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Guide to SATA Hard Disks
Installation and RAID Configuration

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2.
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation ............................. 2

1.1
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ............... 2
1.2
Making a SATA Driver Diskette ................................. 3
Guide to RAID Configurations .......................................... 4

2.1
Introduction of RAID ................................................ 4
2.2
RAID Configuration Precautions ............................ 6
2.3
BIOS Configuration Utility ....................................... 7

2.3.1
Enter BIOS Configuration Utility ................ 7
2.3.2
Create Disk Array ....................................... 8
1.
Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation

1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts nVidia nForce3 chipset that supports
Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID
0, RAID 1, and JBOD. You may install SATA hard disks on this
motherboard for internal storage devices. For SATA installation
guide, please refer to Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation of
U ser Manual in the support CD. This section will guide you how
to create RAID on SATA ports.
1.2 Making a SATA Driver Diskette

If you just want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or
Windows XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions,
there is no need to make a SATA driver diskette. However, if you
want to install Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows XP 64bit on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, you will need to
make an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation.
STEP 1: Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to boot your
system. (Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the
floppy drive at this moment!)
STEP 2: During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press
<F11> key, and then a window for boot devices
selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot
device.
STEP 3: When you see the message on the screen, D o you
want to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?,
press <Y>.
STEP 4: Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive.
WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will
lose ALL data in it!
Start to format and copy files [YN]?
Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and
press <Y>.
STEP 5: The system will start to format the floppy diskette and
copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette.
Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to
install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP 64-bit on your
system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your
system, or you may start to use RAID BIOS Setting Utility in the
section 2.3 to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you
install the OS. You may also set the RAID configuration by using
RAID Utility for Windows in Windows environment. Please refer
to the document in the Support CD, Guide to RAID Utility for
Windows, which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ RAID Utility for Windows
2.
Guide to RAID Configurations

2.1 Introduction of RAID
This motherboard adopts nVidia nForce3 chipset that integrates
RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD function with
two independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. This section will
introduce the basic knowledge of RAID, and the guide to
configure RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD settings.
RAID
The term RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent
Disks, which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives
into one logical unit. For optimal performance, please install
identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a
RAID set.
RAID 0 (Data Striping)

RAID 0 is called data striping that optimizes two identical hard disk
drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. It will
improve data access and storage since it will double the data
transfer rate of a single disk alone while the two hard disks
perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data
transfer rate.
WARNING!!
Although RAID 0 function can improve the access performance, it
does not provide any fault tolerance. Hot-Plug any HDDs of the
RAID 0 Disk will cause data damage or data loss.
RAID 1 (Data Mirroring)

RAID 1 is called data mirroring that copies and maintains an
identical image of data from one drive to a second drive. It
provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the
entire system since the disk array management software will
direct all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a
complete copy of the data in the other drive if one drive fails.
JBOD (Spanning)
A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of all drives. Spanning
stores data onto a drive until it is full then proceeds to store files
onto the next drive in the array. When any member disk fails, it
will affect the entire array. JBOD is not really a RAID, and it does
not support fault tolerance.
2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions

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2.
3.
Please use two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0

(striping) array for performance. It is recommended to
use two SATA drives of the same size. If you use two
drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk
will be the base storage size for each drive. For
example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity
and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage
capacity for the 80GB-drive becomes 60GB, and the
total storage capacity for this RAID 0 set is 120GB.
You may use two new drives, or use an existing drive
and a new drive to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for
data protection (the new drive must be of the same size
or larger than the existing drive). If you use two drives
of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be
the base storage size. For example, if one hard disk has
an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has
60GB, the maximum storage capacity for the RAID 1 set
is 60GB.
Please verify the status of your hard disks before you
set up your new RAID array.
WARNING!!
Please backup your data first before you create RAID functions.
In the process you create RAID, the system will ask if you want to Clear
Disk Data or not. It is recommended to select Yes, and then your future
data building will operate under a clean environment.
2.3 BIOS Setup Utility

2.3.1 Enter BIOS Setup Utility
After the system powers on, press <F2> key to enter BIOS setup
utility. Highlight Advanced and press <Enter>, then the main interface of BIOS setup utility will appear. Please set the option SATA
Operation Mode to [RAID].
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
Config SATA operation
mode.
IDE Configuration
OnBoard IDE Controller
OnBoard SATA Controller
SATA Operation Mode
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Master
Secondary IDE Slave
SATA1
SATA2
[Both]
[Enabled]
[RAID]
[Hard Disk]
[Not Detected]
[ATAPI CDROM]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
+F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
v02.53 (C) Copyright 1985-2004. American Megatrends, Inc.
After the below window appears, please press <F10> to enter the
NVIDIA RAID Utility.
NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.81
Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array . . .
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility . . .
2.3.2 Create Disk Array

Create RAID 0
utility. Highlight Advanced and press <Enter>, then the main interface
of BIOS setup utility will appear. Please set the option SATA Opera
tion Mode to [RAID].
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
mode.
IDE Configuration
[Both]
[Enabled]
[RAID]

SATA Operation Mode
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Slave
SATA1
SATA2
[Hard Disk]
[Not Detected]
[ATAPI CDROM]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
+F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit
Then, the below window appears.

0 Healthy NVIDIA RAID 0 74.54G
After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software
prompting you to press <F10>. The RAID prompt appears as a part of
the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. You have
a few seconds to press <F10> before the window disappears.
After you press <F10>, the NVIDIA RAID Utility - Define a New Array
window appears. By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring, but
please set it to Striping if you want to create RAID 0. And the
Striping Block is set to Optimal as default.
NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

- Define a New Array RAID Mode : Mirroring
Stripimg Block : Optimal
Free Disks
Loc
Disk
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
1.0.M Maxt
1.1.M Maxt
Mirroring
Striping
Stripe Mirroring
Spanning
[ ]Add
[ ]Del
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup
Striping block size is given in kilobytes, and affect how data is

arranged on the disk. It is recommended to leave this value at the
default Optimal, which is 64KB, but the values can be between 8KB
and 128KB (8, 16, 32, 64, and 128KB). Then, you have to assign the
disks. The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup
page appear in the Free Disks block. These are the drives that are
available for use as RAID array disk,
1. Tab to the Free Disks section.
The first disk in the list is selected.
2. Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by
pressing the right-arrow key.
3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key until all the disks that you
want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block.

- Define a New Array RAID Mode : Striping
Stripimg Block :
Free Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model
1.0.M Maxt 6Y120M0

1.1.M Maxt 6Y120M0
[ ]Add
Optimal
8K
16K
32K
64K
128K
Optim
[ ]Del

- Define a New Array RAID Mode : Striping
Free Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
1.0.M Maxtor 6Y120M0
[ ]Add 1.1.M Maxtor 6Y120M0
[ ]Del
After assigning your RAID array disks, press <F7> to save your
changes of RAID array disks.
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Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more
channels. In a typical system there is usually one adapter and multiple
channels, and each channel has a slave and a master. The adapter /
channel / master / slave status of each hard disk is given in the Loc
(location) columns of the Free Disks and Array Disks lists. For
example:
1.0.M
M: Master
S: Slave
Controller
Channel - Typically, channel 0 is used for
Parallel ATA drives while channel 1 is used for
Serial ATA drives.
Serial ATA
1 . 0 . M Channel 1, controller 0, Master
1.1.M
Channel 1, controller 1, Master
Finally, the Array List window appears, where you can review the
RAID arrays that you have set up.
NVIDIA RAID Utility

- Array List -
Boot
Id
Status
Vendor
Array Model Name
Yes
Healthy
NVIDIA
STRIPING 74.53G
[Ctrl-X]Exit [
]Select [B]Set Boot [N]New Array [ENTER]Detail
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Create RAID 1
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
mode.
IDE Configuration
[Both]
[Enabled]
[RAID]

SATA Operation Mode
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Slave
SATA1
SATA2
[Hard Disk]
[Not Detected]
[ATAPI CDROM]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
+F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

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After rebooting your computer, wait until you seee the RAID software
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window appears. By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring, so you do
not need to change it when setting up RAID 1. And the Striping Block
is set to Optimal as default.

Free Disks
Loc
Disk
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
1.0.M Maxt
1.1.M Maxt
Mirroring
Striping
Stripe Mirroring
Spanning
[ ]Add
[ ]Del
Then, for the following steps, please to refer to the detail description
in RAID 0. And you will see the below windows.

Stripimg Block :
Free Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model
1.0.M Maxt 6Y120M0

1.1.M Maxt 6Y120M0
[ ]Add
Optimal
8K
16K
32K
64K
128K
Optim
[ ]Del
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Free Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
[ ]Del
NVIDIA RAID Utility

- Array List -
Boot
Id
Status
Vendor
Array Model Name
Yes
Healthy
NVIDIA
MIRRORING 74.53G
[Ctrl-X]Exit [
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Create JBOD
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced
mode.
IDE Configuration
SATA Operation Mode
Primary IDE Master
Primary IDE Slave
Secondary IDE Slave
SATA1
SATA2
[Both]
[Enabled]
[RAID]
[Hard Disk]
[Not Detected]
[ATAPI CDROM]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
+F1
F10
ESC
Select Screen
Select Item
Change Option
General Help
Save and Exit
Exit

0 Healthy NVIDIA JBOD 74.54G
After rebooting your computer, wait until you seee the RAID software
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window appears. By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring, but
please set it to Spanning if you want to create RAID JBOD. And
the Striping Block is set to Optimal as default.

Free Disks
Loc
Disk
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
1.0.M Maxt
1.1.M Maxt
Mirroring
Striping
Striple Mirroring
Spanning
[ ]Add
[ ]Del
Then, for the following steps, please to refer to the detail description
in RAID 0. And you will see the below windows.

- Define a New Array RAID Mode : Spanning
Stripimg Block :
Free Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model
1.0.M Maxt 6Y120M0

1.1.M Maxt 6Y120M0
[ ]Add
Optimal
8K
16K
32K
64K
128K
Optim
[ ]Del
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- Define a New Array RAID Mode : Spanning
Free Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
[ ]Del
NVIDIA RAID Utility

- Array List -
Boot
Id
Status
Vendor
Array Model Name
Yes
Healthy
NVIDIA
SPANNING 74.53G
[Ctrl-X]Exit [
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RAID Utility for Windows

1. Enter NVRAIDMAN
RAID driver is built in nVidia ALL in one driver provided in our support
CD. After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or
rebuild any RAID array. Please enter NVRAIDMAN by clicking on Start
Programs
NVIDIA Corporation
Mediashield
(There is also a Mediashield shortcut on the desktop.)
Then, the below screen appears.
Mediashield.
2. Creating RAID Arrays

Creating RAID 0 (Striping)
NVRAIDMAN can be used to create a striped array from one disk up to
the maximum supported number of disks in the system. To create a twodisk Striped Array do the following.
1. Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to
use are RAID enabled.
2. Boot to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application.
3. Create Array and the following screen will appear.
4. Click Next and the following screen shot will appear.
5. Click the RAID Mode list arrow and select Striping, and leave the
Stripe Size with its default value as shown in the following screen shot.
6. Click Next, and the following screen shot will appear.
7. Select the two disks that you want to include in the stripe set.
To create a striped array with more disks, select additional disks from the
list.
9. Click Finish and the following screen shot will appear.
The RAID 0 is created successfully.
Creating RAID 1 (Mirroring)

The NVRAIDMAN application can be used to create a Mirror Array. By
denition, a mirrored array consists of two drives. Data is written to both
two drives, and if one drive fails then data can be recovered from the
other drive. To create a Mirrored Array, do the following.
2. Boot to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application, then click
on Create Array and the following screen will appear.
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5. Select the two drives that you want to use in the Mirrored array.
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7. If you want to start rebuilding the array right away (copy data from one
disk to the other), select the disk that you wish to preserve. Do not
select a disk if you do not want to rebuild the array at this time.
8. Click Next and the following screen shot appears.
9. Click Finish. If you selected a disk to preserve in step 7, the rebuilding

process begins.
A mirrored array has been created, while the other two disks are set to
free disks.
Creating JBOD (Spanning)

NVRAIDMAN can be used to create a Spanning Array which requires at
least one disk to start such an array. To create a Spanning Array do the
following:
2. Boot to Windows and launch the NVRAIDMAN application, then click
on Create Array and the following screen will appear.
3. Click Next and the following screen will appear.
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4. Click the RAID Mode list arrow and select Spanning while leaving the
Stripe Size set to its default value as shown in the following screen
shot.
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6. Select the two drives that you want to use in the Spanned array.
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8. Click Finish and the following screen shot will appear.
A Spanned Array has been created.
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3. Initializing NVRAID Array Disks

Now that the two-disk array has been created, it needs to be partitioned
and formatted.
1. Click on StartSettingsControl Panel.
2. Double click on Administrative Tools.
3. Double click on Computer Management.
4. Click on Disk Management. The following screen is displayed.
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5. The 153.38 GB is for the two disk striped array that was created earlier.
To create a partition on it, right click on the Unallocated partition and
select New Partition.
6. Follow the Wizard for setting up and formatting the partition. Once that
is done, you can start using the newly created stripped array.
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4. Deleting a RAID Array

NVRAIDMAN can be used to delete an Array. To delete an Array do the
following.
1. Launch the NVRAIDMAN application and right click on the RAID array
that you want to delete (assuming that you have a RAID array already
created) as shown in the following screen shot.
The above screen shot shows that there is a Mirrored array that will be
deleted. After the Delete Array... has been selected, the following screen
shot appear.
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3. Click Finish and the array will be deleted and the following screen shot
will appear showing all the free disks.
A similar process can be applied to delete any array created by NVIDIA

RAID.
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5. Rebuilding a RAID 1 Array

Rebuilding is the process of recovering data from one hard drive to
another. All data is copied from one hard drive to another and then the
data is synchronized between the two hard drives. After creating a
mirrored array, you can rebuild the array using the following steps:
1. Go to Windows and run the NVIDIA RAID Management utility.
2. Right-click on Mirroring. Then the popup menu appears.
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3. From the popup menu, click Rebuild Array. The NVIDIA Rebuild
Array Wizard appears.
4. Click Next. The Disk Selection page appears.
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5. Select the drive that you want to rebuild by clicking it from the list, then
click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array page appears.
6. Click Finish.
More About Rebuilding Arrays

Rebuilding Occurs in the Background
The rebuilding process takes some time to complete, and occurs in the
background so as not to affect the performance of the system.
Rebuilding Applies Only to RAID 1
Rebuilding an array works only when using RAID 1. Rebuilding does not
apply to RAID 0 and JBOD arrays.
Rebuilding applies to a degraded fault tolerant array
You can rebuild a degraded mirrored array using any available Free Disk
or Dedicated Disk.
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Installation Guide
MAXTOR SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE
MAXTOR SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE

FCC Declaration of Conformance: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Copyright 2005 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Changes are periodically made to the information herein which will be incorporated in
revised editions of this publication. Maxtor may make changes or improvements to the product(s) described in this publication at any time and without
notice. MaxBlast is a trademark and Maxtor is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation. All other brands or products are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders. Maxtor Corporation, 500 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, California 95035 USA.
Contents
Warranty Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Included in this Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About Serial ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Back Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the Drive in a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Remove System Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mount the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Attach Serial ATA and Power Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Check BIOS Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Format the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Set the Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Warranty Registration Information

Before installing the hard drive, please write down the 8 character serial number and the 14 digit model number
information. If you ever need to contact Maxtor Support, you must provide this information about your hard drive prior
to assistance.
Several hard drive models are illustrated below to help you identify where these numbers are located. Use the drawing
that looks like your hard drive, then locate the model and serial numbers from your hard drive and write these numbers
in the space provided.
Model Number
Serial Number
Model Number
Serial Number
Model Number
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Model Number
Serial Number
Serial Number (S/N)
FIGURE 1 INCLUDED IN THIS KIT
Introduction
1. Maxtor Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drive

2. SATA Interface Cable
3. Driver CD or Diskette
4. Mounting Screws
Thank you for selecting a Maxtor hard drive product. This guide will lead you
through the installation of your new drive.
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. You will also need the tools shown in Figure 2 on page 3 to
install the hard drive in your computer.
Precautions
Drive should be at room temperature before installing.
Do not touch circuit board on drive.
MaxBlast
Unplug system from electrical outlet before connecting

cables to drive or motherboard.
Do not drop, bump, or jar drive.
ENGLISH - PAGE 2
About Serial ATA
FIGURE 2 REQUIRED TOOLS
Serial ATA (SATA) technology offers you the following benefits:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Worlds fastest ATA interface

Ideal for high-performance RAID
Thin, easy-plug cables for improved airflow
System User Manual

Operating System CD and Boot Disk
Philips Screwdriver
Small Needle-Nose Pliers
System Man
ual
Visit www.maxtor.com and click on Worldwide Support for the latest SATA
information and software updates.
Back Up Your Data

Protect your data by backing up existing hard drives before installing your
new Maxtor hard drive.
Installing the Drive in a Macintosh

For detailed information on mounting an internal drive in your
Macintosh, go to www.apple.com/support. Once you have mounted
the drive, you can format (initialize) and partition the drive using the
Apple's Drive Setup utility (for Mac OS 8.6 or higher) or Disk Utility
(for Mac OS X). Note that on all beige Power Mac G3 systems
(Desktop, Minitower, All-In-One), Mac OS X can only be installed in a
partition that is within the first 8 GB of the drive.
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Remove System Cover

1.
Turn your computer off.
2.
Unplug your system from the electrical outlet.
3.
Remove the cover from your system case. See Figure 3.

Refer to your system user
manual for instructions on
removing the cover, or obtain
the services of a qualified
installation technician.
FIGURE 3
REMOVING THE SYSTEM COVER
4.
Attach a grounding strap or touch a metal portion of your computer case. This will
ground you to minimize the risk of exposing the hard drive to electrostatic discharge.
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Mount the Hard Drive

Before mounting the hard drive in your system, determine whether you are installing the hard drive in a
3.5-inch or 5.25-inch device bay. If you are unable to locate an available device bay, consult your system
manual or system manufacturer.
3.5-inch Device Bay Installation

Many systems have an available 3.5-inch bay located adjacent to the floppy drive.
Mount the hard drive in the 3.5-inch bay using the screws provided. See Figure 4.
Some systems may not have
enough room to plug in the
cables after the hard drive is
mounted. You may need to
attach the SATA and power
supply cables first.
Mounting
Screws
FIGURE 4
TYPICAL 3.5-INCH DEVICE BAY INSTALLATION
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5.25-inch Device Bay Installation

When installing the hard drive in a 5.25-inch bay (such as where CD-ROM drives are typically installed), you first need to
attach mounting brackets (not included) to the hard drive. Mounting brackets are available from your local computer
hardware store.
1.
Attach the mounting brackets to the hard drive using the screws included with this kit. See Figure 5 for details.
FIGURE 5
MOUNTING THE BRACKETS ON THE HARD DRIVE
2.
Mount the hard drive in the 5.25-inch bay using the screws provided with the mounting brackets.
Position the hard drive as close to the bottom of the device bay as possible with the label facing up.
ENGLISH - PAGE 6
Attach Serial ATA and Power Cables

1.
Locate an available Serial ATA (SATA) port on your motherboard or on a SATA PCI card and plug in
one end of the SATA interface cable.
2.
Locate the SATA port on the rear of the hard drive and plug in the SATA interface cable as shown.
3.
Connect the 15 pin SATA power connector.
Power
Connector
POWER
SATA
SATA Interface
Connector
FIGURE 6A
ATTACHING THE CABLES TO THE HARD DRIVE
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If you have an existing installation of Windows 2000 or XP, you must install a Windows driver for the SATA interface before
connecting the drive. See Format the Hard Drive on page 10 for details.
Important Note: Motherboards and host controllers equipped with VIA, VT8237, VT8237R, VT6420, VT6421L, SIS760 and
SIS964 do not support SATA 300 transfer speeds. For Maxtor SATA 300 drives to function properly on the VIA chipsets, the
Force 150 jumper must be used. For more information about your system chipset, please refer to the motherboard or host
controller manufacturers documentation or web site.
NC
no connect
Force 150
transfer speeds
Note: The NC jumper pins

have no function. They are
used only for spare
jumper storage.
FIGURE 6B
HARD DRIVE JUMPER PINS
ENGLISH - PAGE 8
Check BIOS Message

If you have a motherboard with built-in SATA ports, power on your system and look for an on-screen BIOS message
that refers to the SATA interface or controller. (See Figure 7.) This message indicates that the SATA interface on your
motherboard is enabled. If you do not see this message, consult the documentation supplied with your motherboard or
system to enable SATA support in the system BIOS.
If you are using a SATA PCI card, there is no need to enter BIOS Setup to enable SATA support. The card will
automatically enable SATA support after the system BIOS has loaded.
FIGURE 7
TYPICAL SATA BIOS MESSAGE
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Format the Hard Drive

This chapter describes how to partition and format your new drive using the MaxBlast installation software
on a Windows system.
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.
Choose from one of the following installation scenarios:
A. Existing Windows 2000 or XP system new drive as storage only
B. Existing Windows 2000 or XP system new drive as boot drive
C. New Windows 2000 or XP system or replacing a failed 2000 or XP boot drive
Special notes for installation scenario B:
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.
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.
ENGLISH - PAGE 10
A. 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.
1.
Boot the system into Windows.
2.
Follow the SATA card/motherboard/system manufacturer's instructions for installing the SATA driver.
3.
Shut down your system, connect the hard drive, and boot into Windows to format the drive.
4.
From the Windows desktop, select: Start / Settings / Control Panel / Administrative Tools /
Computer Management / Disk Management.
5.
Initialize the drive as a basic disk. When finished initializing, format the drive using and NTFS file format.
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B. Existing Windows 2000 or XP System New drive as boot drive

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.
1.
Boot the system into Windows.
2.
Follow the SATA card/motherboard/system manufacturer's instructions for installing the SATA driver.
3.
Shut down your system, connect the hard drive, and boot into Windows.
4.
From the Windows desktop, insert the MaxBlast CD and install MaxBlast for Windows.
5.
Follow the on-screen prompts to step through the installation process.
6.
Select the boot drive install option: When MaxBlast has finished copying data to your new drive, eject any CDs or
floppies and perform a normal shutdown. Proceed to Set the Boot Sequence (New boot drive only) on page 14.
ENGLISH - PAGE 12
C. New Windows 2000 or XP System or Replacing a Failed 2000 or XP Boot Drive

Before you begin. The SATA host driver for motherboards with embedded SATA controllers, or non Maxtor branded SATA hosts,
are typically contained on an installation CD that is included with the motherboard or add-in controller. The SATA host drivers
must first be extracted to a floppy disk before installing the operating system. Drivers for Maxtor-branded SATA cards can be
downloaded from the Worldwide Support section at www.maxtor.com or extracted to floppy from the bootable MaxBlast CD.
Boot your system from the MaxBlast CD.
1.
Boot your system from your Windows installation CD. If you have trouble booting to the Windows XP CD,
see Maxtor Knowledge Base Article #855 at www.maxtor.com.
2.
When prompted by the Windows installer to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver, press the F6 key
then S when prompted, to specify additional devices.
3.
Insert the SATA driver floppy and press Enter.
4.
Follow the on-screen prompts to finish installing Windows, then continue to

Set the Boot Sequence (New boot drive only) on page 14.
PAGE 13 - ENGLISH
Set the Boot Sequence (New boot drive only)

The final step is to configure your system BIOS to use your SATA drive as the system boot drive. Your system has a
built-in BIOS Setup utility that allows you to change this setting.
1.
Power on the system and look for an on-screen message indicating which function key to press to enter Setup.
(See Figure 8.) The function keys used for entering Setup vary between manufacturers. The most common Setup
function keys are F1, F2, and DEL.
Refer to your system manual for specific information about your system BIOS.
On some newer systems, the function key message for entering Setup disappears before you get a chance to read the screen.
Also, some monitors are slow to display text when powering up the system, so you may need to restart your computer to read the
message. To make it easier to read the function key message, press the Pause/Break key after the memory count to pause the
boot process. The Pause/Break key is usually located in the upper right corner of your keyboard (see Figure 8).
Press the Enter key to resume system boot.
2.
Immediately after the function key message appears, press the indicated key to enter Setup.
Within the Setup utility, navigation is limited to keyboard commands. Keyboard instructions
are usually located somewhere on the Setup screen.
3.
Configure the Boot Sequence or Boot Order setting so that the SATA drive or interface is
detected first. This will enable the SATA drive to be used as the boot drive.
On some newer systems, you may be able to set the boot order of individual SATA drives
in BIOS Setup.
4.
FIGURE 8
PAUSE/BREAK KEY
ON A KEYBOARD
Save the settings, exit Setup, and reboot your system.
ENGLISH - PAGE 14
Getting Help
Before contacting Maxtor Support, use the Hard Disk Information feature in MaxBlast to view the model number
and serial number of your drive. These numbers can be used to get help from Maxtor Support, register your drive,
and look up information on the Maxtor website.
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.
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Guide to SATA Hard Disks

Installation and RAID Configuration

Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation ............................. 2

Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ............... 2

Making a SATA Driver Diskette ................................. 3

Guide to RAID Configurations .......................................... 4

Introduction of RAID ................................................ 4

RAID Configuration Precautions ............................ 6

BIOS Configuration Utility ....................................... 7

Enter BIOS Configuration Utility ................ 7

Create Disk Array ....................................... 8

Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation

1.2 Making a SATA Driver Diskette

Guide to RAID Configurations

RAID 0 (Data Striping)

RAID 1 (Data Mirroring)

2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions

Please use two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0

2.3 BIOS Setup Utility

v02.53 (C) Copyright 1985-2004. American Megatrends, Inc.

2.3.2 Create Disk Array

OnBoard IDE Controller

v02.53 (C) Copyright 1985-2004. American Megatrends, Inc.

Then, the below window appears.

NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

Stripimg Block : Optimal

Striping block size is given in kilobytes, and affect how data is

NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

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Channel 1, controller 1, Master

NVIDIA RAID Utility

Array Model Name

]Select [B]Set Boot [N]New Array [ENTER]Detail

OnBoard IDE Controller

v02.53 (C) Copyright 1985-2004. American Megatrends, Inc.

Then, the below window appears.

NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

Stripimg Block : Optimal

NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

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NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

Stripimg Block : Optimal

NVIDIA RAID Utility

Array Model Name

]Select [B]Set Boot [N]New Array [ENTER]Detail

v02.53 (C) Copyright 1985-2004. American Megatrends, Inc.

Then, the below window appears.

NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

Stripimg Block : Optimal

NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

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NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005

Stripimg Block : Optimal

NVIDIA RAID Utility

Array Model Name

]Select [B]Set Boot [N]New Array [ENTER]Detail

RAID Utility for Windows

(There is also a Mediashield shortcut on the desktop.)

Then, the below screen appears.

2. Creating RAID Arrays