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Part 2: Installation Guide
Product Description
The Deskstar Hard Disk Drive is a 3.5-inch slimline (1-inch high)
drive. It can only be installed in computers that use the AT
attachment/integrated drive electronics (ATA/IDE) architecture.
Your hard disk drive can be configured in any of the following ways:
Single drive
– To install the first hard disk drive in a computer
– To replace a hard disk drive
Multiple drive
– To operate with installed IDE (ATA) hard disk drives
– To operate with installed (SCSI) hard disk drives
In addition to this User’s Guide, your option package contains:
Deskstar hard disk drive
Disk Manager Diskette
Four drive mounting screws
IDE cable for connecting two IDE devices
(some option packages)
Mounting brackets with screws (some option packages)
The Deskstar Enhanced IDE (ATA-3) Hard Disk Drive User’s Guide
Supplement provides warranty and jumper setting information.
Contact your place of purchase if parts are missing or damaged. Be
sure to retain your proof of purchase. It might be required to receive
warranty service.
The Disk Manager Diskette contains programs to:
Work with your computer BIOS, if necessary, to use the full
capacity of larger EIDE hard disk drives
Partition and format your drive
Create disk partitions up to 2.14 GB in size
Enable 32-bit disk access for Windows 3.1 and 3.11
(Windows 95 automatically includes 32-bit disk access)
In addition, the Disk Manager Diskette contains the following features:
Re-assigns drive letters to prevent drive access problems when
you add new storage devices to your computer.
Copies files from your old drive to your new drive.
Restarts your computer without the need for a System Diskette.
(You simply insert the Disk Manager Diskette and press Enter.)
For more information, see the online information that comes with
the Disk Manager software.
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