Western Digital AC2540 system manual Uninstalling EZ-DRIVE, Do I need to run Fdisk and Format ?

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UNINSTALLING EZ-DRIVE

This option removes EZ-Drive, and returns control of the drive to your system BIOS.

Note: Before uninstalling EZ-Drive, make sure that you have properly configured the BIOS to recognize the full drive capacity.

1.Insert the EZ-Drive disk into drive A.

2.From the A: prompt, type ez and press ENTER.

3.From the EZ-Drive Main Menu, select Other Options. From the Installation Options screen, select Change Installed Features.

4.Select the drive you want to change.

5.From the Change Installed Features screen, select Controlled by EZ-Drive. Press ENTER to toggle the selection to Disabled.

6.From the Change Installed Features screen, select Save Changes.

7.Press ESC to return to the Installation Options screen, and select Uninstall EZ-Drive.

8.A warning message displays. Type Y to remove EZ-Drive. EZ-Drive is now uninstalled and the BIOS controls this drive.

Non-Western Digital Drives

If installing the new Western Digital hard drive with a non-Western Digital hard drive, you may have to contact the other manufacturer for master/slave jumper configuration information.

Note: Drives on the secondary IDE port conform to the same requirements for master/slave configuration as the primary IDE port.

IBM

(800) IBM4YOU

Maxtor

(408) 432-1700

Quantum

(408) 894-4000

Seagate/Conner

(408) 438-8222

General

This section lists procedures to help resolve problems that you may encounter when installing the Western Digital hard drive.

Refer to your system documentation to be sure that you followed the setup procedures correctly.

Make sure that you partitioned and formatted the EIDE drive and any additional drive with the EZ-Drive or other installation software or DOS FDISK and FORMAT utilities. (If you are making this drive bootable, remember to specify the /S parameter.) Refer to your operating system documentation to check these procedures.

If using DOS 3.3 and above, be certain to make one partition active during formatting.

Check the physical installation of your system to make sure that:

-Jumper selections on the drive are correct for your installation.

-Cables are correctly connected and seated.

-Adapter card, if required, is properly seated, connected, and con- figured.

-Power is properly connected to your system and the system is plugged in.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A short list follows with common questions along and solutions.

Q:I get the message “HDD Controller Failure” after installing my Western Digital hard drive.

A:This common message may appear when you first boot the system after installing the hard drive. Press F1 to continue. If the message continues to display, retrace the steps outlined for CMOS setup, cabling, and jumper configuration.

Make sure to follow the installation instructions correctly. Then follow the instructions for using EZ-Drive or FDISK and FORMAT to install the operating system.

Q: Do I need to run FDISK and FORMAT ?

A:Not if you installed EZ-Drive software.

Q. What is a megabyte?

A:Hard drive suppliers define a decimal megabyte as 1,000,000 bytes (106 ). Alternatively, a binary megabyte is defined as 1,048,576 (220 ). This is why different utilities will display different numbers of megabytes available for the same drive. The values in Table 1 use the following megabyte definitions:

Capacity

Megabytes

CMOS (MB)

binary megabytes

CHKDSK (MB)

decimal megabytes

Q:Do I have to do anything to my original hard drive when adding yours to it?

A:Yes, one hard drive must be designated as a master, and the other as a slave. We recommend that you designate the new drive as your master. For non-Western Digital hard drives, consult your original hard drive documentation for master/slave jumper settings. See Non-Western Digital Drives on this page. If the original hard drive uses disk compression software, consult the disk compression documentation before adding another drive.

Q:What should I check if my system will not start after I turn on the power?

A:Ensure that:

1.The IDE controller card, if installed, is properly seated and connected.

2.The connections at both ends of the hard drive cable are secure and correctly oriented.

3.The jumper selections on your hard drive(s) are set correctly for your installation.

4.The drive is connected to the computer power supply via the 4-pin power connector.

Q:I used FDISK and FORMAT to set up my new hard drive. Now, I can’t boot DOS from my newly installed hard drive or access the hard drive after I’ve completed the software installation.

A:Check the system to make sure:

1.You entered the correct hard drive parameters during the system setup procedure.

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