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1 Before You Begin
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ!
Please read this Installation Sheet completely before installing the Maxtor hard drive. It gives general information for installing a Maxtor hard drive in a
typical computer system.
If you don’t understand the installation steps, have a qualified computer technician install the hard drive.
Handling Precautions
Allow the hard drive to reach room temperature
BEFORE
installing it in your computer system.
Hard drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage.
Handle the drive by its sides.
DO NOT
touch the printed circuit board assembly.
NEVER
drop, jar, or bump the drive.
DON’T
connect/disconnect any drive cables when the power is on.
DON’T
use any low-level formatting software on this drive.
System Requirements
• IDE/AT interface
• 486 processor or higher
• Operating System Requirements
• For drives less than or equal to 8.4 GB: DOS 5.0 or higher
• For drives larger than 8.4 GB:
√ Installing as Boot drive (Primary Master) requires full installation set of Windows 95 or higher (not upgrade).
√ Installing as non-Boot drive (Primary Slave, Secondary Master or Slave) requires that Windows 95 or higher be installed on the Boot drive.
Capacity Barriers
Due to operating system limitations, DOS cannot access the full capacity of drives larger than 8.4 GB. The Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or
equivalent (full installation), NOT a Windows 95 upgrade from DOS (Windows 3.1 or 3.11), is required to obtain the full capacity of any hard drive larger
than 8.4 GB.
Protecting Your Existing Data
Periodic backup of important data is always a good idea. Whenever your computer is on, there is the potential for losing data on your hard drive. This is especially true when running
disk utilities or any software that directly manipulates your files. Maxtor recommends that you make a backup copy of the files on any existing hard drives. If required, this
data may then be copied to the Maxtor hard drive after it has been installed in your computer. Refer to your computer user’s manual for detailed data backup instructions.
Drive Identification Information
Copy the following information from the label on the top cover of the Maxtor hard drive for future reference:
Model Number _____________________ Serial Number _____________________
Cylinders ______________ Heads _____________ Sectors _______________
HDA Uplevel ______________ PCBA Uplevel _____________ Unique Uplevel _______________
• A small Phillips head screw driver
• Small needle-nose pliers or
tweezers
Tools for Installation
The following tools are needed to complete the installation of your Maxtor hard drive:
• Your computer user’s manual
• Operating system software