IBM ATA-3 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Safety: Read First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Part 1: Quick Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Part 2: Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installation Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Installing the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Step 1. Opening Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Step 2. Unpacking the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Step 4. Preparing the Drive for a 5.25-inch Bay . . . . . . . . 2-9
Step 5. Mounting the Drive in the Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Step 6. Attaching the Cables to the Drive . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Step 7. Completing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Preparing the Drive for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Determining What To Do Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Using Your Operating System for Partitioning . . . . . . . . 2-12
Correcting Hardware Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Correcting BIOS Limitations and Partitioning Using Disk
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Managing Your Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
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