Samsung N640CL2024/EHQ, N640CP4007/SEF manual Using the Hard Drive, Removing the Hard Drive

Using the Hard Drive

Your computer includes a removable IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drive. The IDE hard drive can store the data and programs your computer uses. The drive plugs into a connector on the system board.

Although the storage capacity of hard drives varies according to model, any hard drive holds much more than a floppy disk does. Also, the computer reads and works with a hard drive more rapidly than with a floppy disk.

Once information is saved on a hard drive, it remains there until it is overwritten. Hard drive heads park automatically when you turn off your computer.

The hard drive that comes with your computer has already been formatted. Do not format the hard drive. Doing so destroys all data contained on the drive. If you need to format a new drive, or want to erase all data on your existing hard drive, refer to the manual for your operating system.

Windows 98/ Me can work with FAT-16 or FAT-32 (a 32-bit file allocation table), your computer has been supplied with FAT-32. Older software that you may have (16-bit software) may require FAT-16 to run. Similarly Windows NT 4.0 can use FAT-16 or NTFS (the Windows NT file system). There are utilities included with Windows 98/ Me and Windows NT 4.0 to convert from FAT-16 to FAT-32 or NTFS, see the documentation included with your operating system for more information.

It is not possible to convert from FAT-32 or NTFS to FAT-16 without reformatting your hard drive.

Removing the Hard Drive

To prevent loss of data and damage to the disk, do not remove the hard drive while the computer’s power is on and do not drop or jar the hard drive.

To remove the hard drive from the computer:

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