Gateway E-1600, System Manual

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Replacing or adding drives
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Replacing and
Adding System
Components
Replacing or adding drives
Preparing to replace or add a drive
One 3.5-inch diskette drive, one 3.5-inch hard drive, and one CD drive are
included with your computer. You can add one additional half-height 3.5-inch
tape storage or disk storage device.
As you prepare to install drives, keep the following in mind:
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To remove and install drives, use an antistatic wrist strap.
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If you remove a drive, place it in an antistatic bag or container.
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Before you install a drive, see the drive documentation for information
on configuring the drive, setting any jumpers on the drive, and attaching
cables to the drive.
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If you are installing a drive that requires a controller card, install the card
before you install the drive.
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The IDE cables automatically assign master/slave positions to the drives
they connect. You can override these assignments using the jumpers on
the drives.
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IDE hard drives can be configured as single, master, or slave. IDE CD
drives can be configured as master or slave. Configure the drives by using
the drive-select jumpers located on the drives.
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You may need to configure the drives you install using the BIOS Setup
utility. Press F1 at start up to open the BIOS Setup utility.
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