Specifications

INSTALLATION

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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

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Allow the hard drive to reach room temperature

BEFORE

installing it in your computer system.

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Hard drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage.

Handle the drive by its sides.

DO NOT

touch the printed circuit board assembly.

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NEVER

drop, jar, or bump the drive.

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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:

◆ For drive capacities 8.4 GB or less, a DOS 5.0

(or higher) or Windows 95 bootable system

diskette

◆ For drive capacities greater than 8.4 GB,

a Windows 95 bootable system diskette

◆ A small (#2) Phillips head screw driver

◆ Small needle-nose pliers or tweezers

◆ Your computer user’s manual

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.