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Hard Drive Installation

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Page 1: ...componentguide Hard Drive Installation Installing Configuring Your Gateway Computer...

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Page 3: ...s 28 5 Setting Up the New Drive Automatically 35 Setting up the hard drive 36 Using the red Drivers CD 36 Using the System Restoration Kit 38 Using the System Restoration CD 39 6 Setting up the New Dr...

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Page 5: ...hard drives Installing a hard drive is a process consisting of seven procedures that must be done in sequence 1 Prepare for installation 2 Remove an existing drive if applicable 3 Set the jumpers on...

Page 6: ...eas Is a low static environment Avoid carpeted areas Has a stable platform on which to set your computer Is near a telephone in case you need technical support assistance from Gateway Technical Suppor...

Page 7: ...ng a working hard drive back up any files that you want to save 4 Determine which operating system your computer uses by right clicking the My Computer icon located on the Desktop or the Start menu th...

Page 8: ...Remove components from their antistatic bags only when you are ready to use them Do not lay components on the outside of antistatic bags because only the inside of the bags provide electrostatic prot...

Page 9: ...dangerous electrical voltages and moving parts by turning off your computer and unplugging the power cord and modem cable before opening the case Tips Tricks See the documentation that came with your...

Page 10: ...external cables See the documentation that came with your computer for instructions on removing your computer case cover 2 Following the static electricity precautions on page 4 remove your computer c...

Page 11: ...7 www gateway com 4 If the drive is mounted to a removable cage or brackets remove the cage or brackets from your computer case then remove the drive from the cage or brackets OR...

Page 12: ...to a fixed cage slide the release lever then remove the drive 5 If this drive is a replacement for a failed drive carefully pack the failed drive and follow the instructions on the return form to send...

Page 13: ...guring the New Drive Read this chapter to learn about Cabling and configuring IDE drives for master or slave Cabling and configuring SCSI drives for ID and termination Cabling and configuring Serial A...

Page 14: ...ive on page 19 Your system board may contain as many as three controllers where the wide ribbon cables attach to the main system board or a host adapter add in card One controller is for the diskette...

Page 15: ...drives connected to the IDE interface cable and the other drive is configured as a master drive If there is already one drive connected to the cable before the new IDE drive is installed it is probabl...

Page 16: ...ure the drive as the master or single drive or as the slave drive IDE drives are labeled with information about which set of pins must be used to make the drive a master or slave Other IDE drives use...

Page 17: ...If both of the drives and the IDE data cable support cable select set the jumpers for the drives as cable select IDE data cables that support cable select should be labeled CS Cable select makes the d...

Page 18: ...ected to a SCSI host adapter add in card All devices on a SCSI data ribbon cable connect to form a chain This chain contains a SCSI host adapter and your other SCSI devices such as the hard drive and...

Page 19: ...in and a terminated device is at the other All other devices are middle links The SCSI host adapter can be set so you can start up from any device on the SCSI chain SCSI IDs In addition to recognizing...

Page 20: ...pins located on the drive The jumper block is typically located on the rear of the drive although it may be located on the top or the bottom of the drive On SCSI drives a jumper is placed over two of...

Page 21: ...I chain SCSI ID numbers are identified on screen during computer start up then set the drive s SCSI ID to a number that is not being used by another SCSI device 3 Check SCSI termination Example A SCSI...

Page 22: ...n the cable as shown in Example A make sure that a jumper is installed on the SCSI termination jumper pins OR If your drive will be in the middle of a SCSI chain as shown in Example B remove the termi...

Page 23: ...ave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point to point relationship If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter the host operating system views the two devices as...

Page 24: ...20 Chapter 3 Configuring the New Drive www gateway com...

Page 25: ...ct the cables to the new drive Important The illustrations in this document show a typical computer They may not exactly match your configuration and may include options you did not purchase However t...

Page 26: ...sconnect the power cord and external cables 2 Following the static electricity precautions on page 4 remove your computer case cover See the documentation that came with your computer for instructions...

Page 27: ...are adding a half height SCSI hard drive to a computer that already has a half height SCSI hard drive installed in it install the second drive into the drive cage upside down First drive installed in...

Page 28: ...you have not already do so Install the new drive in the cage or brackets then attach the cage or brackets to the inside of your computer case with the screws removed earlier Make sure that the drive...

Page 29: ...ever is in the unlocked position install the drive then slide the release lever to the locked position Make sure that the drive is positioned so you can connect the cables to the connectors on the bac...

Page 30: ...re replacing a hard drive go to To connect the drive cables on page 28 You only need to perform this procedure if you are installing a new half height SCSI hard drive into a tower case To install the...

Page 31: ...tor 3 Attach the other end of the fan power cable adapter to an available four color power cable connector If you do not have enough power connectors place the Y adapter power cable that came with the...

Page 32: ...connector varies between drive types If the drive uses a Serial ATA power cable you may need to connect the standard power cable to the end of the Serial ATA cable to complete the power connection If...

Page 33: ...ble toward the Pin 1 end of the data cable connector Usually this is the end of the connector that is nearest the power supply connector PIN 1 is usually labeled with a small arrow the number 1 or a l...

Page 34: ...nnect the middle cable connector to the slave drive and connect the end cable connector to the master boot drive OR If you are connecting two Serial ATA drives connect a signal cable to each of the dr...

Page 35: ...e that it is connected securely to the primary controller connector OR If you have an IDE controller card connect the data ribbon cable to the primary controller connector on the IDE controller card O...

Page 36: ...nstalling a SCSI drive connect the data ribbon cable to the corresponding connector on the SCSI adapter card If you have not installed the SCSI adapter card in your computer see the documentation that...

Page 37: ...adapter 4 Go to To complete drive installation on page 33 To complete drive installation 1 Replace your computer case cover See the documentation that came with your computer for instructions on repla...

Page 38: ...ce Manager tab The Device Manager window opens 7 Check for a yellow circle with an exclamation point next to any of your computer s devices If there are none you are finished If you want to create a c...

Page 39: ...you replaced a master boot drive and you do not see the Windows desktop when you start your computer go to Setting up the hard drive on page 36 If you replaced or added an additional slave drive go t...

Page 40: ...tem Restoration Kit on page 38 The System Restoration CD go to Using the System Restoration CD on page 39 Using the red Drivers CD To set up a hard drive automatically using the red Drivers CD 1 Inser...

Page 41: ...or DVD drive then press any key to continue 13 When prompted press Y to accept the License Agreement 14 Wait while the setup program copies files to the hard drive When your computer restarts do NOT p...

Page 42: ...ing the System Restoration Kit 1 Insert Disc 2 of the System Restoration Kit into your CD or DVD drive 2 Restart your computer 3 Select 2 Install Windows The Gateway System Restoration Startup Menu op...

Page 43: ...he next step OR If the Partitioning Options screen does not open the hard drive already has a partition go to Step 7 5 If you have a Windows Me or Windows 98 Gateway System Restoration CD or if you ha...

Page 44: ...40 Chapter 5 Setting Up the New Drive Automatically www gateway com...

Page 45: ...erating system your computer uses right click the My Computer icon located on the Desktop or the Start menu then click Properties The name and version of your operating system are listed on the Genera...

Page 46: ...tem to use If you are creating a boot drive and your operating system is Windows NT 4 0 we recommend that you use FAT16 to partition the primary partition up to 2 GB of the drive and use NTFS to creat...

Page 47: ...ou have only one hard drive in your computer go to Step 8 OR If you have more than one hard drive in your computer type 5 then press ENTER The Change Current Fixed Disk Drive menu opens showing drive...

Page 48: ...computer verifies the drive integrity 11 Type Y then press ENTER The message Primary DOS Partition created drive letters changed or added appears 12 Press ESC 13 Go to Creating the extended partition...

Page 49: ...eate DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu opens 10 Type 1 then press ENTER The Create Primary DOS Partition screen appears and your computer verifies the drive integrity 11 Type Y then press ENTER...

Page 50: ...f the drive space as one partition you only need to make an extended partition when You choose to create more than one partition The primary partition is created with another file system Windows NT 4...

Page 51: ...as been partitioned 6 Press ESC The FDISK Options menu opens 7 Press ESC FDISK closes 8 Go to Formatting the New Drive on page 50 Creating an NTFS partition in Windows NT 4 0 If you replaced a failed...

Page 52: ...tended partition using Windows XP NTFS 1 Click Start then click Control Panel The Control Panel window opens If your Control Panel is in Category View click Performance and Maintenance 2 Click Double...

Page 53: ...ntenance 2 Click Double click Administrative Tools 3 Double click Computer Management The Computer Management window opens 4 Double click Disk Management 5 Right click free space available hard drive...

Page 54: ...ons in Windows If you are not sure use Windows For instructions see Formatting a partition or slave drive using Windows on page 52 To format the primary partition on a boot drive 1 Insert the System R...

Page 55: ...ies The System Properties dialog box opens 9 In Windows 2000 click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager The Device Manager window opens OR In Windows Me or Windows 98 click the Device Manager ta...

Page 56: ...instructions see Formatting a primary partition using DOS on page 50 To format a partition or slave drive in Windows XP Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows 98 or Windows 95 1 Double click the My Computer...

Page 57: ...onnect then reconnect the hard drive power cable Disconnect then reconnect the hard drive data ribbon cable IDE or SCSI drives or signal cable Serial ATA drive If you are reconnecting a data ribbon ca...

Page 58: ...rt LBA the maximum size for the hard drive is 2 1 GB You may need to contact Gateway Technical Support for information about upgrading your BIOS If your computer does not support LBA enter the followi...

Page 59: ...mmunications Commission FCC Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules Thes...

Page 60: ...circuit from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Compliance Accessories The accessories associated with this equipment are shielde...

Page 61: ...adiation Performance Standard Should the unit ever need servicing contact an authorized service location California Proposition 65 Warning Warning Use of controls or adjustments or performance of proc...

Page 62: ...dgments 1 800 GATEWAY ActiveCPR ALR AnyKey black and white spot design CrystalScan Destination DestiVu EZ Pad EZ Point Field Mouse Gateway 2000 Gateway Country gateway net Gateway stylized logo Perfec...

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