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WESTERN DIGITAL HARD DRIVE
INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE WITH A CONTROLLER CARD - 13
INSTALLATION GUIDE
Set Up and Copy Files
NOTE: This section applies only if you have an existing hard drive connected to your
computer.
1. Power down the system and disconnect the power cord.
2. Disconnect the old drive and old IDE interface cable from the motherboard.
3. Verify that the old drive is jumpered as Slave.
4. Locate the new IDE interface cable that is connected to the new drive and connect its gray
end to the old drive. Both drives are now connected to the controller card.
5. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools diskette into the floppy drive.
6. Reconnect the power cord and power on the computer. The system will boot to the
diskette.
7. At the introduction screen, select Install Drive and follow the instructions as prompted.
8. Accept the license agreement and select Drive to Drive Copy, then Entire Drive.
9. Choose your old hard drive as the Source and your new Western Digital drive on the
Ultra ATA controller card bus as the Destination.
10. Select Automatically Resize Partitions and click Finish.
11. Replace your system cover and restart the system when prompted. This concludes the
hard drive installation process.
Register Your Product
Take advantage of Western Digital special offers and product updates by registering your new
hard drive online at www.wdc.com/products/registration.
IMPORTANT: If you wish to remove your old drive at this time, you must
change the jumper setting on your new Western Digital hard drive to Single.
Refer to "Set the Jumpers" on page 7 for instructions to jumper your hard drive.
If you prefer to keep your old hard drive and use it as additional storage, make
sure that your new Western Digital hard drive and operating system are working
properly. Once you are certain and satisfied with the operation of the new drive,
back up your old drive and delete its contents.