Caring for your hard disk drive
Follow these precautions to protect your hard disk drive from damage and to avoid losing data:
Ll Never turn off or reset the computer when the hard disk access light is on. This light indicates that the computer is copying data to or from the hard disk. If you interrupt this process, you can lose data.
QNever attempt to open the hard disk drive. The disk itself is enclosed in a sealed container to protect it from dust.
QBefore you move your computer even a short distance, you may need to run the HDSIT program to prepare the hard disk for moving, as described below.
Preparing the hard disk for moving
If you need to move your computer to a new location, you may want to run the HDSIT
HDSIT moves (or parks) the disk drive’s read/write heads to a region on the disk surface that does not contain data, and locks them securely in position. This protects the hard disk from being damaged if the computer is bumped accidentally.
Many hard disk drives, including all Epson drives, automatically park their heads when you turn off the computer. If your hard disk drive does not do this, or if you are not sure that it does, be sure to run HDSIT.
Follow these steps to run HDSIT:
1.Insert the Reference diskette in drive A. Then type A : and press Enter to log onto that drive.
2.Type the following and press Enter:
HDSIT
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