Hardware Upgrades
“Hot-Plugging” or “Hot-Swapping” MultiBay Drives
ÄCAUTION: To prevent damage to the computer, the drive, and any data stored on the drive:
■If you are inserting or removing a hard drive, shut down the computer. Never remove a hard drive while the computer is on or in Standby. To ensure that the computer is not in Standby, turn the computer on, then shut it down.
■If the computer is running a retail version of Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 without software enhancements from Compaq, shut down the computer before inserting or removing any drive.
If the computer is running a preinstalled operating system supplied by Compaq, you can insert or remove any drive except a hard drive while the computer is on, off, or in Standby.
Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive
1.Exit all software applications, shut down the operating system software, and turn off the computer.
2.Insert the hard drive into the MultiBay as shown in “Inserting a Drive into the MultiBay”.
3.Turn on the computer. Follow directions for your operating system, below:
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Home
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2.Select the MultiBay hard drive.
3.On the Partition menu, click Create. Carefully read and respond to any prompts that appear on the screen.
Refer to the Microsoft Management Console online Help (click Action > Help, while running Management Console) for additional information.
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