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S C S I d r i v e s
Partitioning and formatting the drive
Installation of a removable media drive
Installing the drive
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The new drive will initially be blank. Before you can use the drive,
you must partition and format it. Although drives can be formatted
using Windows, it is recommended to use the SCSISelect utility
described later in this chapter.
CAUTION
Take great care when creating and formatting new partitions not to
damage, delete or format your existing 'boot' partition.
Windows NT
If you prefer to you can use the Disk Administrator tool in the
Administrative Tools (Common) folder. This tool can create
partitions and format them.
Removable-media drives sometimes require configuration, by
altering jumpers on the drive itself, prior to installation.
Configuration details vary from drive to drive: a SCSI drive requires
that its device ID number be set (the boot SCSI drive is usually
drive '0'). Most drives are supplied with documentation describing
how to configure the drive. If you are uncertain about configuring
the drive consult your supplier.
1.
Turn off the computer and unplug all power cords.
2.
Take suitable anti-static precautions and remove all the system
panels.
3.
Carefully remove the plastic bezel blanking insert from the
selected drive slot by pushing it out from the rear with a blunt
instrument (for example, the end of a rubber-tipped pencil). A
hole for this is provided inside the system unit, alongside the
drive bay.
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