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IBM Deskstar 14GXP Installation Manual
Summary of Deskstar 14GXP
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Page 1 version 3.0 installation guide deskstar 14gxp & deskstar 16gp models dtta-350320 dtta-371010 dtta-350430 dtta-371290 dtta-350640 dtta-371440 dtta-350840 dtta-351010 dtta-351290 dtta-351680
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Table of contents page 27 glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26 compatibility matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2...
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Hard disk drive installation flowchart step 1 assemble needed equipment page 6 step 2 remove cover of your computer page 8 step 3 set jumpers page 8 set jumpers for master or standalone (shipping default) page 8 set jumpers for slave page 8 step 5 connect ide and power cables to drive page 11 add-on...
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Hardware installation and drive preparation manual for ibm hard disk drives this manual has been prepared to help you install your ibm deskstar 14gxp or deskstar 16gp hard drive in most computer systems. If you feel uncomfortable installing this drive yourself, take it to a qualified installer. Inte...
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Before you begin, please read the following on handling your disk drive: hard disk drive handling guide these notes are designed to provide a simple overview of the need to be cautious when handling a disk drive. Disk drives can be easily damaged either by electrical static shock or by rough handlin...
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Step 1: installation checklist to install the deskstar drive you may need the following depending on your computer: 1) __ the installation kit that came with your deskstar drive containing 4 mounting screws, ide cable, ontrack® disk manager and any related publications. Save the box the drive came i...
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Installation kit the dtta model drives come complete with 4 screws for mounting, an ide cable and an installation guide. It also comes with ontrack® disk manager and any related publications. Hardware description the deskstar 16gp and 14gxp family has an advanced ultra ata interface and supports tra...
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Step 2: installation opening your computer 1. Turn the system off. 2. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. 3. Remove all cables from the back of your computer, labeling them if necessary. 4. Remove the cover from your computer. (consult your user's guide for instructions if needed.) unpackagi...
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Interface connector power connector jumper block jumper block location some bioss have a limitation when translating the cylinder, head, and sector information resulting in an inability to correctly detect the larger capacity drives. Most systems don’t have this limitation but if your bios is report...
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Step 4: mounting after setting the jumpers, mount the hard drive in your system. The dtta drive can be mounted with any of its six surfaces facing down (right side up, upside down, sideways, etc.). See below for mounting hole locations. Be sure to treat the disk drive very carefully and gently. You ...
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Step 5: connectors after the drive has been carefully mounted, connect the ide cable (included) and the power cable to the drive. If you are using a cable already installed in your computer, ensure that the cable length does not exceed 18 inches (45.7 cm). (note that the ide connector and power conn...
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Step 7: replace the cover on your computer with the cables connected properly and the drive mounted securely, replace the cover on the computer. Step 8: connect all cables and plug the power cord into the wall. Step 9a: easy installation when you purchased this drive from ibm, you received a copy of...
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If the drive list is correct, select (y)es. The screen that follows is shown below. Select the operating system you plan to install (or already have installed on an existing drive). If you are using windows® 95 version b or windows® 98, disk manager will create a fat 32 file system which will let yo...
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Ibm disk manager version 9.42.02 select an installation option (e)asy disk installation (a)dvanced disk installation (m)aintenance menu (u)pgrade disk manager (v)iew/pring online manual exit disk manager disk manager can format your hard drive using the 32-bit fat file system. Would you like to inst...
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Step 9b: custom installation if you do not wish to use ontrack® or if your system will install the drive without the overlay program, continue by checking your drive’s settings in your bios. Bios settings begin by checking the cmos settings. The example below is an award© bios version 4.51. Other bi...
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The above example shows the dtta drive connected to the “primary” port on the motherboard and set as a “master” drive. It also shows the capacity of the drive as 8455 mb. The drive used in this example has a capacity of 16.8 gb. This bios will not recognize capacities over 8.4 gb. Ontrack®’s disk ma...
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Make a selection and return to the main menu. Click on “standard cmos setup”. You will see that the bios recognizes only 8455 mb and will need to use ontrack® disk manager for the entire 16 gb to be recognized. (go back to easy installation.) if you can answer “yes” to any of the following, proceed ...
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Next you will see the screen below allowing you to create partitions. Note: you will only have 5 options if you have more than 1 drive. Option 5 allows you to select the drive you wish to partition. Select option 1 to create the dos partition. Select option 1 to create a primary dos partition. If th...
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Note that the maximum capacity shows only 3099 mb instead of 3240 mb. This is because some system bioss recognize a megabyte as 1,048,576 bytes (binary). Drive manufacturers recognize a megabyte as 1,000,000 bytes (decimal). The capacities are the same in actual number of bytes. After creating the e...
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File systems fat 16/fat 32(file allocation table) the file allocation table is specific sectors in a hard drive that contain an address book for the different files on a hard disk drive. In other words, it keeps track of the physical location on each platter where files are stored. There are usually...
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Step 10: operating system installation tips after the drive has been formatted, install an operating system. You may encounter some of the following issues. Windows® 95 / windows® 98 windows® 95 must be version osr2 or later to support a drive larger than 8.4 gb. In windows® 98 the system may hang-u...
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Technical support before calling technical support make sure you have your drive part number, serial number and system information. Contact technical support via: web www.Ibm.Com/harddrive voice 888.426.5214 or 507.253.4110 fax 507.253.4111 e-mail drive@us.Ibm.Com support is also available in singap...
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Making a bootable dos diskette if you do not have a dos bootable diskette, you may want to make one. Your ontrack® diskette is bootable and will eliminate the need for creating this diskette. This will be necessary for installing your new hard disk drive and in case of system failure. The dos bootab...
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Jumper block information the jumper block is a block of pins located on the hard drive that when shorted with a shunt (jumper) will make the drive behave in certain ways. The shunt is a small piece of plastic with metal inside that shorts out the connection between 2 pins when placed over the pins. ...
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Utilities your deskstar drive comes low-level formatted and free of defects. Note: do not attempt to low level format an ide drive. In the rare case where data needs to be removed from the drive, there are 2 utilities available from the hddtech ftp site at: http://index.Storsys.Ibm.Com/hddtech . Zap...
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Systems apple performs 6400 ast bravo ms 6266 ast bravo ms 6300 compaq xl 6150 deli dimension xps d300 dell optiplex gx pro digital pc 5500 gateway 2000 g6-266 gateway 2000 gp6-233 gateway 2000 p5-133 gateway 2000 p5-200 hp kayak xu hp pavilion hp vectra ibm systems micron millenia xku micron powerd...
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Glossary ansi (american national standards institute) ansi is the lead organization for encouraging and developing technological standards. Ansi repre- sents the united states in the iec, international electrotechnical commission and the iso, interna- tional standards organization. Ata (advanced tec...
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Electrostatic discharge the rapid change in electrical energy caused by static electricity. This can damage or destroy electronic equipment or hardware. Prevention consists of grounding oneself before handling any electronic equipment. Fat16/fat32 (file allocation table) the file allocation tables a...
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The motherboard holds the computer's main processors and circuitry. It also contains the memory, bios, interconnection circuitry and the expansion slots. Ntfs (nt file system) ntfs is an advanced file system used by windows nt. Ntfs provides built-in compression, large partition support and better p...
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® © international business machines corporation 2000 www.Ibm.Com/harddrive ibm hard disk drive technical support center dept. Wcn 3605 highway 52 north rochester, mn 55901 telephone: 888.Ibm.5214 or 507.253.4110 fax: 507.253.Drive e-mail: drive@us.Ibm.Com singapore technical support center telephone...