Appendix C. Using Additional Hard Drives - Compaq LTE 5100 Maintenance And Service Manual

Appendix C. Using Additional Hard Drives

The Compaq LTE 5000 Family of Personal Computers can support up to four
hard drives: two in the computer and two in the MultiBay Expansion Base or
MultiBay ISA Expansion Base. A variety of optional Compaq LTE 5000 hard
drives is available. Some Compaq LTE Elite hard drives are also compatible
as data storage drives.
The LTE 5000 hard drive that is preinstalled in the dedicated hard drive
bay contains the software necessary to access resources such as PC Cards,
IrDA, multimedia, and others. Those resources will not be available if you
start (boot) the computer from a drive other than the preinstalled hard
drive (or a specially prepared hard drive).
IMPORTANT: The preinstalled software on the LTE Elite hard drive does not
match the LTE 5000 hardware, and the preinstalled software on
the LTE 5000 hard drive does not match the LTE Elite hardware.
Starting the computer from a drive other than the original
preinstalled hard drive, which contains the appropriate
software, can produce unpredictable results.
from Compaq with the LTE 5000 preloaded software have the
product name (LTE 5000) on the label.
Appendix C.1 Using Optional LTE 5000 Hard Drives
Insert an optional LTE 5000 hard drive into a MultiBay hard drive carrier
and then load it into one of the MultiBays in the computer or expansion
base. Boot the computer from the preinstalled LTE 5000 hard drive in the
dedicated hard drive bay.
NOTE: If you want to create an additional bootable hard drive, you must
partition and format the drive as a bootable drive. You must also
copy to the drive the LTE 5000 software that is necessary to operate
the computer and access the computer features.
Appendix C.2 Using LTE Elite Hard Drives for Data Storage
Early model LTE Elite hard drives cannot be used as secondary drives.
However, later model LTE Elite hard drives do have secondary-drive
capability. If you have an LTE Elite hard drive with secondary-drive
capability, you can use it in one of the MultiBays in the LTE 5000 or the
MultiBay Expansion Base to store data or to transfer data files.
An LTE Elite hard drive that has secondary-drive capability is identified
by the following symbol on the label located on the top of the drive:
The following limitations apply when using an early model LTE Elite hard
drive (one that does not have the secondary-drive capability symbol):
o When used in either expansion base, the LTE Elite hard drive must be the
only device in the expansion base.
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