Maxtor DIAMONDMAX 90576D4 - Manual (Page 28)

INSTALLATION
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How to Obtain MaxBlast Software
If a MaxBlast software installation diskette was not included with the hard drive, the software may be downloaded from Maxtor’s Internet home page at
http://www.maxtor.com.
After downloading MaxBlast, perform the following steps to create a bootable diskette:
1 If MaxBlast was downloaded to a hard drive, perform the following steps below. If MaxBlast was downloaded to a diskette, skip to step 2.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Insert a blank 1.44 MB diskette in the A: floppy disk drive.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Set the system DOS prompt to the hard drive letter and directory where the downloaded MaxBlast installation software is stored.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Type “MAXBLAST,“ press the [Enter] key and follow the on-screen prompts. This will create a bootable diskette with MaxBlast software loaded and
ready for use. Go to step 3.
2 If the downloaded MaxBlast installation software is on a diskette, place this diskette in the A: floppy disk drive.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Set the system to the floppy disk drive DOS prompt.
◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Type “MAXBLAST,“ press the [Enter] key and follow the on-screen prompts. This will create a bootable diskette with MaxBlast software loaded
and ready for use.
3 If the BIOS was set to AUTO DETECT, follow the instructions in Section 7 to prepare the hard drive using the MaxBlast installation software.
If other BIOS settings were used, access the system BIOS SETUP program and set the BIOS parameters to a User Definable Type with 4,092 cylinders,
16 heads and 63 sectors per track for the Maxtor hard drive. Then follow the instructions for setting the BIOS in Section 6 then Section 7 to prepare the
hard drive with MaxBlast software.
System Hangs During Boot
If the system hangs during the boot process after installing the Maxtor hard drive – either before or after setting the system BIOS – the system many have a
BIOS with a cylinder limitation. This may occur for hard drives that exceed 2.1 GB. If this happens, do the following:
1 Turn the system OFF.
2 Install the cylinder limitation jumper (J46) on the drive. The figure below shows the Maxtor hard drive configured as a Master or Slave device with the
cylinder limitation jumper installed.
IMPORTANT: When the Cylinder Limitation jumper (J46) is installed, the Maxtor hard drive must be prepared using MaxBlast installation software.
Master Device
J50 J48 J46 J44 J42
Slave Device
J50 J48 J46 J44 J42
Cable Select
J50 J48 J46 J44 J42
EIDE Interface Connector J1 Power Connector J2
J50 – Master/Slave
J48 – Cable Select
J46 – 4092 Cylinder Limitation
J44 – Factory Reserved
J42 – Factory Reserved