Completing the Installation of a Hard Disk Drive

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2 How to Install Accessories Inside Your PC Workstation

Installing Mass Storage Devices

12Replace the HP UltraFlow airflow guide and reconnect the fan to the system board (see the illustration on page 29).

13Install any other accessories before replacing the cover and completing the installation.

14Follow the instructions below to complete the installation.

Completing the Installation of a Hard Disk Drive

When a SCSI Hard Disk Drive Is Installed

When an IDE Drive Is Installed

NOTE

1Switch on the computer.

2To ensure compatibility, use the FDISK utility to delete any partitions on the new hard disk.

3Re-boot the computer.

Refer to the operating system documentation for information on formatting a drive.

1Switch on the computer.

2To display the device in POST, press while the PC Workstation re-starts.

3If an error message appears, follow the instructions provided by the

Error Message Utility. When prompted, press to run the Setup program.

4Select the Advanced menu, and the IDE Devices submenu. In the Primary Master item, check that the details for the device have been correctly detected by the Setup program.

5Press to save and exit Setup.

Refer to the operating system documentation for information on formatting a drive.

If an IDE drive is removed, switch on the computer. The system BIOS

will detect that the device is missing. Press to confirm that you want to remove the device. The system configuration will be updated automatically.

XU specifications

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