Medalist 8421, 6421, 4311 and 2112, Rev. A 9
Configuring your computer
Before you format or partition your new drive, y ou m ust conf igure
your computer’s BIOS.

To configure your computer’s BIOS:

1. Turn your computer on. As your computer starts up, watch the
screen for a message that describes how to run the system
setup program (also called BIOS or CMOS setup). This is
usually done by pressing a special key, such as DELETE, ESC
OR F1, during startup. See your computer manual for detai ls.
Press the appropriate key to run the system setup program.
2. Select the BIOS hard drive settings menu. To set the drive
parameters, choose Primary Master or Slave,

or

Secondary
Master or Slave.
3. Select automatic drive detection if avail ab le . Th is op tion al lo ws
your computer to configure itself automatically for your new
drive. If your BIOS does not provide aut omatic drive detec-
tion, select “User-defined” dr ive settings and en ter the CHS
values from the table on page 10. These CHS values support
capacities up to 8.4 Gbytes.
4. Verify that LBA mode is enabled. Many BIOS use the logic al
block addressing (LBA) mode to access d rives with capacities
greater than 528 Mbytes. Most BIOS automatically set this
mode during the auto-detection process.
5. En able UDMA mode if it is available. To run in Ultra DMA
mode 3 or 4, the system requires a special 40-pin 80-conduc-
tor cable to ensure signal integri ty. These modes will not be
enabled unless the 80-conductor cable is present.
6. Save the settings and exit the System Setup program (your
computer will automatically reboot).