User manual SEAGATE DIAMONDMAX 3400

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] The drive may be mounted in any attitude using four size 6-32 screws with 1/8-inch maximum penetration and a maximum torque of 5-inch pounds. Allow adequate ventilation to the drive to ensure reliable operation. 4 ­ 14 INSTALLATION 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. 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. 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. The minimum system recommended for drives 8. 4 GB and less is a 486 DX 66 MHz system. For drives larger than 8. 4 GB it is suggested that the minimum system be a Pentium class system. BIOS Requirements Most of the systems with newer BIOS; (typically with a date of July 1994 or newer) support large capacity drives. System BIOS dated prior to September 1997 do not provide support for drives greater than 8. 4 GB. To obtain the full capacity of a drive larger than 8. 4 GB either a BIOS upgrade, a BIOS enhancer card or the MaxBlast software (version 9. 06M or newer) will be required to correctly support the drive. Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) In order to utilize the drives UDMA mode it is required that the mother board or interface card have the full UDMA chip set and the UDMA drivers provided by the manufacturer installed on the system. If the mother board or interface card does not have this capability then UDMA will not be available on the drive IMPORTANT ­ Operating System Requirements for Drives Larger than 8. 4 GB Due to limitations, DOS operating systems cannot access the full capacity of drives larger than 8. 4 GB. The Windows 95 full installation operating system or equivalent ­ 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. This means that the drive cannot be installed using a DOS operating system and then upgraded to Windows 95 or any subsequent release of this operating system, e. g. Windows 98. 4 ­ 16 INSTALLATION 3 Hard Drive Identification IDE stands for Integrated Drive Electronics and EIDE is Enhanced IDE. The IDE or EIDE interface is designed to support two devices ­ typically hard drives ­ on a single ribbon cable through one 40 pin connector on the mother board or interface card. Some mother boards and interface cards may have a second IDE/EIDE connector to support two additional IDE devices. The IDE/EIDE interface is identified as a primary or secondary interface. [. . . ] 2 The MaxBlast installation software will load and the first screen of the program will display. Complete the information in the System Configuration Information table and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the hard drive installation. 4 ­ 23 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. [. . . ]