Installation using disk manager – Seagate MEDALIST 17240 ST313030A User Manual

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Medalist 17240, 13030, 10231, 8420 and 4310, Rev. B

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Installation using Disk Manager

1. Boot your computer from your DiscWizard diskette. Booting

from a diskette ensures that the Disk Manager installation
does not conflict with other software. The Disk Manager soft-
ware is stored on this diskette and automatically starts.

Or at the A: prompt, type DM and press

ENTER

.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions until you see the

Select an

Installation Option menu.

3. Select either

(E)asy Disk Installation or (A)dvanced Disk

Installation.

Disk Manager lists all the hard drives that it detects. You
should see your new Seagate drive and your existing hard
drive, if any.

If any hard drive is not recognized, exit Disk Manager and
turn off your computer. Check all cables, jumpers and BIOS
settings. Then start at Step 1 to run Disk Manager again.

4. If Disk Manager recognizes all your drives, select the drive

you want to install and press

ENTER

. Disk Manager partitions

and formats the drive.

Important. Carefully read the information provided by Disk Man-

ager during installation. Important instructions
regarding booting from your A: drive will be provided
if Disk Manager determines that your BIOS needs
support for drive capacities greater than 8.4 Gbytes.

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