IBM ATA-3 manual Before, Begin, Installation Requirements, IDE bus, IDE cables, Documentation

Before		You		Begin
Read	the	following		information		before	you	start	your	installation.
The	installer		of	the	drive	will	have	to complete		the following	steps:
	Set	the	jumper		setting	on	the	drive	(and	possibly make	changes to
	installed		drives)

Physically install the drive in a "3.5or 5".5 drive bay

Configure the system

Partition and format the drive

Install applications or operating system

Note:		For	jumper	setting	and product warranty			information,		be	sure
to	read	theDeskstar Enhanced IDE (ATA-3) Hard Disk Drive User’s
Guide	Supplement			.
If	you	are	unsure	about	installing	this	option	in	your	system, have a
qualified		technician		or IBM	authorized	dealer	to install		the	drive	for
you.

IDE bus

adapter

Your

computer

must

have

an

IDE port

on

the

system

board, or

on

an

IDE

bus

adapter. If

the

interface

cable

connectors

in

your

computer

have

40

pins,

your

computer

uses

the

IDE

architecture.

If

you

are

not

sure

about

your

IDE

bus

adapter,

see

the

documentation

that

comes

with

your

computer.

IDE cables

and

connectors

The

IDE

cables

connect

the

IDE

port

on

the

system

board,

or

on

an

IDE

adapter,

to

your

IDE

storage devices.

IDE

storage

devices

are

hard

disk

drives,

CD-ROM drives,

and

tape

drives.

You

can

attach

up

to

two

devices

on

an

IDE

cable,

as

shown.

If

your

computer

has

two

IDE

ports

(one

IDE

cable

on

each

port),

you

can

attach

up to

four

devices (two

devices

on

each

cable).

Note:

Not

all

cables

have

connections

for

two

IDE devices.

Installation Requirements

To install the Deskstar hard disk drive you must have:

Documentation

The documentation that comes with your computer and operating system.

2-2 Deskstar Hard Disk Drive User’s Guide