User manual MAXTOR DIAMONDMAX INSTALLATION

[. . . ] Hard drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. DO NOT touch the printed circuit board assembly. DON'T connect/disconnect any drive cables when the power is on. DON'T force or rock the hard drive connectors into or out of their connection sockets. System Requirements · IDE/AT interface · Maxtor recommends: · Drives less than or equal to 8. 4 GB ­ 486 DX 66 MHz · Drives larger than 8. 4 GB ­ Pentium-class processor Operating System Requirements · Drives less than or equal to 8. 4 GB: · DOS 5. 0 or higher · Drives larger than 8. 4 GB: · Installing as boot drive (Primary Master) requires full installation set of Windows 95/98 ­ not an update from DOS or Windows 3. x. [. . . ] When is a jumper change required for a device?When the relationship to other devices has changed. This happens when a device changes position from Master to Slave and vice versa. Some devices need a jumper change when an additional device is added to the same cable. Information regarding the correct jumper configurations on other manufacturer's devices is available in their product documentation or directly from the manufacturer of that device. Cable Select is an alternate way of identifying devices on the interface cable. Instead of the "Master" and "Slave" settings, all devices are jumpered as Cable Select and identification is selected by the position on the cable. This requires a special interface cable that identifies one connector as device 0 and the other connector as device 1. If you do not know if your system supports Cable Select, you can set the devices to the conventional Master and Slave settings. Q2 Start up Q&A's Q. What is a BIOS, and is it the same as "Setup"?BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System and is contained in a chip on the motherboard. This is the program that is activated during system boot. It contains system parameters and the identification of the devices attached to the system and the address to be used to communicate with them. It then starts loading the installed operating system. "Setup" is the term for the program that is needed to allow the users to set the parameters contained within the BIOS and is just one of the features of the BIOS chip. Newer systems will typically display a message (e. g. , press DEL to Enter Setup) identifying how to access the SETUP (BIOS) program. If your system does not display a message during boot, refer to the manufacturers documentation or contact the manufacturer for assistance in accessing the BIOS. Q3 Set up Q&A's Q. Do I have to use MaxBlastTM Plus to install my new drive?Maxtor recommends using MaxBlastTM Plus to prepare your new hard drive. The answer is definitely "Yes" if the BIOS on your system or interface card has capacity barriers and limitations. If the BIOS or interface card correctly support the hard drive capacity then the answer is "No, " the operating systems utilities FDISK and FORMAT may be used. MaxBlast Plus is designed to only install on those systems where it is needed. If the system BIOS or interface card supports the drive capacity, then MaxBlast Plus will prepare (partition and format) the drive for use by the operating system ­ without using any special drivers or overlay software. How do I use the MaxBlastTM Plus installation software?MaxBlastTM Plus is provided on a bootable diskette. Once you have completed the hook up and start up sections, simply boot to the diskette and follow the on-screen prompts. 4 Q3 Set up Q&A's Q. After connecting my new drive, my system hangs after counting the memory. [. . . ] MAXTOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. No Maxtor dealer, agent or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension or addition to this warranty. MAXTOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS PROFITS, DOWNTIME, GOODWILL, DAMAGE OR REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY, AND ANY COSTS OF RECOVERING, PROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH MAXTOR DISK DRIVES. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or exclusions of implied warranties, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state. Contacting Maxtor's Customer Support Center 1-800-2MAXTOR (1-800-262-9867) Agents are available from 6 a. m. [. . . ]