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HDDs
Setting Up the HDD
Hardware
After you replace or upgrade the
HDD, turn the system on and con-
figure it for the newly-installed HDD
using
Setup. Refer to Chapter 4:
Firmware.
528MB or Larger HDDs
& LBA Mode
The notebook automatically as-
sumes any HDD 528MB or larger
uses LBA Mode. If the HDD was for-
matted on an older system which
did not use LBA mode, use the
Setup
utility (refer to
Chapter 4: Firmware)
to manually adjust the LBA setting
for the Primary Master. If you don’t,
the system will not “see” it correctly.
The default, “Auto” type setting uses
LBA mode. Use this if you’re prepar-
ing a “fresh” HDD.
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Save to Disk Warning
Whenever you install a different
hard disk that has a Save to
Disk partition on it, make sure
you follow the procedures de-
tailed in Chapter 4: Firmware
and Chapter 5: Power.
Software
A hard disk must be partitioned, and
formatted before use.
Partitioning
To partition the HDD, use the utility
from your operating system (e.g.
Microsoft’s
fdisk
command) to do
this.
Note:
If you want to use the Save to Disk Parti-
tion feature, refer to Chapter 5: Power before
you partition the HDD.
Formatting
To format, use the utility from your op-
erating system (e.g. Microsoft’s
for-
mat/s
command). Consult your op-
erating system’s manual for more in-
formation on its partitioning and for-
matting utilities.
