DFI G486VPB, User Manual

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PCI/ISA System Board
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Note:
Refer to your disk drive user's manual for information
about selecting proper drive switch settings.
Adding a Second IDE Hard Drive
When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the
master and the other as the slave. Follow the instruc-
tions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the
jumpers and/or switches on the drives. No changes are
needed on the G486VPB system board when adding a
second hard drive.
We recommend that the IDE hard drives be from the
same manufacturer. In a few cases, drives from two
manufacturers will not function properly when used
together. The problem lies in the hard drives, not the
G486VPB system board.
Preparing an IDE Drive for Use
IDE disk drives are already low-level formatted, with
any bad-track errors entered, when shipped by the drive
manufacturer. Do not attempt to do a low-level format,
or you may cause serious damage to the drive.
To use an IDE drive, you need to enter the drive type
(this information is provided by the drive manufacturer)
into the system’s CMOS setup table. Then run FDISK
and FORMAT provided with DOS.
Note:
Do not run FDISK and FORMAT programs on a drive
that has already been formatted, or you will lose all
programs and data stored on the drive.