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Changing Your Computer Hardware Configuration
Hard Disk Drives
Installing a Hard Disk Drive
This procedure explains how to install your hard disk drive in the slot that has been preassigned SCSI ID 5. On internal hard disk drives, the slot determines the addressing. There are no cables required when installing a hard disk drive. Note that to install the hard disk drive, your computer must be turned off.
NOTE | If you are installing a hard disk drive, you will need to mount it and |
| create a file system on it. This should be done after you have installed |
| the hard disk drive. |
| To mount a hard disk drive and create a file system on it use the |
| procedure provided in the section “Adding a Hard Disk Drive as a File |
| System Using SAM” found in this chapter. |
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1.Open the front panel of your system unit using the instructions found in the section “Opening the System Unit Front Panel.” In the
Figure 5-37 The Hard Drive Slots
Hard Disk Drive
Slots
SCSI ID 5
SCSI ID 6
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