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.

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.

Installing/Reinstalling a HDD

To install a new HDD you must contact your local service representative. He will do the physical change of the drive. You should complete the instructions below before you go to the service center.

See the information below before you install your HDD:•Back up data files of your old hard drive.

•For system boot with CD-ROM, under the Boot menu in System setup, set Bootable CD Check to Enabled and set Boot Device Priority is ordered starting from the [DVD/CD-ROM].

When you are ready to install the new HDD use the Recovery CD-ROM to install the device driver.

(Re)Installing Windows and Device Drivers

Use System Recovery CD to (re)install OS and System Software CD to (re)install device' drivers.

The System Recovery CD is used to (re)install the OS and System Software to a new HDD or recover from a system crash.

Notebook computers that ship from the factory include System Recover CD- ROM and System Software CD-ROM, which contains a copy of the applications and drivers needed for computer's operating system.

In the unlikely event that programs on the computer hard drive become corrupted or are erased, you can use the System Recovery CD-ROM to reinstall your operating system and then System Software CD-ROM to reinstall your original applications and drivers.

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