UNINSTALLING EZ-DRIVE
This option removes EZ-Drive, and re tu rns co ntrol of the drive to
your system BIOS.
Note: Before uninstalling EZ-Drive, make sure that you hav e properly
configured the BIOS to recognize the full dr iv e capa ci ty.
1. Insert the EZ-Drive disk into drive A.
2. From the A: prompt, type ez and press ENTER.
3. From the EZ-Drive Main Menu, s elect Other Options. From the
Installation Options screen, select Change Installed Features.
4. Select the drive you want to change.
5. From the Change Installed Features screen, select Controlled by
EZ-Drive. Press ENTER to toggle the selection to Disabled.
6. From the Change Installed Features screen, select Save Changes.
7. Press ESC to return to the Installation Options screen, and select
Unins t all E Z -Dri v e.
8. A warning messag e displays. Type Y to remove EZ-Drive.
EZ-Drive is now uninstalled and the BIOS cont rols this drive.
Non-Western Digital Drives
If installing the new Western Digital hard drive wi th a non- Western
Digital hard drive, you m ay have to contact the other manufacturer
for master/slave jumper configuration information.
Note: Drives on the secondary IDE port conform to the same
requirements for master/slave configuratio n as the primary IDE port.
IBM (800) IBM4YOU
Maxtor (408) 432-1700
Quantum (408) 894-4000
Seagate/Conner (408) 438-8222
General
This section lists procedures to h elp resolve problems that you may
encounter when installing the Western Digital hard drive.
Refer to your system documentation to be sure that y ou fol lowed
the setup procedures correctly.
Make sure that you partitioned and formatted th e EIDE drive and
any additional drive with the EZ-Drive or o ther installation
software or DOS FDISK and FORMAT utilities. (If you are
making this drive bootable, remember to specify the /S
parameter.) Refer to your operating system documentation to
check these proc edures.
If using DOS 3.3 and above, be certain to make one partition active
during formatting.
Check the physical installatio n of your system to make sure that :
-Jumper selections on the drive are correct for your installation.
-Cables are correctl y connected and seated.
-Adapter card, if required, is proper ly seated, connected, and con-
figured.
-Power is properly connected to your system and the system is
plugged in.
Frequently Asked Questions
A short list follows with c ommon questions along and solutions.
Q: I get the message “HDD Controller Failure” aft er installing myWestern Digital hard drive.
A: This common message may appear when you first boot the
system after installin g the hard drive. Press F1 to continue . If the
message continues to display, retrace the steps outlined for CMOS
setup, cabling, and jumpe r co nf iguration.
Make sure to follow the installation instructions correctly. Then
follow the instructions for using EZ-Drive or FDIS K and F O RM AT
to install the operat ing system.
Q: Do I need to run FDISK and FORMAT ?
A: Not if you installed EZ-Drive software.
Q. What is a megabyte?
A: Hard drive suppliers define a decimal megabyte as 1,000,000
bytes (106 ). Alternatively, a binary megabyte is defined as 1,048,576
(220 ). This is why different utilities will display different numb ers of
megabytes available for the same dri v e. The values in Table 1 use th e
following megabyte definitions:
Capacity Megabytes
CMOS (MB) binary megabytes
CHKDSK (MB) decimal megabytes
Q: Do I have to do anything to my original hard drive w hen addingyours to it?
A: Yes, one hard drive must be designated as a master, and the other
as a slave. We recommend that y ou d esig nate the new drive as your
master. For non-Western Digital hard drives, consult your origi nal
hard drive documentation for master/slave jumper settings . See
Non-Western Di git al Dr i ve s on this page. If the original h ard drive
uses disk compression software, consult the disk compression
documentation before adding another drive.
Q: What should I check if my system will not start after I turn onthe power?
A: Ensure that:
1. The IDE controller card, if installed, is properly seated and
connected.
2. The connections at both ends of t he hard drive cable are secure
and correctly oriented.
3. The jumper select ions on your hard drive(s) are set correctly for
your installation.
4. The drive is connected to the computer power supply via the 4-pi n
power connector.
Q: I used FDISK and FORMAT to s et up my new hard drive. Now, Ican’t boot DOS from my newly installed hard drive or access thehard drive after I’ve completed the software installation.
A: Check the system to make sure:
1. You entered the correct hard driv e p ara m et ers during the system
setup procedure.
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