Hot-Plugging" Or "Hot-Swapping" Multibay Drives; Partitioning And Formatting A Multibay Hard Drive - HP d538 - Convertible Minitower Desktop PC Hardware Reference Manual

"Hot-Plugging" or "Hot-Swapping" MultiBay Drives

CAUTION: If you are inserting or removing a hard drive, shut down the computer to
prevent damage to the computer, the drive, and any data stored on the drive. Never
remove a hard drive while the computer is on or in standby. To ensure that the computer is
not in standby, turn the computer on, then shut it down.
If the computer is running a preinstalled operating system supplied by HP, you can
insert or remove any drive except a hard drive while the computer is on, off, or in
standby.

Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group
in order to complete this procedure.
1. Exit all software applications, turn off the computer properly through the
operating system, then turn off any external devices.
2. Insert the hard drive into the MultiBay as shown in the
MultiBay"
3. Turn on the computer. Right-click the My Computer icon, then click Manage >
Disk Management.
4. Select the MultiBay hard drive.
5. On the Partition menu, click Create. Carefully read and respond to any prompts
that appear on the screen.
Refer to the Microsoft Management Console online Help (click Action > Help, while
running Management Console) for additional information.
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