Specifications

INSTALLATION
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System Setup
The following procedures are designed for systems using the DOS 5.0 (or higher) or Windows 95 operating systems. For
other operating systems (e.g., OS2
®
, UNIX
®
, LINUX and Novell NetWare
®
), refer to the operating system user’s manual for
the BIOS setting and other installation requirements
Setting the BIOS (CMOS)
In order for the computer system to recognize the new Maxtor hard drive, it is necessary to set the system BIOS with the
correct information about the hard drive.
The SETUP (BIOS) program identifies the system configuration information (e.g., floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, video,
etc.) used by the computer during system boot. This includes the information about what kind and how many hard drives are
attached to the system. When entering the settings for the new Maxtor hard drive, be careful not to change any of the other
BIOS settings, or other parts of the system may not work correctly.
Most of the systems with newer BIOS’ (typically with a date of July 1994 or newer), support large capacity hard drives. It is
necessary to determine if the system provides support for large capacity hard drives before entering the settings, as this affects
how to correctly set the BIOS parameters for the new Maxtor hard drive.
If you are unsure of how to access the system BIOS and/or program the BIOS settings, refer to the computers user’s manual
for detailed instructions.
Set the BIOS (CMOS) parameters as follows:
1. Turn the system ON. During the system start-up sequence, run the SETUP (BIOS) program or similar
commands to access the system BIOS.
NOTE: Newer systems will typically display a message (e.g., press DEL to Enter Setup) identifying how to
access the SETUP (BIOS) program.
2. Once the SETUP (BIOS) program is active, do one of the following to set the hard drive BIOS parameters.
a) If the SETUP program provides an “AUTO DETECT” capability, use this feature to detect the
Maxtor hard drive. After the SETUP program has detected the hard drive, verify that the Logical
Block Addressing (LBA) mode is enabled for this drive. If the SETUP program does not provide an
“AUTO DETECT” capability, set the drive parameters as defined in b) below.
Comment: When LBA is enabled, some BIOS programs will change the values of the cylinders
and heads by dividing the cylinders by 2, 4, 8 or 16 and multiplying the heads by the same value.
This does not change the capacity of the hard drive.
b) If the SETUP program does not provide an “AUTO DETECT” capability, the drive parameters
must be set using the User Definable Type (UDT). Select the appropriate UDT for the Maxtor hard
drive and set the cylinder, head and sector values for the model being installed from the table below.
Only the values listed in the table must be entered. Other values may be entered as zero (0). Set the
LBA mode to enabled for this drive. If the SETUP program does not provide the UDT, set the drive
parameters as defined in c) below.
Drive Parameters
MODEL CYLINDERS HEADS SECTORS CAP A CITY
87000A8 14,475 15 63 7,000 MB
86480A8 13,392 15 63 6,480 MB
85250A6 10,856 15 63 5,250 MB
84320A5 8,928 15 63 4,320 MB
83500A4 7,237 15 63 3,500 MB
83240A4 6,696 15 63 3,240 MB
82560A3 5,292 15 63 2,560 MB
81750A2 3,618 15 63 1,750 MB