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
.