IBM ATA-3 manual This, About, Book, Part, vi Deskstar Hard Disk Drive User’s Guide

About

This

Book

This

book

contains

instructions

for

installing,

setting

up,

and

using

your

Deskstar

Hard

Disk Drive.

The

manual

is

divided

into

the

following

parts:

Part

1:

Abbreviated

installation

instructions

Part

2:

Product

description,

installation

requirements,

and

handling,

installation,

and

configuration

instructions

Part

3:

Safety,

service,

and

notice

information

The

illustrations

in

this

publication

might

be

slightly

different

from

your

hardware.

Attention:

Be

sure

to

read

“Correcting

BIOS

Limitations

and

Partitioning

Using

Disk

Manager”

on

page

1-6

before

you

start

your

installation.

The

basic

input

and

output

system

(BIOS)

is the

component

in

your

computer

that

controls

communication between

the

processor

and

the input-output devices. Some BIOS programs

contain

addressing

limitations

that

can

cause

configuration-management

errors

and

startup

program

failures

when

a

high

capacity

hard

disk

drive

is

installed.

Note:

For

jumper setting

and

product

warranty

information, be

sure

to

read

theDeskstar Enhanced IDE (ATA-3) Hard Disk Drive User’s

Guide

Supplement

.

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

If you	are unsure	about	installing	this	option in	your	system,	have a
qualified	technician	or IBM	authorized	carrier	to install	the	drive	for
you.

vi Deskstar Hard Disk Drive User’s Guide