IBM ATA-3 manual Drive, Preparing, Completing the Installation, 2-11, Next

Check your configuration-setup information for one of the following:

If the configuration-setup program reports the size of your new drive as what you expected, save your changes, close the configuration program, and go to “Using Your Operating System for Partitioning” on page 2-12.

If your computer seems to lock up, hang, or does not restart successfully, go to “Correcting Hardware Problems” on

page 2-14.

If all	power	cables	are in	use, purchase	a dc	Y-connector	Preparing	the	Drive	for	Use
(available at		many	electronic	stores) and	split	a connection to
provide	power	for more	devices.

Step 7. Completing the Installation

To complete the hardware section of the drive installation:

Attention:	Partitioning	a hard	disk	drive	or	installing	Disk
Manager	on the drive	erases	all	user	data	on the	drive.

1.

Verify

that

the

hard

disk

drive

is

securely

mounted

and

the cables

Determining

What

To

Do

Next

are

firmly

attached.

When

you

restart

your

computer,

the

configuration-setup

information

2.

Verify

that

the

cables

do

not

interfere

with

the

computer

cover

screen

displays

because

you

changed

the

hardware

in

your

computer.

and

do

not

block

the

power-supply

fan

blades or

air-flow

paths.

Some

computers

require

you

to

make

configuration

choices

the

first

3.

Reinstall

the

computer

cover.

time

you

restart

after

installing

a

new

device. If

the

screen does not

display, see your computer documentation

for

information

about

how

4.

Reconnect

all

devices.

Make

sure that

the

keyboard,

mouse,

and

to

access

it.

For

most

IBM

computers,

you

can

see

the

configuration

monitor

are

firmly

connected.

information

during

computer

startup

by

pressing

F1

when

the

5.

Reconnect

all

ac

power

cords.

configuration

graphic

displays in

the

upper

right

corner

of

your screen.

If the configuration-setup program reports your new drive

capacity as very much less than what you expected, go to

Part 2: Installation Guide 2-11