Dell OptiPlex GX1 - Manual (Page 85)

Installing Drives: Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Midsize Managed PC Systems
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For a diskette drive, update the appropriate Diskette Drive option (A or B) on Page 1 of the System
Setup screens to reflect the size and capacity of your new diskette drive. (For more information, see
"
Using the System Setup Program .")
If you installed a non-EIDE tape drive as the second drive, set the Diskette Drive B option to Not
Installed.
For EIDE CD-ROM and tape drives, set the appropriate Drive option (0 or 1) under Drives: Secondary
to Auto.
14. Run the Dell Diagnostics to verify that your system works correctly.
See your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for information on running the Dell Diagnostics and
troubleshooting any problems that may occur. Use the following guidelines to determine which test to
use:
If you installed a diskette drive, test it by running all of the subtests in the Diskette Drive(s) test
group of the Dell Diagnostics.
If you installed a CD-ROM drive, see the documentation that came with the drive for instructions
on loading device drivers and using the drive. If it is an EIDE CD-ROM drive, test it by running all
of the subtests in the IDE CD-ROM Drives test group of the Dell Diagnostics.
If you installed a tape drive, first verify that your diskette drive is still operating correctly by running
all of the subtests in the Diskette Drive(s) test group of the Dell Diagnostics. Then perform a tape
backup and verification test with the drive as instructed in the tape-drive software documentation
that came with the tape drive.
NOTE: Tape drives sold by Dell come with their own operating software and documentation.
After you install a tape drive, refer to the documentation that came with the drive for instructions
on installing and using the tape drive software.
Installing an EIDE Hard-Disk Drive
This section includes information on installing, partitioning, and formatting EIDE hard-disk drives. For
instructions on installing, partitioning, and formatting SCSI hard-disk drives, see "
Installing SCSI Devices ."
Up to two EIDE drives (one of which must be 1 inch high or less) can be installed in the hard-disk drive
bracket to the left of the drive cage. The first EIDE drive is installed in the 1-inch (right) drive bracket; a
second drive is installed in the 1.6-inch bracket.
EIDE Drive Addressing
All EIDE devices should be configured for the Cable Select jumper position, which assigns master and slave
status to devices by their position on the interface cable. When two EIDE devices are connected to a single
EIDE cable and are configured for the Cable Select jumper position, the device attached to the last
connector on the interface cable is the master, or boot, device (drive 0), and the device attached to the
middle connector on the interface cable is the slave device (drive 1). Refer to the drive documentation in
your upgrade kit for information on setting devices to the Cable Select jumper position.
NOTE: If you want to install a second EIDE drive that is a different type from the first drive but you do
not have the specifications for the first drive, do one of the following: