Seagate ST32112A, Руководство по установке

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Configuring your computer
Before you format or partition your new drive, you must configure
your computer’s BIOS.
To configure your computer’s BIOS:
1. Turn your computer on. As your computer starts up, watch the
screen for a message that describes how to run the system
setup program (also 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. Select the BIOS hard drive settings menu. To set the drive
parameters, choose Primary Master or Slave, or Secondary
Master or Slave.
3. Select automatic drive detection if available. This option allows
your computer to configure itself automatically for your new
drive. If your BIOS does not provide automatic drive detec-
tion, select “User-defined” drive settings and enter the CHS
values from the table on page 10. These CHS values support
capacities up to 8.4 Gbytes.
4. Verify that LBA mode is enabled. Many BIOS use the logical
block addressing (LBA) mode to access drives with capacities
greater than 528 Mbytes. Most BIOS automatically set this
mode during the auto-detection process.
5. Enable UDMA mode if it is available. To run in Ultra DMA
mode 3 or 4, the system requires a special 40-pin 80-conduc-
tor cable to ensure signal integrity. These modes will not be
enabled unless the 80-conductor cable is present.
6. Save the settings and exit the System Setup program (your
computer will automatically reboot).