IBM ATA-3 manual tools, Configuration

Mounting

brackets

and

tools

Installation

Planning

Most

computers

have

3.5-inch

and 5.25-inch

drive

bays.

The

The

following

sections contain information to help

you

plan

your

hard

hard

disk

drive you

are

installing

is

designed

for a 3.5-inch

bay,

but

it

can

be

adapted

to

a

5.25-inch

bay.

Common

bay

disk

drive

installation.

dimensions

are:

Configuration

Planning

–

3.5-inch—10.2

cm

x

15.2

cm

x

2.6

cm

(4

in.

x

6

in.

x

1

in.)

Determine

if

your

computer

has

one

or

two

IDE

ports.

If

you

have

–

5.25-inch—15.2

cm

x

20.3

cm

x

4.1

cm

(6

in.

x

8

in.

x

ports,

identify

the

primary

and

secondary

ports.

Your

1.63

in.)

two

IDE

original

hard

drive

is

usually

connected

to

the

primary

port.

For

To

mount

the

hard

disk

drive

in

a

5.25-inch

bay, attach

a information

about

how to

tell

which

port

is

the

primary

and

which

is

pair

of

3.5-inch

to

5.25-inch

adapter

brackets (included

in

the

secondary,

see

the

documentation

that

comes

with

your

computer.

some

option

packages).

Use

the

following

guidelines

to

determine

which

devices

to

attach

to

Special

mounting

hardware

is

needed

for

some

installations.

If

each

IDE

port

and

how to

set

the

configuration

jumpers

for

each

you

are

not

sure

about what

is

needed

for

your

computer,

device.

contact

your

dealer

or

refer

to

the

documentation

that

comes

Attach

hard disk

drives

to

the

cable

on

the

primary

IDE

port.

with

your

computer.

You

will

need

a

flat-blade

and

a

Phillips-head

screwdriver.

Attach

slower

devices,

such

as

CD-ROM

or

tape

drives,

to the

Software

cable

on

the

secondary

port.

You

will

need

an

operating

system

such

as:

On

each

IDE

port,

only

one

device

can

be

configured

as

master

and

one

configured

as

slave.

Some

drives

must

be configured

as

Windows

3.X

(under

DOS

5.0

or

later)

master

with

slave

present

when

you

have

two

devices

on

the

OS/2

or

OS/2

Warp

same

IDE

port.

This

configuration

is

normally

used

when

the

Windows 95

slave

drive

is

an

older

model

that

does

not

comply

with

the

Windows NT

ATA-2

standard.

If

you are

installing

the

hard

disk

drive

in

an

IBM

PS/2

computer,

If

you

must

attach

a

hard

disk

drive

on

the

same

IDE

port

with a

you

will

need

current

copies

of

the

Reference Diskette

and

slower

device,

configure

the

hard

disk

drive

as

the

master

and

the

Diagnostic

Diskette

for

your

computer.

slower

device

as

slave. Check

the

documentation

for

the

device

Part 2: Installation Guide 2-3