Seagate 540SL - Manual (Page 17)

Using the EZ-Drive installation software
Note. The EZ-Drive software is authorized for installation only
with the drive on which it is shipped.
EZ-Drive allows your computer to access your Seagate drive’s
full formatted
capacity. It bypasses the BIOS during the boot
sequence and uses information it creates on Drive C to identify
the drive before DOS is loaded. During the installation, EZ-Drive:
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Determines how many drives are installed
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Enters a drive type in System Setup for the new drive
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Modifies the Drive C boot record with translation geometry for
the new drive
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Partitions and formats the new drive
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Copies the boot files to the new drive if it is Drive C
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Enables Maximum Overdrive, which enables read/write mul-
tiple in drives that have this feature. The Change Installed
Features option that appears in the dialog box when the format
is complete allows you to disable Maximum Overdrive.
EZ-Drive is easy and safe to use. You can choose the fully-auto-
matic installation, which puts a single partition on the drive, or you
can install the drive with multiple partitions of equal size (see page
18 for instructions on creating multiple partitions of unequal size)
and other custom features. Online help is available in the Select
Installation Type menu as Information Help.
If you already have a drive installed, EZ-Drive will not harm your
data unless you instruct it to override that drive’s partition and
format. EZ-Drive automatically arranges the drive-type position
in System Setup to reflect how you have set the drive jumpers.
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