Sony PCV-RX465DS, PCV-RX462DS, PCV-RX490TV manual Installing a 3.5-inch Internal Hard Disk Drive

Select the Startup Disk tab and then click Create Disk...

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Installing a 3.5-inch Internal Hard Disk Drive

Models that have only one hard disk drive have an available bay to hold an additional 3.5-inch hard disk drive. The drive you install must not require front panel access. Your system can support ATA-33, ATA-66 or ATA-100 hard disk drives. For the PCV-RX490TV, Sony recommends an ATA-100 hard disk drive to take full advantage of the system's features. The hard disk drive access light blinks when either internal drive is active.

!Before opening the system unit, save and close all open files, exit all open applications, turn off the power to all attached peripheral devices, shut down the computer, and unplug the power cord.

To prepare a startup disk (PCV-RX490TV model only)

Before you add a second hard disk drive to your computer, Sony recommends creating a startup floppy disk to help support Giga Pocket functions in your new hard disk drive. To create a startup disk, insert a blank, formatted floppy disk into your computer’s floppy disk drive and follow these steps:

1 From the Start menu, point to Settings, point to Control Panel, and then click Add/Remove Programs.

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3 Click OK. Wait until the system completes the startup disk and click OK to close the dialog box.

4 From the Start menu, select Shutdown and choose the Shutdown option.