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Step 4: MountingAfter setting the jumpers, mount the hard drive in your system. The DTTA drive can be mounted with anyof its six surfaces facing dow

Step 5: ConnectorsAfter the drive has been carefully mounted, connect the IDE cable (included) and the power cable to thedrive. If you are using a c

Step 7: Replace the cover on your computerWith the cables connected properly and the drive mounted securely, replace the cover on the computer. Step

If the drive list is correct, select (Y)es. The screen that follows is shown below.Select the operating system you plan to install (or already have i

IBM Disk Manager Version 9.42.02 Select an

Step 9B: Custom InstallationIf you do not wish to use Ontrack® or if your system will install the drive without the overlay program,continue by check

The above example shows the DTTA drive connected to the “Primary” port on the motherboard and set as a“Master” drive. It also shows the capacity of t

Make a selection and return to the main menu. Click on “Standard CMOS Setup”. You will see that theBIOS recognizes only 8455 MB and will need to use

Next you will see the screen below allowing you to create partitions.Note: You will only have 5 options if you have more than 1 drive. Option 5 allo

Note that the Maximum Capacity shows only 3099 MB instead of 3240 MB. This is because some systemBIOSs recognize a Megabyte as 1,048,576 bytes (binar

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File SystemsFAT 16/FAT 32(File Allocation Table)The file allocation table is specific sectors in a hard drive that contain an address book for the

Step 10: Operating system installation tipsAfter the drive has been formatted, install an operating system. You may encounter some of the followingi

Technical SupportBefore calling technical support make sure you have your drive part number, serial number and systeminformation. Contact technical

MAKING A BOOTABLE DOS DISKETTEIf you do not have a DOS bootable diskette, you may want to make one. Your Ontrack® diskette isbootable and will elimin

JUMPER BLOCK INFORMATIONThe jumper block is a block of pins located on the hard drive that when shorted with a shunt (jumper) willmake the drive behav

UtilitiesYour Deskstar drive comes low-level formatted and free of defects. NOTE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOWLEVEL FORMAT AN IDE DRIVE. In the rare case

SYSTEMSApple Performs 6400AST Bravo MS 6266AST Bravo MS 6300Compaq XL 6150DelI Dimension XPSD300Dell Optiplex GX ProDigital PC 5500Gateway 2000 G6-266

GlossaryANSI (American National Standards Institute)ANSI is the lead organization for encouraging and developing technological standards. ANSI repre-

Electrostatic DischargeThe rapid change in electrical energy caused by static electricity. This can damage or destroyelectronic equipment or hardware

The Motherboard holds the computer's main processors and circuitry. It also contains the memory,BIOS, interconnection circuitry and the expansio

Hard Disk Drive Installation FlowchartStep 1Assemble needed equipmentPage 6Step 2Remove cover of your computerPage 8Step 3Set jumpersPage 8Set jumpers

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND DRIVE PREPARATION MANUAL FOR IBM HARD DISK DRIVESThis manual has been prepared to help you install your IBM Deskstar 14GXP o

Before you begin, please read the following on handling your disk drive:HARD DISK DRIVE HANDLING GUIDE These notes are designed to provide a simple ov

Step 1: Installation ChecklistTo install the Deskstar drive you may need the following depending on your computer:1) __ The installation kit that cam

Installation KitThe DTTA model drives come complete with 4 screws for mounting, an IDE cable and an installation guide.It also comes with Ontrack® Dis

Step 2: InstallationOpening your computer1. Turn the system off.2. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.3. Remove all cables from the back of y

Interface ConnectorPower ConnectorJumper BlockJumper Block LocationSome BIOSs have a limitation when translating the Cylinder, Head, and Sector inform