IBM ATA-3 manual Primary, using, Deskstar Hard Disk Drive User’s Guide, OS/2

Installing

a

Primary

Drive

using

OS/2

If

the

new

hard

disk

drive

will

contain

your

operating

system

(drive

C),

use

this procedure

to

prepare

the

drive

and

install

your

operating

system:

1.

Insert

the

OS/2

Installation

Diskette

into

drive

A.

2.

Turn

on

your

computer.

3.

When

the

OS/2

logo

screen

displays,

remove

the

diskette.

4.

Insert

diskette 1

and

pressEnter .

5.

Follow the

instructions

to

complete

the

drive

preparation.

For

more

information

about

setting

up

your

hard

disk

drive

and

installing

the

OS/2

operating

system,

see

the

documentation

that

comes with your computer and

operating

system.

Installing

a

Secondary

Drive

for

OS/2

To

partition

and

format

your

hard

disk

drive

under

OS/2,

use the

FDISK

and

FORMAT

programs. The

procedures

are

similar

to

the

procedures

for

DOS

or

Windows

under

DOS.

For more

information,

see

your

User's

Guide

for

OS/2.

Correcting

Hardware

Problems

If

you

install

your

new

hard

disk

drive

and

the startup

program

seems

to

hang

or

does

not report

the

new drive

correctly, the

problem

can be

in

your

hardware

or

it

can

be a

BIOS

limitation.

To isolate a hardware problem, try the following:

1. Recheck your jumpers and connections.

Check	the	IDE interface	and	power	supply	connections.
Check	the	configuration	jumper	setting	on	all devices on all
IDE	ports.

Restart your computer.

–

If

the

problem

does

not

happen

again,

go

back

to

“Preparing

the

Drive

for

Use”

on

page

2-11

to

restart

the

preparation

process.

–

If

the

problem

happens

again,

continue

with

step

2,

2. To

check

for

a

conflict

with

an

another

device,

restart

the

computer with

only

the

new

hard

disk

drive

connected.

a.

Turn

off

the

computer,

unplug

the

cables

from

the

power

outlets

for

your

computer

and

all

attached

devices,

and

remove

the

computer

cover.

b.

Disconnect

all

devices

from

the

IDE

ports

and

connect

the

new

hard

disk

drive

as

the

master

drive

on

the

primary IDE

port. You might have to

reset

the

configuration

jumper.

(Your Deskstar

Enhanced

IDE

(ATA-3)

Hard

Disk

Drive

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