16 SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide •March 2004
4. Move the horizontal slider to set the drive size (in Gbytes) for the new drive.
The horizontal slider automatically sets to the recommended default size. The left
end of the scale is restricted to the required minimum drive size for the operating
system you selected.
WithSunPCi III 3.2.1, you can use only 90% of the maximum free space available to
create a new disk. For example, if you have 10 Gbytes of space available in the
directory /home/twtone, the maximum allowable size is 9 Gbytes for that disk.
Note – For best performance, install your Microsoft Windowsor Linux applications
locally on drive C: or D:.
5. Select the option on how to attach the new drive.
Click the C:, D:, or Do Not Attach radio button.
6. In the New Emulated Drive Filename drop-down list box, either select or type the
path of the new emulated drive.
Youcan click Browse to view existing files. You must specify a new disk image name
for the emulated drive, or accept the defaults.
For best performance, create your emulated drives on a local hard disk on your Sun
system. Performance of Microsoft Windowsor Linux is significantly better on a local
hard drive.
7. Click OK.
The Disc Creation Process dialog box opens indicating progressof the disk file
creation. When complete, the Reset SunPCi dialog box opens.
8. Click Reset Now.
The SunPCi software reboots.
9. If you chose to auto-install an operating system,insert the first installation CD
into your CD-ROM drive when prompted and follow the instructions.
Refer to the specific operating system chapter for additional information.
If you are installing multiple cardsinto your system, see “Using Multiple SunPCi III
Cards” on page21. There are significant differences between configuring multiple
cards and configuring a single card.