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WARNING
Do not use both power connections at the
same time. Doing so will result in drive failure.
1.
Mount the drive securely.
2.
Verify all attachments.
3.
Replace the computer cover.
4.
Plug in the computer.
5.
Turn on the computer.
6.
Verify that the hard disk is recognized by the BIOS
and is reporting the full capacity of the drive.
Instructions for accessing your BIOS can be found
in the computer system manual or in the mother-
board manufacturer documentation. If the drive is
not recognized in the BIOS, set the BIOS options
of your computer system to Auto Detection and
LBA mode if available. Once the drive is
recognized correctly in the BIOS, it is ready to be
partitioned and formatted.
7.
Your operating system setup utility will provide
instructions on how to partition and format your
drive before it installs the operating system. For
additional information see:
www.hgst.com/support
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