MX-90845D4 8.4 GB Hard Drive Jumper Setting

Caution

Only authorized service personnel should upgrade the system. Anyone who wants to upgrade the system themselves should know about the dangers of ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) and the necessary precautions. Unknowingly zapping the components of the computer will void the warranty.

Use Extreme CAUTION

There is a real danger of electric shock from exposed electrical components inside the computer chassis. It is advisable to have a certified computer technician to install and configure hard disk drives.

If the BIOS was set to AUTO DETECT, follow the instructions 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 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.
BIOS (CMOS) Setup Instructions
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 - many systems have a BIOS with a cylinder limitation. This may occur for hard drives that exceed 2.1 GB. If this happens,do the following:

Turn the system OFF.
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.

Jumper Configuration

J50 - Master/Slave Only in single drive systems the default : (C) Closed (Jumper installed)
J50 - Master in dual drive systems the default: (C) Closed (Jumper installed)
J50 - Slave drive in dual drive systems: (O) Open (No jumper installed)
J48 - Cable Select the default: Disabled (O) Open (No jumper installed)
J48 - Cable Select: Enabled (C) Closed (Jumper installed)
J46 - 4092 Cylinder Location the default: Disabled (O) Open (No jumper installed)
J46 - 4092 Cylinder Limitation: Enabled (C) Closed (Jumper installed)
J44 and J42 - Factory Reserved: (O) Open (No jumper installed)

The 4092 Cylinder Limitation Explained

Older BIOS' that auto-configure the hard disk drives, may hang when the cylinder value exceeds 4096. What the 4096 Cylinder Limitation jumper does is reduce the capacity in the Identify Drive to 4096, allowing larger capacity drives to work with older BIOS'. For this to happen a software driver is needed to access the full drive capacity.

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MX-90845D4 8.4 GB Hard Drive Jumper Setting

WARNING: This information is provided "as is" with no warranty. Use at your own risk!
This site is NOT affiliated with PB.