What is CS enabled on a hard drive?

Cable select, also referred to by the acronym CS, is a disk drive jumper setting which automatically sets the priority of a disk drive by its position on its data cable. When cable select is enabled, the drive configures itself as a primary or secondary depending on its position in the drive chain.

How do I install Maxtor?

Please follow this procedure to Install Drive Manager:

1. Connect the Samsung or Maxtor drive to a Windows computer.
2. Open (My) Computer/ This PC.
3. Double-click to open the external drive.
4. Double-click the Samsung_Drive_Manager.exe or the Drive Manager Install.exe file.
5. Follow the software installation prompts.

What’s the jumper setting on a Maxtor drive?

Maxtor (and Quantum) drives follow the jumper configuration noted below: The drive is configured at the factory for a cable select setting. This allows the drive to assume the proper role of master or slave based on the connector used on the cable (see the UltraATA cable figure above ).

How to install a Maxtor SATA hard drive?

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.

How do I jumper a Seagate Maxtor ATA drive?

If you are connecting the drive to an older system that has a pre-UDMA Mode 3 ATA controller, or you are connecting this to a cable with a slave device that doesn’t have a cable select jumper setting, jumper the drive as Master instead by putting a jumper on the first vertical set of pins closest to the data cable.

What kind of ATA cable do I need for Maxtor?

If you have a system older than the Power Mac G4, Maxtor recommends that you attach your drive to a Mac-compatible ATA PCI card (not included) instead of the on-board ATA controller. If you choose to connect the drive to the Mac’s built-in ATA port, you should use the ATA cable provided with the Mac rather than the one included with this kit.