SimpleTech IBM ThinkPad I Series User manual

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This document contains all the information you need to install your Simple Technology hard drive in the
following IBM ThinkPadI Series 1400 and 1500 notebook computers.
ThinkPad 1400 (2611) ThinkPad 1500
Table of Contents
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................2
2 IBM ThinkPad 1400 and 1500 Notebooks............................................................2
3 Formatting a New Hard Drive ................................................................................. 3
4 Creating a Windows 98 Startup Disk...................................................................... 4
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Hard Drive Quick Start Guide
IBM ThinkPad® I Series 1400 and 1500 Notebook Computers

IBM ThinkPad® I Series 1400 and 1500 Notebook Computers
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Introduction
Simple Technology’s hard drives provide the fastest and easiest way to
increase the storage capacity for your IBM ThinkPadI Series 1400 and 1500
notebook computers.
IBM ThinkPad 1400 and 1500 Notebooks
To install your Simple Technology hard drive in an IBM ThinkPad I Series
1400 and 1500 notebook computer:
A. Turn off the notebook computer.
B. Remove all the cables.
C. Tilt the LCD screen all the back and gently lift off the I Series bar
above the keyboard.
D. Locate and remove the two screws holding the keyboard in place.
E. Find the tab located directly above the AC adapter plug (the AC
adapter plug is located on the back of the IBM TP). Pull out this tab.
F. Gently lift up the keyboard and place it on the palm-rest.
G. Locate the silver plate covering the hard drive. Then remove the three
screws securing the silver plate and remove the plate.
H. Lift the hard drive up and remove it from its compartment.
I. Remove the four screws securing the bracket to the hard drive.
J. Remove the connector from the hard drive and attach it to your new
Simple drive.
K. Insert your new Simple drive into the computer’s hard drive
compartment.
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L. Replace the silver plate over the hard drive and secure it with the
three screws in step G.
M. Replace the keyboard and secure it using the two screws you removed
in step D.
N. Replace I Series bar above the keyboard and return the tab back to its
original position.
O. Replace all the cables you removed in step B.
Formatting a New Hard Drive
If your Simple Technology hard drive is not formatted, you must format it
before it can hold data.
A. Boot from a startup disk. Then, at the DOS prompt, type FDISK and
press the Enter key.
B. When prompted about creating a partition over 2 GB, answer Yes.
(Older versions of FDISK do not ask this question.)
C. When the menu appears, select 1. Create DOS partition or Logical
DOS Drive and press Enter.
D. When prompted, select 1. Create Primary DOS Partition and press
Enter
E. When prompted, either press Enter to accept the default size or press
Nto define a custom partition size.
F. Press Esc until you return to the FDISK options. Then select 2. Set
active partition.
G. Press 1 to make the primary partition active. Then press Esc until you
return to the DOS prompt. Restart your notebook to have your
changes take effect.
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Creating a Windows 98 Startup Disk
A Windows 98 startup disk serves as an emergency boot disk should the
operating system fail to load. The startup disk also contains tools you can
use to troubleshoot boot problems.
A. Click the Start button on the Taskbar, point to Settings, and click
Control Panel.
B. Double click the Add/Remove Programs icon. From the Add/Remove
Programs Properties screen, click Startup Disk.
C. Insert a blank floppy disk into your notebook’s floppy drive, then click
the Create Disk button.
D. After the startup disk is created, close all windows and restart your
computer with the startup disk in the drive to verify it works.
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