[. . . ] Quick Installation Guide Hitachi Ultrastar 7K2000 Models: HUA722020ALA330 HUA722010CLA330 HUA722050CLA330 HUA722020ALA331 HUA722010CLA331 HUA722050CLA331 System Requirements for Serial ATA The following are needed to install a Serial ATA (SATA) drive to a system: SATA capable motherboard or controller card SATA hard drive SATA cable (1 meter or less in length) Quick installation procedure Note: Back up all data before installing drive. Remove the computer cover as instructed by the computer system manual. [. . . ] Verify that the hard disk is recognized by the BIOS and is reporting the full capacity of the drive. Instructions for accessing your BIOS can be found in the computer system manual or in the motherboard manufacturer documentation. If the drive is not recognized in the BIOS, set version 1. 0 Page 1 Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Thread 6-32UNC (1) 41. 28±0. 5 (2) 44. 45±0. 2 (3) 95. 25±0. 2 (4) 6. 35±0. 2 (5) 28. 5±0. 5 (6) 60. 0±0. 2 (7) 41. 6±0. 2 Figure 1: Mounting holes locations (all dimensions are in mm) Figure 2: Connector location (all dimensions are in mm) the BIOS options of your computer system to Auto Detection and LBA mode if available. Once the drive is recognized correctly in the BIOS, it is ready to be partitioned and formatted. Your operating system setup utility will provide instructions on how to partition and format your drive before it installs the operating system. For additional information see: www. hitachigst. com/support The recommended mounting screw depth is 4 mm maximum for bottom and 4. 5 mm maximum for horizontal mounting. Drive level vibration test and shock test are to be conducted with the drive mounted to the table using the bottom four screws. © 2009 Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 3403 Yerba Buena Road San Jose, CA 95135 Mounting Recommendations The drive will operate in all axes (6 directions). Performance and error rate will stay within specification limits if the drive is operated in the other orientations from which it was formatted. For reliable operation, the drive must be mounted in the system securely enough to prevent excessive motion or vibration of the drive during seek operation or spindle rotation, using appropriate screws or equivalent mounting hardware. Hitachi GST trademarks are authorized for use in countries and jurisdictions in which Hitachi has the right to use, market and advertise the brands. [. . . ] Information is true as of the date of publication and is subject to change. Please visit the Support section of our website, www. hitachigst. com/suport, for additional information on product specifications. [. . . ]