Preparing The Drive - Epson EQUITY 3865X/20 PLUS User Manual

3. If you installed a non-Epson hard disk drive, was it
physically formatted by the manufacturer? A blank, new
hard disk must be formatted (or "initialized") before you can
partition it and install an operating system on it. This type
of format is usually done by the manufacturer; if yours was
not, you must do it yourself. If the drive came with its own
format utility, use that program; if not, follow the
instructions in Appendix B under "Hard Disk Format."
Note that this physical type of format is different from the
software-based type of formatting commands (such as the
MS-DOS SELECT or FORMAT commands). See
"Preparing the Drive," below, for more information.
Caution
Do not perform the low-level format if your disk contains
data, unless your dealer advises you to do so.
4.
If your computer came with a hard disk drive that you are no
longer using, make sure the hard disk drive power cable and
the cable that connected the drive to the main system board
are disconnected.
5.
If you installed a hard disk drive with its controller on a
card, did you disable the built-in hard disk drive controller
and select the correct drive type through Setup? See
Chapter 2 for instructions.

Preparing the Drive

Before you can store data on a new hard disk (which has already
been physically formatted), you must do the following to prepare
it for use:
1. Run the Setup program to define your hard disk as part of
the computer's configuration. (See Chapter 2 for
instructions.)
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