HP Vectra XM5 4 User Manual page 36

Before Installing an Additional IDE Drive
Create a bootable diskette before installing an additional IDE drive. Refer to the operating
system documentation for information on how to create a bootable diskette, format a drive, and
install the operating system.
Examples of multiple IDE drive combinations
Configuration
1 Hard disk drive
2 Hard disk drives
3 Hard disk drives
1 Hard disk drive
1 CD-ROM
2 Hard disk drives
1 CD-ROM
Data Transfer Rates
If you install two IDE devices with different data transfer rates on the same data cable, the data
transfer rate of the faster IDE device will be reduced to match the rate of the slower IDE
device.
After Installing an IDE Device
IDE drives are automatically detected by the Setup program. However, a newly installed CD-
ROM may require that you install an appropriate device driver. Refer to your operating system
documentation for details. For information on how to obtain the latest available drivers from
HP, refer to the "HP BBS Library" in chapter 6.
Connections to data cables
1. Bootable hard disk drive:
1. Bootable hard disk drive:
2. Second hard disk drive:
1. Bootable hard disk drive:
2. Second hard disk drive:
3. Third hard disk drive:
1. Bootable hard disk drive:
2. CD-ROM:
1. Bootable hard disk drive:
2. Second hard disk drive:
3. CD-ROM:
Master connector, HDD data cable
Master connector, HDD data cable
Slave connector, HDD data cable
Master connector, HDD data cable
Slave connector, HDD data cable
CD-ROM data cable connector
Master connector, HDD data cable
CD-ROM data cable connector
Master connector, HDD data cable
Slave connector, HDD data cable
CD-ROM data cable connector