Compaq C360, C240, C180, C200, C160 manual Configuring a Hard Disk Drive, Sam Return

Changing Your Workstation’s Hardware Configuration

Installing Storage Devices

Configuring a Hard Disk Drive

This section describes how to add a hard disk drive to your system as a file system using SAM. If you installed a new hard disk drive, follow these instructions to make your new disk usable as a file system. For more infor- mation about configuring a hard disk drive, refer to the System Administra- tion Tasks manual.

This procedure requires you to log in as root. If you cannot log in as root, contact your system administrator.

1Log in as root.

2In a terminal window, enter the following command:

sam RETURN

NOTICE:SAM (System Administration Manager) is a utility that performs system administration tasks using a windows graphical user interface.

3The System Administration Manager window opens. Double-click on Periph- eral Devices ->.

4The Peripheral Devices window opens. Double-click on Disks and File Sys- tems ->.

5The Disks and File Systems window opens. Double-click on CD-ROM, Flop- py, and Hard Disks.

The following screen message appears:

Scanning the system’s hardware...

The CD-ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks window opens, containing a list of drives currently configured on this system.

6From the Actions menu, click on Add a Hard Disk Drive.

7The Select a Disk to Add window opens with a list of unused disks. Highlight the hard disk drive you want to add to your system.

8Click on OK.

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