To Prepare A New Hard Disk Drive - HP F2974KT - OmniBook 500 - PIII 700 MHz Manual

2. Notice that the hard drive has a pin connector attachment at one end. Carefully
remove this connector from the end of the drive. Work alternately at each end so that
the connector slides off evenly without bending the connector pins.
3. Carefully put the pin connector attachment back onto the pins on the end of the new
hard drive. Work alternately at each end so that the connector slides on evenly
without bending the connector pins.
4. Insert the connector through the end of the holder, and lower the drive into the holder.
5. Reinstall all four screws into the holder and drive case.

To prepare a new hard disk drive

When you install a new hard disk drive, you also need to prepare it to be able to work
with your computer.
• If you want to restore the Windows software and operating system that were
originally installed on your computer, you can do so using the Recovery CD that also
came with your computer. See "To recover the factory installation of your hard disk"
on page 164.
• If you want to prepare a hard disk drive module in the expansion base, follow these
steps:
Windows 98
1. Install the hard drive module and reboot the computer.
2. Click Start, Run, and type fdisk.
3. When prompted, choose to enable large disk support.
4. Choose option 5 to change a current disk drive, then select drive number 2.
5. Choose option 1 to create a DOS partition, and let it use the entire drive.
6. When the process finishes, press ESC to exit.
7. Restart the computer.
Configuring and Expanding Your Computer
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive
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