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Installing the Drive
To install the drive into your computer, use the following steps.
Step 1. Opening the computer
To open your computer, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
2. Unplug the power cords for the computer and all attached devices.
3. Remove the cover from the computer. Refer to the instructions that came
with your computer for more information.
Step 2. Unpacking the drive
To unpack the drive, do the following:
1. In order to discharge any accumulated static electricity, touch an unpainted
metal surface for at least two seconds. Take the bag that the drive is packed
in and touch it to an unpainted metal surface for at least two seconds.
2. Remove the drive from the bag.
If you must put the drive down, place the antistatic bag on a flat padded
surface, such as a magazine, and place the drive on the bag with the
component side facing up.
Step 3. Selecting an IDE port
Newer computers typically have two IDE ports. If your computer has two IDE
ports, use the secondary IDE port to connect the Slimline drive. Typically the
secondary IDE port is adjacent to the primary IDE port that connects to your
hard disk drive. The IDE port you select and the cable position you select will
determine which configuration jumper setting you will use for the drive.
v If you have two IDE ports, connect the Slimline drive to the secondary IDE
port with the IDE cable that comes with your drive. If the Slimline drive is
the only device on the secondary IDE port, you will use the master
configuration setting. If there is another device on the secondary port in
addition to the Slimline drive, you will use the slave configuration setting.
v If you must attach the Slimline drive to the same IDE port as a faster device,
such as a hard disk drive, use the slave setting for the Slimline drive and the
master setting for the faster device. In some instances, the hard disk drive
might require a master-with-slave-present setting when another device on
the same cable is configured as a slave. For further information on setting
configuration jumpers on other devices, refer to the documentation that
came with your computer or with the device in question.
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