User manual SEAGATE SATAII-300 INTERNAL HARD DRIVE

[. . . ] Mounting Screws Introduction Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive product. If you encounter any difficulties with installation, please visit us online at www. maxtor. com and click on Worldwide Support. The Maxtor SATA Hard Drive Kit includes the components shown in Figure 1. Your computer may need some or all of these parts to complete the installation. [. . . ] Maxtor recommends using MaxBlast on 98 and ME systems, rather than FDISK, to partition and format the drive. If you have not previously installed a SATA drive in your system, you must install a Windows driver for your SATA PCI card or SATA-enabled motherboard or system so that Windows can recognize your new drive. For maximum compatibility, Maxtor recommends downloading and installing the latest SATA driver from the website of the SATA card/motherboard/system manufacturer. The latest SATA drivers for Maxtor-branded SATA cards can be downloaded from the Worldwide Support section at www. maxtor. com. Existing Windows 2000 or XP system ­ new drive as "storage only" C. Existing Windows 2000 or XP system ­ new drive as "boot drive" D. New Windows 98 or Me system or replacing a failed 98 or Me boot drive E. New Windows 2000 or XP system or replacing a failed 2000 or XP boot drive Special notes for installation scenarios C and D: The DOS version of MaxBlast does not currently support USB mouse or keyboard input unless supported by your system BIOS. If you have a USB keyboard and/or mouse, you may need to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard to your system temporarily to navigate through the program. MaxBlast for DOS can be operated from the keyboard using the Tab, Enter/Return, and arrow keys. To boot from the MaxBlast CD, you may need to change the boot sequence or boot order settings in your system BIOS to "Floppy CDROM IDE-0" or "A, CDROM, C. " Depending on your BIOS type (AMI, Award, Phoenix), the boot sequence settings may be located on the main setup screen or under the BIOS FEATURES SETUP or ADVANCED CMOS SETUP menus. PAGE 10 If your system cannot boot from a CD, you can create a bootable MaxBlast diskette by inserting the MaxBlast CD into a system running Windows and choosing Create MaxBlast Installation Diskette from the menu. If you have dual optical (CD/DVD) drives, try booting from the other optical drive. A. The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear informing you that it has found a new PCI mass storage controller. Follow the SATA card/motherboard/system manufacturer's instructions for installing the driver for the SATA controller. From the Windows desktop, insert the MaxBlast CD and install MaxBlast for Windows. Follow the on-screen prompts to step through the installation process. Choose whether to install the drive as additional storage or as the new boot drive. Additional storage install: After the drive has been set up as additional storage, double-click the My Computer icon. Boot drive install: When MaxBlast has finished copying data to your new drive, eject any CDs or floppies and perform a normal shutdown. Continue to "Set the Boot Sequence (New boot drive only)" on page 15. Existing Windows 2000 or XP System ­ New drive as "storage only" The driver for the SATA interface must be installed prior to connecting the hard drive. If you are using a SATA card, you should physically install it at this time, but do not connect the drive. 3. [. . . ] Please visit www. maxtor. com to obtain comprehensive support information, such as: ­ Warranty Services Drive Returns (RMA), Warranty Status, Limited Warranty Statement ­ Product Support Installation Tutorial, Specifications, Jumper Settings, Installation Guides, Product Manuals ­ Software Downloads Installation Software, Utilities, Diagnostics ­ Knowledge Base Troubleshooting information, FAQs, resolved problem database ­ Product Index Current and Legacy Maxtor product's listing Click on Support to access the Knowledge Base, download software updates, register your drive, and get assistance via e-mail. PAGE 16 One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. One terabyte, or TB, equals 1, 000 gigabytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes and are based on the following assumptions: each hour of DVD-quality video is 2. 1GB, each digital photo is 1MB, and each MP3 is 4 minutes long. [. . . ]