HP VECTRA VL800 User Manual

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2 Installing and Replacing Hardware Parts in Your PC

Completing the Installation of a Mass Storage Device

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Completing the Installation of a Mass Storage Device

IDE Drive

1

Switch on the computer.

2

To verify the configuration of your hard disk drive, press

F2

to enter

Setup when the HP logo appears. Once in Setup, select the Advanced
menu, then the IDE Devices submenu. In the Primary Master item, check
that the details for the device have been correctly detected by the Setup
program.

3

Press

F3

to save and exit Setup.

4

Refer to the operating system documentation for information on
partitioning and formatting a drive.

5

If an IDE drive is removed, switch on the computer. The system BIOS
will detect that the device is missing. Press

F4

to confirm that you want

to remove the device. The system configuration will be updated
automatically.

SCSI Drive on
SCSI Models

1

Switch on the computer.

2

To enter the SCSI Configuration Utility press

Ctrl-C

when prompted

during the PC’s start-up routine.

3

Verify or modify the configuration of your new SCSI hard disk drive.
For more information on configuring a SCSI hard disk drive, refer
to the SCSI User’s Guide.

4

When configuration is complete, exit the SCSI Configuration Utility and
reboot the computer to save any changes.

CD-ROM, CD-RW or
DVD-Drive

1

Switch on the computer and press

F2

when the HP logo appears.

2

In the Setup program, select the

Advanced

menu, then the

IDE

Devices

submenu. Check that the CD-ROM drive has been detected on

the IDE channel.

3

Press

F3

to save and exit the program.

Floppy Drive

1

Switch on the computer and press

F2

when the HP logo appears.

2

In the Setup program, select the

Advanced

menu, then the

Floppy

Disk Drives

submenu, and check that the drive has been detected.

3

Press

F3

to save and exit the program

.

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