However, drives with LTE 5000 preloaded software have the wrong drivers, and expect to find features not present in the LTE Elite hardware, resulting in errors.
LTE 5000 drives have a utility to detect the hardware/software mismatch and issue a caution.
Drives shipped in LTE 5000 units do not have Setup or Diagnostics in a hidden partition for the LTE Elite.
There is little practical use for LTE 5000 drives in the LTE Elite. One exception is to use the
o If the drive has Windows 3.1, you can boot
CONFIG.SYS.
o If the drive has Windows 95 loaded, turn on the computer and press F8 when you see the message "starting Windows 95." When the Windows 95 Startup Menu appears, select "Command Prompt Only."
Using LTE Elite | LTE Elite drives can be used in MultiBay I of the |
drives in the LTE | LTE 5000 MultiBay Expansion Base. |
5000 |
|
| o MultiBay I is normally configured as "Device 0" |
| on the Secondary IDE Interface, so the LTE |
| Elite drive can be "Device 0" without being the |
| boot drive. |
| o Boot from the LTE 5000 drive in the dedicated |
| hard drive compartment of the computer. |
| o If running Windows 3.1, an LTE Elite drive in |
| the LTE 5000 cannot copy files from a |
o If running Windows 95, an LTE Elite drive in the LTE 5000 can copy files from a
Limited use without | The LTE | Elite drive must | be "Device 0," so it |
an expansion base | must be | the boot drive. | The LTE 5000 Drive can be |
| used as | a secondary drive. | |
| Preloaded software is incompatible, so you must | ||
| follow the appropriate procedure for either | ||
| Windows | 3.1 or Windows 95, whichever is loaded on | |
| the drive. |
| |
| o If the drive has Windows 3.1 loaded, use F5 to | ||
| abort | AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS. Press F5 | |
when the message "Loading
o If the drive has Windows 95 loaded, turn on the