I n s t a l l i n g t h e D r i v e
If you are having problems with a newly-installed drive, check the following:
1.If your dealer installed the drive, consult that person about the problem.
2.If you have installed the hard disk in your computer yourself, did you carefully follow all the instructions in Chapter 7 of this manual? Review the instructions and check all the cable connections to make sure you have installed it correctly. Also check the jumper settings on your drive to make sure they are set correctly.
3.If you installed a non-Epson hard disk drive, was it physically formatted by the manufacturer? A blank, new hard disk must be formatted (or initialized) before you can partition it and install an operating system on it. This type of format is usually done by the manufacturer; if yours was not, you must do it yourself. If the drive came with its own format utility, use that program; if not, follow the instructions in Appendix B under “Hard Disk Format.”
Note that this physical type of format is different from the software-based type of formatting commands (such as the MS-DOS SELECT or FORMAT commands. See “Preparing the Drive,” below, for more information.
4.If you installed a hard disk drive with its controller on an option card, did you disable the built-in hard disk drive controller and select the correct drive type through SETUP? See Chapter 2 for instructions.