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6Installing the Hard Drive
Setting the Jumper
Most Maxtor hard drives come preconfigured with a jumper (Figure 4) in
the cable select or master position. Maxtor recommends using the cable
select jumper position in most situations for ease of configuration.
1. After removing the drive from its anti-static bag, match the jumper
block on the rear of the drive to one of the jumper block styles
shown in Figure 6. If you are unable to match your drive jumper
block to one of the styles shown, refer to the jumper settings dia-
gram on the drive label.
2. Configure the drive as cable select (CS) by using pliers to move the
jumper into the appropriate position on the jumper block.
To properly configure cable select, all devices on the same ATA cable
must use the cable select jumper setting and be connected with a 40-
pin Ultra ATA cable like the one included. Before installing a new hard
drive on an ATA cable with an existing device, confirm that the existing
device is configured as cable select. Jumper settings may be printed
on the device; however, you may need to consult the device
documentation or contact the manufacturer.
Older systems that do not support Ultra ATA/66 or are dated prior
to November 1998 may not be able to use the cable select jumper
option. If you are uncertain whether your system can use the cable
select option, consult your system manual, contact the system
manufacturer, or use the master/slave jumper settings instead.
Figure 4
A Jumper
Determine the jumper style and settings
using Figure 6 on page 7 or the diagram on
the drive label.
Style A1 Style A2
Style B
Figure 5
Common Jumper Blocks