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Hard-Disk Drives: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide

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12. Start the computer system.

NOTE: If the drive you just installed is the primary drive and no operating system is installed, you
must start the computer using a bootable diskette or CD.

To boot the system from a diskette, insert a bootable diskette (such as an operating system
installation or recovery diskette) into diskette drive A, and turn on the computer.

To boot the system from a CD, enter the

System Setup program

and set the

Boot Sequence

to

CD-ROM First. Insert a bootable CD (such as an operating system installation CD or the Dell
ResourceCD) into CD-ROM drive, and turn on the computer.

NOTE: If Enabled, the

Chassis Intrusion

option will cause the following message to be displayed

at the next system start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

13. Enter the

System Setup program

and update the

Drives: Primary and Secondary

options.

After you update the System Setup options, reboot the system.

14. Partition and logically format the drive before proceeding to the next step.
15. Run the Hard-Disk Drive(s) Test Group in the

Dell Diagnostics

to verify that the new hard-disk drive is

operating properly.

16. If the drive you just installed is the primary drive, install the operating system on the hard-disk drive.

Refer to the documentation that came with the operating system.

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