Dell OptiPlex GX1 User Manual
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Installing Drives: Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Midsize Managed PC Systems
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After you update the System Setup options, reboot the system.
15. If you installed a SCSI hard-disk drive, partition and format the drive, as described in "
Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
," before proceeding to the next step.
16. Run the SCSI Device(s) test group of the Dell Diagnostics to verify that the new SCSI device is
operating properly.
See your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for information on running the Dell Diagnostics and
troubleshooting any problems that may occur.
To test a SCSI tape drive, refer to the documentation for the tape drive software to perform a tape drive
backup and verification test.
17. If the device you just installed is the primary hard-disk drive, install the operating system on the hard-
disk drive.
Refer to the documentation that came with the operating system.
Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
You may need to use different programs than those provided with the operating system to partition and
format SCSI hard-disk drives. Refer to the documentation that came with your SCSI software drivers for
information on installing the appropriate drivers and preparing your SCSI hard-disk drive for use.
NOTE: On systems with hard-disk drives larger than 2 GB, create a primary partition of 2 GB and
divide the remaining capacity into partitions of 2 GB or less. For example, a system with a 2.5-GB
hard-disk drive would have a primary partition of 2 GB (drive C) and a second partition of 500 MB
(drive D). Hard-disk drives must be partitioned this way because MS-DOS-based operating systems
(including Windows NT, when using a FAT16 file system) do not support drive partitions larger than 2
GB.