Hitachi 120gxp Installation Instruction
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
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9. Attach the IDE cable
.
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If you have a 40-pin 40-conductor cable,
attach the system connector of the
cable to the
IDE port on the
motherboard or controller card.
The pin 1 side of the IDE cable is marked with a
stripe. The connector can only be inserted one
way.
stripe. The connector can only be inserted one
way.
•
If you have a 40-pin 80-conductor cable,
attach the drive to the appropriate color-coded
connector. Forty-pin 80-conductor cables are
color-coded black for Master, gray for Slave, and
blue for system connectors.
connector. Forty-pin 80-conductor cables are
color-coded black for Master, gray for Slave, and
blue for system connectors.
10.
Attach the power supply cable to the drive. Match
the connector bevels.
11.
Mount the drive securely.
12.
Verify all attachments.
13.
Replace the computer cover.
14.
Plug in the computer.
15.
Power on your system, Insert your operating system
setup disc or diskette and reboot your system.
setup disc or diskette and reboot your system.
16.
Verify that the hard disk is recognized by the BIOS
and is reporting the full capacity of the drive.
Instructions for accessing your BIOS can be found
in the computer system manual or in the mother-
board manufacturer documentation. If the drive is
not recognized in the BIOS, set the BIOS options of
your computer system to Auto Detection and LBA
mode if available. Once the drive is recognized
correctly in the BIOS, it is ready to be partitioned
and formatted.
and is reporting the full capacity of the drive.
Instructions for accessing your BIOS can be found
in the computer system manual or in the mother-
board manufacturer documentation. If the drive is
not recognized in the BIOS, set the BIOS options of
your computer system to Auto Detection and LBA
mode if available. Once the drive is recognized
correctly in the BIOS, it is ready to be partitioned
and formatted.
17.
Your operating system setup utility will provide
instructions on how to partition and format your
drive before it installs the operating system. For
additional information, see:
instructions on how to partition and format your
drive before it installs the operating system. For
additional information, see:
www.hgst.com/support
18. Once the operating system is installed, reboot the
18. Once the operating system is installed, reboot the
system. If the system does not boot up, check all
the settings and try again. If the system still fails to
boot up, call the Hitachi Global Storage
Technologies Support Center for assistance.
the settings and try again. If the system still fails to
boot up, call the Hitachi Global Storage
Technologies Support Center for assistance.
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11 June 2003