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Installation Guide
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
To protect your DOM from static discharge by making sure you are well
grounded before touching the DOM. We recommend wearing a grounded wrist strap
throughout the installation process.
STEP 1
1. Make sure your computer is turned off before you open the case.
2. Plug the DOM carefully into the IDE slot on your computer or host adapter.
Caution: Make sure to align pin1 on the computer or host adapter interface
connector with pin 1 on your DOM. Pin 1 is indicated by a triangle on the DOM
connector.
3.Connect the power cable of the DOM to an unused power connector of the
computer.
Caution: If you need to remove your DOM, use
BOTH HANDS
to carefully pull out
it.
4.Check all cable connections and then replace your computer cover.
STEP 2
Before you format or partition your new DOM, you must configure your computer's
BIOS so that the computer can recognize your new DOM.
1.Turn your computer on. As your computer start up, watch the screen for a message
describing how to run the system setup program (sometimes called BIOS or CMOS
setup). This is usually done by pressing a special key, such as DELETE,ESC, or F1,
during startup. See your computer manual for details. Press the appropriate key to
run the system setup program.
2.If your BIOS provides automatic drive detection (an "AUTO" drive type), select this
option. (If you use Normal/CHS mode to partition your DOM, you can get the
maximum formatted capacity.)
This allows your computer to configure itself automatically for your new DOM.
If your BIOS dose not provide automatic drive detection, select "User-defined" drive
setting and enter the CHS values from the table.
BIOS Settings (see specification)
Capacity Cylinders Heads Sectors
(unformatted)
3. Save the settings and exit the System Setup program.
(your computer will automatically reboot)
After you configure your computer, you can use the standard DOS commands to
partition and format your DOM, as described below.
STEP 3
To partition your new DOM, for example use Microsoft® DOS program :
1. Insert a bootable DOS diskette into your diskette drive and restart your computer.
2.Insert a DOS program diskette that contains the
FDISK.EXE
and
FORMAT.COM
programs into your diskette drive. Use the same DOS version that is on your
bootable diskette. At the A: prompt, type
FDISK
and press
ENTER
.
3.If you have two
IDE
devices installed, the
FDISK
menu displays five options.
