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Compatibility
To use IBM DriveGuide and EZ-BIOS to partition and format the full capacity of a hard
drive greater than 8.4GB, your operating system must support Interrupt 13 Extensions.
(See the Frequently Asked Questions section of this manual for more information.) IBM
DriveGuide is compatible with the following operating systems:
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DOS versions 5.0 and later*
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Windows 3.1x and Windows for Workgroups 3.11*
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Windows 95 and 98
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Windows NT**
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OS/2 Warp versions 3.0 and 4.0**
*Drive capacity limited to 8.4GB
**FAT16 file system support only
Linux, Unix, Apple, and Netware provide their own partitioning and installation software.
Known issues
The following issues may be encountered during IBM DriveGuide installation:
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Award BIOS systems may hang during installation of drives larger than 32 GB.
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AMI BIOS systems may hang during drive detection.
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The IBM DriveGuide copy process may hang at 99%.
Workarounds for the above issues are addressed in the Advanced Troubleshooting
section of this manual.
Options for installation
You are now ready to begin installing your IBM Deskstar hard disk drive. The following
sections present four sets of installation instructions:
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Install a new drive as Master
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Add a new drive as Slave
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Replace and copy a Master drive
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Add a new Master drive, install old Master as Slave and copy