer systems will typically display a message (e.g., press DEL to Enter Setup) identifying how to
access the SETUP (BIOS) program.
B Once the SETUP (BIOS) program is active, do one of the following to set the hard drive BIOS parameters.
1 If the SETUP program provides an “AUTO DETECT” capability, use this feature to detect the
Maxtor hard drive.
Note: After the SETUP program has detected the hard drive, verify that the Logical
Block Addressing (LBA) mode is enabled for this drive.
If the SETUP program does not provide an “AUTO DETECT” capability, set the drive
parameters as defined in step 2).
Comment: When LBA is enabled, some BIOS programs will change the values of the cylinders
and heads by dividing the cylinders by 2, 4, 8 or 16 and multiplying the heads by the same value.
This does not change the capacity of the hard drive.
2 If the SETUP program does not provide an “AUTO DETECT” capability, the drive parameters
must be set using the User Definable Type (UDT). Select the appropriate UDT for the Maxtor
hard drive and set the cylinder, head and sector values for the model being installed from the
table below.