Appendix C. Using Additional Hard Drives

The Compaq LTE 5000 Family of Personal Computers can support up to four hard drives: two in the computer and two in the MultiBay Expansion Base or MultiBay ISA Expansion Base. A variety of optional Compaq LTE 5000 hard drives is available. Some Compaq LTE Elite hard drives are also compatible as data storage drives.

The LTE 5000 hard drive that is preinstalled in the dedicated hard drive bay contains the software necessary to access resources such as PC Cards, IrDA, multimedia, and others. Those resources will not be available if you start (boot) the computer from a drive other than the preinstalled hard drive (or a specially prepared hard drive).

IMPORTANT: The preinstalled software on the LTE Elite hard drive does not match the LTE 5000 hardware, and the preinstalled software on the LTE 5000 hard drive does not match the LTE Elite hardware. Starting the computer from a drive other than the original preinstalled hard drive, which contains the appropriate software, can produce unpredictable results. Drives shipped from Compaq with the LTE 5000 preloaded software have the product name (LTE 5000) on the label.

Appendix C.1 Using Optional LTE 5000 Hard Drives

Insert an optional LTE 5000 hard drive into a MultiBay hard drive carrier and then load it into one of the MultiBays in the computer or expansion base. Boot the computer from the preinstalled LTE 5000 hard drive in the dedicated hard drive bay.

NOTE: If you want to create an additional bootable hard drive, you must partition and format the drive as a bootable drive. You must also copy to the drive the LTE 5000 software that is necessary to operate the computer and access the computer features.

Appendix C.2 Using LTE Elite Hard Drives for Data Storage

Early model LTE Elite hard drives cannot be used as secondary drives. However, later model LTE Elite hard drives do have secondary-drive capability. If you have an LTE Elite hard drive with secondary-drive capability, you can use it in one of the MultiBays in the LTE 5000 or the MultiBay Expansion Base to store data or to transfer data files.

An LTE Elite hard drive that has secondary-drive capability is identified by the following symbol on the label located on the top of the drive:

The following limitations apply when using an early model LTE Elite hard drive (one that does not have the secondary-drive capability symbol):

o When used in either expansion base, the LTE Elite hard drive must be the only device in the expansion base.