Upgrading The Hard Disk Drive(S) - Alienware Area-51 m7700 User Manual

Upgrading The Computer
HDD System
Warning
New HDD's are blank.
Before you begin make
sure:
You have backed up any
data you want to keep
from your old HDD.
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You have all the CD-
ROMs and FDDs re-
quired to install your oper-
ating system
programs.
If you have access to the
internet, download the lat-
est application and hard-
ware driver updates for
the operating system you
plan to install. Copy these
to a removable medium.

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Upgrading the Hard Disk Drive(s)
The hard disk drive(s) can be taken out to accommodate other 2.5" IDE hard
disk drives with a height of 9.5mm (h) (see
4). Follow your operating system's installation instructions, and install all
necessary drivers and utilities (as outlined
- 1), when setting up a new hard disk.
Jumper Settings for Two Parallel ATA Hard Disks
and
If you are using Parallel ATA (PATA) hard disk drives. then set the jumper on the
Slave hard disk to the Cable Select option in order for the system to recognize the
disks (see your hard disk manual or the information printed on the hard disk itself
for details on the jumper settings). The Slave disk will automatically be in the upper
slot of the hard disk bracket, the Master will be in the lower slot (as defined by the
hard disk cable).
If want to setup your hard disk(s) in RAID mode, configure RAID mode according
to the instructions in
If want to setup your hard disk(s) in ATA mode, configure ATA Mode according to
the instructions in
in"Drivers & Utilities" on page 4
Chapter 4:"RAID Mode Configuration" on page 4 -
Chapter 4:"ATA Mode Configuration" on page 4 -
"Storage Options" on page D -
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