User manual SEAGATE DIAMONDMAX 2880

[. . . ] This document is a condensed version of the full Product Reference Manual. This version only includes the Maxtor Information about the Product. Information that can be found in the ANSI specification is not included in this document to reduce its over all size. Also eliminated are the Table of Contents and Glossary. [. . . ] 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. DO NOT use any low-level formatting software on this 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. 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. Tools for Installation The following tools are needed to complete the installation of your Maxtor hard drive: x A small (#2) Phillips head screw driver x Small needle-nose pliers or tweezers x Your computer user's manual x For drive capacities 8. 4 GB or less, a DOS 5. 0 (or higher) or Windows 95 bootable system diskette x For drive capacities greater than 8. 4 GB, a Windows 95 bootable system diskette 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 Have you backed up your hard disk? 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. Capacity Calculations Maxtor defines one megabyte as 106 or one million bytes (1, 000, 000) and one gigabyte as 109 or one billion bytes (1, 000, 000, 000). FDISK, CHKDSK, Windows, BIOS and hard drive manufacturers may show different capacity values for the hard drive as they use different methods and numbering systems to calculate hard drive capacities. The two most common numeric representations of the hard drive capacity are presented in the base 10 (decimal) and base 2 (binary) numbering systems. The formula to calculate the capacity of a drive is: Cylinders * Heads * Sectors * 512 This is a decimal number representing the total number of bytes (characters) that can be stored on the hard drive. To convert this number to binary megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB), this value must be divided by the decimal value of a binary MB or GB. The decimal equivalent of 1 MB (220) is 1, 048, 576 and 1 GB (230) is 1, 073, 741, 824. Example for a 3. 5 GB hard drive: 6, 800 * 16 * 63 * 512 = 3, 509, 452, 800 bytes or 3. 5 GB using 106 or decimal values. The equivalent in binary MB is 3, 509, 452, 800 / 1, 048, 576 = 3, 346 MB. The equivalent in binary GB is 3, 509, 452, 800 / 1, 073, 741, 824 = 3, 268 GB. 4 ­ 15 INSTALLATION 2 Hardware, Software and BIOS Requirements System Hardware Requirements Maxtor does not recommend installing drives greater than 8. 4 GB in a 486 (50 MHz or slower), 286, 386 or older systems. These systems are not designed to support large capacity hard drives. Even if an EIDE interface card or drive management software are used the performance and reliability of the drive in older systems cannot be predicted. [. . . ] Complete the information in the System Configuration Information table and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the hard drive installation. System/Drive Information The first time MaxBlast installation software is run, it will display information in a format similar to the System Configuration Information table below. Subsequent executions start at the main menu and allow the user to optionally display this information. SYSTEM /D RIV E IN FO RM A TIO N Maxtor Hard Disk Drive M odel Number Computer System Manufacturer Processor (i. e. , Pentium) Interface Card Manufacturer BIOS (CMOS/Setup) Manufacturer Other Hard Disk Drive Manufacturer BIOS Setting: Cylinders Other IDE Devices Type (i. e. , CD-ROM) Manufacturer M odel M odel H e ad s SPT Version D a te M odel M odel S p e e d (i. e . , 9 0 M H z ) S e r ia l N u m b e r The information in the System Configuration table must be completed for your records. This information will be requested by the Maxtor Technical Assistance representative in the event that you call for assistance. The Maxtor hard drive model number and serial number are also located on the top cover label of the hard drive. [. . . ]