Before you begin
Read the following information before you start your installation.
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1. | Determine | which | IDE | port | to | use | and the corresponding | configuration | setting |
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2. | Set | the | configuration | jumper | on | the | drive | (and | possibly | make | changes | to | the | |||||||||||
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3. | Physically | install | the | drive | in | a drive | bay |
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If you | do | not | understand | these | procedures, | or | are | unsure | about | your | ability | to | perform | |||||||||||
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System requirements |
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Before |
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| Minimum | processor: | 80486 |
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| Minimum | RAM: | 4 | MB |
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| Microsoft |
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Handling | instructions |
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To protect your
Handle the drive with | care. Dropping | or jarring | the | drive | can | damage | the |
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components | inside | the drive | housing. |
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Keep | the | drive | in | its | antistatic | bag | until | you | are | ready | to | install the | ||
drive | in | your | computer. | Limit | your movement. | Movement | can | cause static |
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electricity | buildup. |
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Do | not | force | insertion | of | the | power | cable. Doing so | might | damage | the | connector | |||
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6 When referring to memory storage capacity, MB means approximately 1 000 000 bytes; total
