User manual MAXTOR U X20 INSTALLATION

[. . . ] Make sure the black connector on the cable is plugged into your existing hard drive. Plug the gray connector into your new Seagate hard drive. Existing hard drive The easiest way to install your drive DiscWizardTM, available exclusively from Seagate, provides you with customized installation instructions for your hard drive. You can download DiscWizard for free from the Seagate web site at www. seagate. com/support or run the program directly from your web browser. In either case, you should run DiscWizard before you install your drive. [. . . ] Set the drive as a "slave" by removing this jumper from the jumper pins. Save the jumper in case you ever need to reconfigure the drive. of this sheet. Partition and format the drive Before your new drive can store data, it must be partitioned (assigned one or more drive letters) and each partition must be formatted. You can partition and format the drive using DiscWizard or using programs built into Windows. Using DiscWizard is generally easier and faster. are installed correctly. Make sure the master/ slave jumpers are set correctly on all installed hard drives. Verify that the drive is detected by the system CMOS or Setup program. If defects are found, the drive may be damaged. Verify that your BIOS has Autodetect and LBA mode enabled. On some older computers, you may need to run DiscWizard to use the full capacity of your drive. Verify that your system is ATA/100 compatible, with a UDMA mode setting. If your computer has a processor speed of less than 400 MHz, your system may not be able to support the highest data transfer rates used in Ultra ATA/100, and could experience intermittent system hangs or poor drive performance, especially when transferring large files. To prevent this, you can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 host adapter card or run the utility program UATA100. exe, available on the Seagate web site (see http:// www. seagate. com/support/kb/disc/ultra_ata100. html). Partitioning and formatting using Windows utility software Caution. Partitioning or formatting a drive erases all the data on that drive. Insert a bootable startup diskette or CD (usually included in your Windows operating system package) and restart your computer. If booting from a diskette, type fdisk at the A: prompt. If you booted from a CD, the partitioning wizard may start automatically. Create a primary DOS partition on your new drive. If booting from a diskette, type format x: at the A: prompt, where x is the letter of your first new partition. If you booted from a CD, run the formatting program. Repeat the format process for all new partitions. If you have problems with your installation, see the troubleshooting information on this page or contact Seagate Support Services. Seagate support services For online information about Seagate products, visit www. seagate. com or e-mail your disc questions to DiscSupport@Seagate. com. [. . . ] Select "Copy files" in the maintenance options menu. Choose the source and destination drives and begin the copy procedure. DiscWizard copies all the files from your old boot drive, including data files, software and hidden system files. e. After copying the files, remove both hard drives from your computer. [. . . ]