IBM DTTA-350320 User manual

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Installation Guide
DESKSTAR 14GXP
&
DESKSTAR 16GP
Models
DTTA-350320 DTTA-371010
DTTA-350430 DTTA-371290
DTTA-350640 DTTA-371440
DTTA-350840
DTTA-351010
DTTA-351290
DTTA-351680

Table of Contents
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Glossary
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Compatibility Matrix
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Drive Copy
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Utilities
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Backup & Restore
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Controller Information
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Jumper Block Information
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Making a Bootable DOS Diskette
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Automated Fax Back Service
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Technical Support
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Operating system installation tips
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File Systems
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Formatting
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FDISK
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BIOS Settings
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Custom Installation
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Easy Installation
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Connectors
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Mounting
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Jumper Settings
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Unpackaging your hard drive
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Opening your computer
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Installation
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Hardware Description
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Installation Kit
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Installation Checklist
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Hard Disk Drive Handling Guide
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Hard Disk Drive Installation Flowchart
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Technical Support
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Technical Support
http://www.ibm.com/harddrive
888.426.5214
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Hard Disk Drive Installation Flowchart
Step 1
Assemble needed equipment
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Step 2
Remove cover of your computer
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Step 3
Set jumpers
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Set jumpers for Master or
Standalone
(Shipping Default)
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Set jumpers for Slave
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Step 5
Connect IDE and power
cables to drive
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Add-on Ultra DMA
Controller
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On board IDE
Ports
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Secondary
Port
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Primary
Port
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Step 4
Mount drive securely
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Step 6
Connect IDE
cable to
computer
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Step 7
Replace cover on computer
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Step 8
Replace system cables
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Installation
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Step 9a
Easy Install
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Step 9b
Custom Install
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Boot from Ontrack® Disk
Manager Diskette
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Select Easy Disk Installation
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Complete Installation
Page 13
Check BIOS settings for full
capacity
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Boot from bootable diskette
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FDISK
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Format
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Step 10
Install Operating System if required
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND DRIVE PREPARATION MANUAL
FOR IBM HARD DISK DRIVES
This manual has been prepared to help you install your IBM Deskstar 14GXP or Deskstar 16GP hard drive
in most computer systems. If you feel uncomfortable installing this drive yourself, take it to a qualified
installer.
International Business Machines Corporation provides this publication "AS IS" without warranty of any kind,
either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for
a particular purpose. Some states do not allow disclaimers of express or implied warranties in certain
transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you.
This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Product data and specifi-
cations are subject to change without notice. Changes are periodically made to the information herein;
these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication. IBM may make improvements and/or
changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any time.
It is possible that this publication may contain reference to, or information about, IBM products (machines
and programs), programming, or services that are not announced in your country. Such references or
information must not be construed to mean that IBM intends to make available such IBM products, pro-
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Product description data contained herein represents IBM’s design objectives and is provided for compari-
son among IBM products; actual results may vary based on a variety of factors. The product data
contained herein does not constitute a warranty. Questions regarding IBM warranty terms or the method-
ology used to derive data should be referred to an IBM representative.
Technical information about IBM hard disk drive products can be found on the web at
http://www.ibm.com/harddrive or by calling IBM hard disk drive technical support at 888.426.5214
©Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1998. All rights reserved. Note to US
Government Users - Documentation related to restricted rights - Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to
restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. The following are also
trademarks or registered trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporations in the United
States, other countries, or both: Deskstar, OS/2, and Surepath. Any other products or trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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Before you begin, please read the following on handling your disk drive:
HARD DISK DRIVE HANDLING GUIDE
These notes are designed to provide a simple overview of the need to be cautious when
handling a disk drive.
Disk drives can be easily damaged either by electrical static shock or by rough handling. In order to
minimize the risks it is essential that any disk drive be handled on a cushioned surface (which is
electrostatically safe). Many such static safe mats are available, examples are 3M's 8210 table mat or
3M's "First Touch" computer pad. Great care should be taken when handling disk drives - treat them like
fragile eggs. Do not bump them against any object. When attaching brackets or mounting the drive in the
computer, be very careful. It is VERY EASY to introduce shocks which exceed the specification.
Please note that the robustness for each disk drive to withstand electrical or mechanical shock is different,
depending on its design. The hard disk drive technical support center can advise you on the suitability of
your Deskstar drive for a specific application.
Damage might not be immediately evident and may cause the drive to fail months later.
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Step 1: Installation Checklist
To install the Deskstar drive you may need the following depending on your computer:
1) __ The installation kit that came with your Deskstar drive containing 4 mounting screws,
IDE cable, Ontrack® Disk Manager and any related publications. Save the box the
drive came in.
2) __ The documentation that came with your computer or storage enclosure.
3) __ A small, flat-blade screwdriver.
4) __ An IDE controller, which is either built in or an adapter inside your computer. Have
documentation readily available for your IDE controller also.
5) __ Mounting brackets, if required for your computer. Contact your place of purchase if you
are unsure if mounting brackets are required.
6) __ A bootable DOS diskette. (If one is not available to you, see instructions for making a
bootable DOS diskette in the appendix.) The Ontrack® diskette is bootable.
7).__ If you are replacing an older internal drive with the new Deskstar drive and want to copy all of the
files from the older drive to your new one, you may need additional software. (See the section on
Drive Copy on page 25 for information.)
Continue installation with the following procedures:
1) __ Backup your existing drive to avoid any loss of data during installation.(see Backup & Restore on
page 24) After completing backup, shut down as normal.
2) __ Unplug your system from the electrical outlet.
3) __ Establish a common voltage between you and the hard drive. Touch an unpainted metal
surface on the outside of your system with your bare hands and the hard drive in it’s
anti-static bag simultaneously. Avoid excessive movement until the drive has been mounted.
4) __ DO NOT LOW-LEVEL FORMAT YOUR IDE DRIVE! IDE drives are low-level formatted by the
manufacturer and reformatting may cause permanent damage to yourdrive and your system.
(See Utilities on page 25)
5) __ Record the following information:
Drive Model ________________ Date of Purchase_________________
Drive P/N __________________ Place of Purchase_________________
Serial # ____________________
If you currently have a hard drive in your system you may want to record the CMOS settings. This
information is in your BIOS setup. You can enter your BIOS setup by pressing the key sequence for your
system while booting. (See BIOS on page 15)
Cylinders _______________________ Sectors/Track_____________________
Heads __________________________ Landing Zone _____________________
Write Pre Comp (if you have this category) __________________
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Installation Kit
The DTTA model drives come complete with 4 screws for mounting, an IDE cable and an installation guide.
It also comes with Ontrack® Disk Manager and any related publications.
Hardware Description
The Deskstar 16GP and 14GXP family has an advanced Ultra ATA interface and supports transfer rates of
up to 33.3 MB/sec. To take advantage of the higher transfer rate of 33.3 MB/sec, your computer will need
to have a controller that supports the Ultra ATA interface. If you have an older interface such as Multi-word
DMA Mode-2 or PIO Mode-4, the drive will work, but will be limited in data transfer speed due to the lower
speed of your controller. If you have a slower controller, you may choose to purchase a UltraDMA
controller card (fits into one of the available slots in your computer) to take advantage of Deskstar’s
33.3MB/sec data transfer rate. To determine if your current controller card is Ultra DMA, see the
documentation that came with your system or contact the computer manufacturer for information.
Whether you use your desktop computer for audio and video editing, computer-aided design and
manufacturing (CAD/CAM), 3D graphics, animation and photo manipulation, web page design, or data
mining and data warehousing - advanced desktop applications such as these demand an advanced data
storage solution. These drives are 3.5" drives designed to work in Entry Servers, Entry Workstations and
Desktop personal computers. The Deskstar 16GP is available in capacities of 3.2, 4.3, 6.4, 8.4, 10.1, 12.9
and 16.8 GB running at 5400 RPM. The Deskstar 14GXP is available in capacities of 10.1, 12.9 and 14.4
GB and runs at 7200 RPM. The Deskstar 14GXP and Deskstar 16GP families are designed to work with
MMX systems. Compatibility listings are included in the appendix.
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Installation
Guide
Ontrack
Jumpers
Screws
Screwdriver
Disk Manager
IDE Cable
Installation
Guide
Hard Drive

Step 2: Installation
Opening your computer
1. Turn the system off.
2. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
3. Remove all cables from the back of your computer, labeling them if necessary.
4. Remove the cover from your computer. (Consult your user's guide for instructions if needed.)
Unpackaging your hard drive
1. Remove the drive from the anti-static package that it was shipped in.
2. Handle the drive by the sides only.
3. Do not touch the main computer chip board.
4. Do not drop. A drop from only 1/4 inch could permanently damage your hard drive.
5. If available, use an ESD (Electronic Static Discharge) wrist strap while handling your drive.
6. Place the drive carefully on a static free area.
Step 3: Jumper Settings
The jumper settings are found on the hard drive next to the interface connector. (See diagram on page 9)
They are physical settings that you need to change for different uses of your hard drive. If your drive will
be used as a single drive or as a boot drive, no changes are required. The drive is shipped with jumpers
set to Master. If you wish your drive to be the Master drive, skip to Mounting on page 10.
Decide how you want to set up your drive. Will it be the only drive in the system? Will it be in a system
that has an existing drive?
Single drive - Master setting
Use this setting if you are replacing your old drive with the new Deskstar drive and you
will not be using your old drive.
Put a jumper on pins A-B & G-H to make this drive the only drive in your system.
(Shipping default is 'Master' setting - 16 heads)
Second drive - Master setting (boot drive)
Put a jumper on pins A-B & G-H.
(Note: If your BIOS setup does not detect the slave drive, you may need to use the
SLAVE present setting by placing a jumper on pins E-F & G-H.)
Second drive - Slave setting
Use this setting if you want to retain your old drive as the boot drive and have the new
drive available for program and data storage.
Put the jumper on pins A-B & C-D.
Cable Select -
This setting should be used if your system uses special “cable select” cables.
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Interface Connector Power Connector
Jumper Block
Jumper Block Location
Some BIOSs have a limitation when translating the Cylinder, Head, and Sector information resulting in an
inability to correctly detect the larger capacity drives. Most systems don’t have this limitation but if your
BIOS is reporting the capacity incorrectly, use the 15 logical head settings rather than the 16 logical heads.
Settings are shown below.
I G
HF
ECA
B
D
Interface
Connector Power Connector
I G
HF
ECA
B
D
I G
HF
ECA
B
D
I G
HF
ECA
B
D
I G
HF
ECA
B
D
I G
HF
ECA
B
D
I G
HF
ECA
B
D
I G
HF
ECA
B
D
I G
HF
ECA
BD
16 Logical Head 15 Logical Head
Device 0 (Master)
(Shipping default)
Device 1 (Slave)
Cable Select
Device 0
(Slave present)
Device 0 (Master)
(Shipping default)
Device 1 (Slave)
Cable Select
Device 0
(Slave present)
Jumper settings
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Step 4: Mounting
After setting the jumpers, mount the hard drive in your system. The DTTA drive can be mounted with any
of its six surfaces facing down (right side up, upside down, sideways, etc.). See below for mounting hole
locations. Be sure to treat the disk drive very carefully and gently.
You must ensure that the drive has sufficient air flow. Mount the drive in the system using the 4 6-32 UNC
screws (included). The maximum screw length is 3.5 mm for the side holes and 6 mm for the bottom
holes. Mount the drive securely enough to prevent it from excessive motion or vibration.
If you are mounting your drive in a 5” bay, you may need to purchase mounting brackets from your
computer manufacturer for the drive to be mounted securely.
Mounting hole locations
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Step 5: Connectors
After the drive has been carefully mounted, connect the IDE cable (included) and the power cable to the
drive. If you are using a cable already installed in your computer, ensure that the cable length does not
exceed 18 inches (45.7 cm). (Note that the IDE connector and power connector are keyed for proper
insertion)
Step 6: Plug the cable into either the onboard port or the UDMA controller that you may have added. The
figure below shows the possible location of the onboard ports. Each port is marked on the motherboard.
To take advantage of the Ultra DMA 33 transfer rates that the DTTA drive is capable of, an add-on
UDMA33 controller may be used if your system does not already support Ultra DMA. There are several
manufacturers to choose from. This card will be plugged into one of the expansion slots. The drive will be
connected to this card rather than to the primary or secondary slot in the motherboard.
If you are not using a UDMA33 card, plug the IDE cable into one of the two slots on the motherboard. It is
suggested that you connect to the “primary” slot for the first two drives and into the “secondary” slot for the
second two drives. These may be hard drives, CD-ROMS or removable drives.
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Step 7: Replace the cover on your computer
With the cables connected properly and the drive mounted securely, replace the cover on the computer.
Step 8: Connect all cables and plug the power cord into the wall.
Step 9A: Easy Installation
When you purchased this drive from IBM, you received a copy of Ontrack® Disk Manager software. This
software is necessary if your BIOS does not support drives over 8.4 GB. There are also limitations at 4.2
GB and 2.1 GB. This easy installation will use the Disk Manager diskette to partition and format your drive.
If the easy installation does not work, or you choose not to use Disk Manager, continue to Custom
Installation on page 15.
Boot Computer
“Booting” means turning on your computer. Turn on your computer after you have inserted the Ontrack®
Disk Manager diskette. The following screen shots are examples and may not appear the same on your
system.
A large blue IBM screen will appear after several seconds and then the following screen.
Select Easy Disk Installation. The following screen will appear.
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IBM
Disk Manager Version 9.42.02
Select an Installation Option
(E)asy Disk Installation
(A)dvanced Disk Installation
(M)aintenance Menu
(U)pgrade Disk Manager
(V)iew/Pring Online Manual
Exit Disk Manager

If the drive list is correct, select (Y)es. The screen that follows is shown below.
Select the operating system you plan to install (or already have installed on an existing drive). If you are
using Windows® 95 version B or Windows® 98, Disk Manager will create a FAT 32 file system which will
let you have the entire drive partitioned into 1 partition. If you do not wish to use the FAT 32 file system,
you can select the FAT 16 file system by choosing (N)o from the following screen. (See File Systems on
page 20)
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IBM
Disk Manager Version 9.42.02
Select an Installation Option
(E)asy Disk Installation
(A)dvanced Disk Installation
(M)aintenance Menu
(U)pgrade Disk Manager
(V)iew/Pring Online Manual
Exit Disk Manager
Drive List
1) IBM-DTTA-351680
Disk Manager found 1 drive.
Is the drive list correct?
(Y)ES
(N)O
IBM
Disk Manager Version 9.42.02
Select an Installation Option
(E)asy Disk Installation
(A)dvanced Disk Installation
(M)aintenance Menu
(U)pgrade Disk Manager
(V)iew/Pring Online Manual
Exit Disk Manager
Select the operating system you
are using or plan to install.
Windows 95 (or OSR1)
Windows 98 (or Windows 95 OSR2)
Windows NT 3.51 (or earlier)
Windows NT 4.0 (or later) or OS2
DOS/Windows 3.1x
Other
Return to previous menu

IBM
Disk Manager Version 9.42.02
Select an Installation Option
(E)asy Disk Installation
(A)dvanced Disk Installation
(M)aintenance Menu
(U)pgrade Disk Manager
(V)iew/Pring Online Manual
Exit Disk Manager
Disk Manager can format your hard drive using the 32-Bit FAT file system.
Would you like to install thi sdrive using FAT32?
(Y)ES
(N)O
Select (Y)es to continue. After Disk Manager has finished partitioning and formatting your drive, the next
screen will appear.
IBM
Disk Manager Version 9.42.02
(E)asy Disk Installation
(A)dvanced Disk Installation
(M)aintenance Menu
(U
(V
EDisk 1 has been successfully installed!
The DOS partitions that have been created are now formatted.
Each partition will be accessible as a logical drive letter after rebooting
(Any key to continue)
Disk Manager Status
Your drive has now been partitioned and formatted. You can now load an operating system on the drive if
you don’t already have an operating system on another drive. See Operating Systems on page 21.
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Step 9B: Custom Installation
If you do not wish to use Ontrack® or if your system will install the drive without the overlay program,
continue by checking your drive’s settings in your BIOS.
BIOS Settings
Begin by checking the CMOS settings. The example below is an Award© BIOS version 4.51. Other BIOSs
should be similar. Follow the instructions provided with your system.
To enter the CMOS setup screen press the key sequence designated by your system manufacturer (i.e.
<F1>; <DELETE><ESC>; <CTRL><ALT><S>) during the initial boot process. This will bring up the
following screen.
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
USER PASSWORD
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT
SAVE & EXIT SETUP
EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
: Select Item (Shift)F2: Change Color
F10 Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS
ROM PC/ISA BIOS (2A5IHROB)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Select “Standard CMOS Setup”. This selection will bring up the following screen.
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The above example shows the DTTA drive connected to the “Primary” port on the motherboard and set as a
“Master” drive. It also shows the capacity of the drive as 8455 MB. The drive used in this example has a
capacity of 16.8 GB. This BIOS will not recognize capacities over 8.4 GB. Ontrack®’s Disk Manger will be
needed to overcome the limitation. (Go back to Easy Installation.)
If the previous screen shows something other than what you have or shows nothing at all, you will need to
go into the “IDE HDD Auto Detection”. You can get there from the main menu of the BIOS setup.
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Date (mm:dd:yy) : Tue, May 27 1998
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 18:12:49
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master : User 8455 16383 16 65535 16382 63 AUTO
Primary Slave : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 -------
Secondary Mst : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 -------
Secondary Slv : None 0 0 0 0 0 0 -------
Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B : None
Video : EGA/VGA
Halt On: All Errors
Base Memory: 640K
Extended Memory: 64512K
Other Memory: 384K
Total Memory: 65536K
: Select Item PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color
ROM PC/ISA BIOS (2A59IR09)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDS SECTOR MODE
Primary Master :
Select Primary Slave Option (N = Skip) : N
OPTIONS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
2(Y) 8447 1027 255 0 16382 63 LBA
1 8455 16382 16 65535 16382 63 Normal
3 8455 8191 63 65535 16382 63 Large
Note: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use "NORMAL" for installation
ESC : Skip
IDE HDD Auto Detection
ROM PC/ISA BIOS (2A5IHROB)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Make a selection and return to the main menu. Click on “Standard CMOS Setup”. You will see that the
BIOS recognizes only 8455 MB and will need to use Ontrack® Disk Manager for the entire 16 GB to be
recognized. (Go back to Easy Installation.)
If you can answer “yes” to any of the following, proceed with FDISK.
1) You have purchased a smaller capacity drive (under 8.4 GB) and the BIOS recognizes
the correct capacity;
2) Your BIOS recognizes the full capacity of the drive;
3) You have connected your drive to an Ultra DMA 33 card such as the Promise©
UDMA33;
Press ESC to continue and then select Save and Exit.
Boot Computer
“Booting” means turning on your computer. Turn on your computer after you have inserted a bootable
diskette such as DOS or your Windows® startup diskette. You will need to use Windows® 95 OS/R2 or
Windows® 98 FDISK for the drives larger than 8 GB. DOS FDISK will not recognize drives larger than 8
GB.
FDISK
Type FDISK at the A:\ prompt after booting to a bootable diskette. If Windows® 95 OS/R2 or Windows®
98 are used, the following screen will appear.
Your computer has a disk larger than 512 MB. This version of Windows
includes imporved support for large disks, resulting in more efficient use of
disk space on large drives, and allowing disks over 2 GB to be formatted as
a single drive.
IMPORTANT: If you enable large disk support and create any new drives on
this disk, you will not be able to access the new drive(s) using other
operating systems, including some versions of Windows 95 and Windows
NT, as well as earlier versions of Windows and MS-DOS. In addition, disk
utilities that were not designed explicitly for the FAT32 file system will not be
able to work with this disk. If you need to access this disk with other
operating systems or older disk utilities, do not enable large drive support.
Do you wish to enable large disk support (Y/N)...............? [N]
Type Yto select the FAT 32 file system. Type Nto select the FAT 16 file system.
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Next you will see the screen below allowing you to create partitions.
Note: You will only have 5 options if you have more than 1 drive. Option 5 allows you to select the drive
you wish to partition.
Select option 1 to create the DOS partition.
Select option 1 to Create a Primary DOS Partition. If this is to be the boot drive, set this partition to
“Active”.
Press ESC to return to the FDISK options. Create an Extended DOS Partition by selecting option 1 from
the main menu and option 2 from the second menu. (Both menus shown above.)
The previous example is based on the Deskstar 16GP model DTTA-350320 which is a 3.2 GB drive.
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PC DOS Version 7.0
Fixed Disk Setup Program
Copyright IBM Corporation 1983-1994
FDISK Options
Current fixed disk drive: 1
Choose one of the following:
1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive
2. Set active partition
3. Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive
4. Display partition information
5. Change current fixed disk drive
Enter choice:[1]
Press ESC to exit FDISK
Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive
Choose one of the following:
1. Create Primary DOS Partition
2. Create Extended DOS Partition
3. Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended DOS partition.
Enter choice: [3]
Press ESC to return to FDISK Options
PC DOS Version 7.0
Fixed Disk Setup Program
Copyright IBM Corporation 1983-1994
Create Extended DOS Partition
Current fixed disk drive: 2
Partition Status Type Volume Label Mbytes System Usage
D:1 A PRI DOS 2047 UNKOWN 66%
Total disk space is 3095 Mbytes (1 Mbyte = 1048576 bytes)
Maximum space available for partition is 1047 Mbytes (34%)
Enter partition size in mbytes or percent of disk space (%) to create an
Extended DOS Partition.........[1047]

Note that the Maximum Capacity shows only 3099 MB instead of 3240 MB. This is because some system
BIOSs recognize a Megabyte as 1,048,576 bytes (binary). Drive manufacturers recognize a Megabyte as
1,000,000 bytes (decimal). The capacities are the same in actual number of bytes.
After creating the Extended DOS Partition assign a drive letter to that partition. Press ESC to return to
the FDISK main menu. Select option 1 to create a Logical DOS Drive, then option 3 to create a Logical
DOS Drive in an Extended Partition. Be sure to do this step or you will have only 2 GB usable space.
Press ESC to return to FDISK and ESC again to restart the system. The system must be restarted for
partitioning to take effect.
Formatting
The drive will need to be formatted before an operating system can be loaded. Format the Primary partition
and any Extended partitions that have been made.
Note: If using Ontrack®’s Disk Manager, the drive has been automatically formatted.
Refer to FDISK, option 4 to display the partition information. This is helpful to review drive letter
assignments. Note the drive letters to ensure proper formatting.
Press ESC to return to the main menu and exit FDISK. At the A:\ prompt type format x: /s
(where x is the drive letter). The /s option will make your hard drive bootable by copying the system files to
the hard drive. If you do not want this drive to be bootable, do not use the /s command. You will see the
following warning:
WARNING: ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK
DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST!
Proceed with Format (Y/N)?
Type Yfor yes. There should be no data on the new drive. The time it takes to format the drive is
dependent upon it’s size. When the drive has finished formatting, format the next logical drive, in this case
D: by typing format d: You will get the same message. Select Y.
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Create Logical DOS Drive(s) in the Extended
DOS Partition
No logical drives defined
Total Extended DOS Partition size is 1047 Mbytes
(1 MByte = 1048576 bytes)
Maximum space available for logical drive is 1047Mbytes (100%)
Enter logical drive size in Mbytes or percent of disk space (%).....[1047]
Press ESC to return to FDISK Options

File Systems
FAT 16/FAT 32(File Allocation Table)
The file allocation table is specific sectors in a hard drive that contain an address book for the different
files on a hard disk drive. In other words, it keeps track of the physical location on each platter where files
are stored. There are usually two FATs (kept in different locations) on a hard drive. One is kept as a
backup in case data corruption occurs on the other FAT. FAT32 is used in the Windows® 95 &
Windows® 98 operating system. FAT32 receives its designation because it allows 32 bits of data to be
read as opposed to 16 bits at a time as in the older FAT16.
HPFS (High Performance File System)
HPFS is the file system used by OS/2. HPFS is more efficient, give better performance and resists
fragmentation better that FAT.
NTFS (NT File System)
NTFS is an advanced file system used by Windows® NT. NTFS provides built-in compression, large
partition support and better performance.
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