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Cmos Setup - Western Digital Caviar Series Quick Installation Manual

3.5-inch eide hard drives

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DRIVE
AC2540
Capacity (MB)
540.8
CMOS (MB)
515
CHKDSK (MB)
540.8
DRIVE
AC31600
Capacity (MB)
1624.6
CMOS (MB)
1549
CHKDSK (MB)
1624.6

CMOS SETUP

Most computer systems provide a CMOS setup program that gives
you access to information regarding your system configuration. Refer
to your system manual for CMOS setup instructions.
Note: Each BIOS is different. The information supplied here is not
meant to be followed step-by-step; it is provided as a guideline. Consult
your system manual for details.
Before installing EZ-Drive, go into your CMOS setup and select the
hard drive type option.
The following hard drive types are usually offered in CMOS: auto
config, predefined, and user defined.
Auto Config Drive Type
Western Digital recommends selecting the auto config drive type. The
auto config drive type automatically sets up the Western Digital hard
drive parameters. If you encounter problems using auto config, try
selecting Type 01.
If you select auto config and have a translating BIOS, EZ-Drive will
not install. You can, however, use EZ-Drive to partition and format
your hard drive.
Note: Even if your BIOS correctly detects the parameters, this doesn't
mean that the BIOS can translate those parameters. If you are in doubt,
we recommend contacting your system or BIOS manufacturer.
Predefined Drive Type
If you do not have the auto config drive type or if you encounter
problems after selecting auto config, select the Type 01 drive type.
Selecting Type 01 ensures that EZ-Drive will install on your hard
drive.
User Defined Drive Type
Select user defined if your CMOS Setup does not offer auto config or
Type 01. If you select user defined, you must enter 1023x16x63 for
your drive parameters.
79-850080-000 S0220 3-97
AC2635
AC2700
AC2850
639.9
730.8
853.6
610
696
639.9
730.8
853.6
AC22000
AC22100
AC32100
2000.3
2111.8
2111.8
1907
2035
2035
2000.3
2111.8
2111.8
Table 1. CMOS and CHKDSK Megabytes
AC21000
AC31000
1083.8
1083.8
814
1033
1033
1083.8
1083.8
AC22500
AC32500
2559.8
2559.8
2441
2441
2559.8
2559.8
USING EZ-DRIVE SOFTWARE
Follow these instructions to partition and format the new hard drive.
If your system does not support the full capacity of your hard drive,
EZ-Drive installs special code in the boot sector of the hard drive to
overcome the BIOS limitations.
Note: The steps outlined in this section represent a typical installation.
You installation may vary.
If your system does support the full capacity of your hard drive,
EZ-Drive will only partition and format your hard drive. It will not
install code on your boot sector.
CAUTION: Installing EZ-Drive on any drive that contains software
and data will result in the erasure of all software and data on that
drive.
1. After you complete CMOS setup, insert a bootable DOS disk or
Windows 95 startup disk in drive A.
2. Press
CTRL+ALT+DEL
3. Insert the EZ-Drive disk in drive A. At the A: prompt, type ez and
press
ENTER
4. The Micro House EZ-Drive license agreement displays.
Press ENTER to start the installation.
2
AC11200
AC21200
1281.9
1281.9
1222
1222
1281.9
1281.9
AC33100
AC33200
3166.7
3249.3
3020
3098
3166.7
3249.3
to reboot your system.
.
AC31200
AC21600
1281.9
1624.6
1222
1549
1281.9
1624.6
AC34000
4000.7
3815
4000.7

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