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Disk Partitioning
Working With Partitions
You might be able to unmount and remount the hard disk from the desktop, or using a software
utility—or you might have to restart the computer. If you're using Windows, you can probably
designate the hard disk as a removable-media disk (as described below), which is convenient
because Windows machines always read the FATs of removable-media disks before writing to
them.
Designating a Disk as a Removable-Media Disk (Windows only)
1. On your PC, run the Device Manager.
2. Expand the Disk Drives category.
3. Double click icon for the K2600's internal hard disk to bring up the Properties dialog.
4. Select the Settings tab.
5. Check the Removable checkbox.
Configuring Device Drivers (Windows 95 and 98 Only)
PCs running Windows 95 or Windows 98 require a SCSI driver for every device in a SCSI chain.
There is no SCSI driver for the K2600, because it's not required for normal SCSI operations.
Consequently, the first time you boot up your PC after connecting it to the K2600 via SCSI, you'll
need to do some configuring to enable the PC to recognize the K2600. This configuration isn't
required, but it enables the PC and the K2600 to interact more smoothly.
A Bit of Background
When you start up your PC, Windows scans the PC's SCSI port(s) for connected devices. For
each SCSI device it finds, Windows checks a set of entries in the Device Manager, to verify that
the appropriate SCSI drivers are installed. Windows 95 and 98 require that the Device Manager
contains an entry for each SCSI Logical Unit of each SCSI device. The K2600 has eight possible
SCSI IDs (0–7), so your Device Manager should contain eight entries corresponding to the
K2600. Each of these entries must specify a valid SCSI driver—otherwise Windows will report
one or more unknown devices as it boots up.
The K2600 requires no SCSI drivers for disk operations, but Windows 95 and 98 require them
nonetheless. You can satisfy this requirement by specifying a generic "Unsupported Device"
Windows driver for each of the K2600's entries in the Device Manager. The following procedure
describes how.
The Configuration Procedure
We'll assume you've already connected your K2600, your PC, and your hard disk in a SCSI
chain (with whatever SCSI termination is required), and that everything is powered down.
1. Power up the hard disk. Wait until it's fully up to speed.
2. Power up the K2600. Wait until it reaches Program mode.
3. Power up your PC. During the boot-up process, Windows detects the K2600 as an
4. Make sure that the PC's floppy and CD-ROM drives are empty and click Next—that is,
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unknown SCSI device. The Update Device Driver Wizard appears, prompting you to
specify a SCSI device driver to install.
proceed without specifying a SCSI driver.
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