Dell OptiPlex GX1 Installation Manual page 20

14. If necessary, enter the System Setup program
If you installed a SCSI hard-disk drive, set the Drive Type option for the appropriate drive under
NOTE: Tape drives attached to a SCSI host adapter card are not part of the system configuration information.
After you update the System Setup options, reboot the system.
15. If you installed a SCSI hard-disk drive, partition and format the drive, as described in
Disk Drives," before proceeding to the next step.
16. Run the SCSI Device(s) test group of the Dell Diagnostics to verify that the new SCSI device is operating properly.
See your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for information on running the Dell Diagnostics and troubleshooting any problems that
may occur.
To test a SCSI tape drive, refer to the documentation for the tape drive software to perform a tape drive backup and verification test.
17. If the device you just installed is the primary hard-disk drive, install the operating system on the hard-disk drive.
Refer to the documentation that came with the operating system.
Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-Disk Drives
You may need to use different programs than those provided with the operating system to partition and format SCSI hard-disk drives. Refer to the
documentation that came with your SCSI software drivers for information on installing the appropriate drivers and preparing your SCSI hard-disk
drive for use.
NOTE: On systems with hard-disk drives larger than 2 GB, create a primary partition of 2 GB and divide the remaining capacity into
partitions of 2 GB or less. For example, a system with a 2.5-GB hard-disk drive would have a primary partition of 2 GB (drive C) and a
second partition of 500 MB (drive D). Hard-disk drives must be partitioned this way because MS-DOS-based operating systems
(including Windows NT when you use a FAT 16 file system) do not support drive partitions larger than 2 GB.
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and update the system configuration information.
Drives: Primary and Secondary
"Partitioning and Formatting SCSI Hard-
to None.