Requirements

1. IDE Cable.
•40 Pin, 40 conductor cable for U/33 (PIO Mode 4).
• Or 40 Pin, 80 conductor cable for U/66/100 (PIO Mode 5+).
2.Controller card or On Board IDE Controller.

Handling

•Do not drop.
•Do not open the ESD bag, until ready.
•Do not handle excessively.
•Do not "Press" on the top or bottom of the drive.
•Do not touch the connectors, exposed circuit board or any electronic components.
•Only handle by the sides.
•Before handling the drive, discharge any static electricity from you by touching any unpainted surface of your computer chassis. (Preferable use a wrist grounding strap)

Considerations
1. IDE Controller.
• One IDE Controller can have two channels.
• Each Channel can have two Hard Drives/devices.
• A standard Controller will usually be equipped with 2 channels, so it can have 4 devices.
• The first channel is the Primary Channel called IDE-0.
• The second channel is the Secondary Channel called IDE-1.
• The first device will be the Master Device-0.
• The second device will be the Slave Device-1.
2. IDE Channel.
• Do not place a Hard Drive on the same channel as a CDROM, CDR, or CDRW. The interface for the entire channel may be reduced to that of the slowest device.
3. Installation.
•Make sure you have an available slot to install the drive in the case.
•Make sure you have an available device setting on a channel.

Installation Procedure

1. Turn off your computer.
2. Remove the cover as instructed by your computer manual.
3. Discharge static electricity previously mentioned in the "Handling Instructions".
4. Unplug your computer.
5. Note mounting position of existing drive(s) and cables.
• If replacing a drive or cable, then remove it.
6. Remove the drive from the ESD bag.
7. Record model number, part number, and serial number for future reference.
8. Set the jumper. (Follow manufacture recommendations)
• If it will be the only drive on the channel set to Master or Single Master.
• If it will be a Master drive with a Slave drive set to Master.
• If it will be a Slave drive set to Slave.
9. Attach the IDE cable.
• If this is a 40 pin 40 conductor, then attach the system connector of the cable to the IDE port/channel on the mainboard or controller card. The system connector is the connector at other end from the other two connectors.
• If you have a 40 pin 80 conductor cable, then attach the drive to the appropriate color coded connector.
• 1. Master is a black connector.
• 2. Slave is a gray connector.
• 3. System connector is a blue connector.
10. Attach the power supply cable to the Hard Drive. Match the connector bevels.
11. Mount the drive securely, using 4 screws.
12. Verify all attachments.
13. Replace the computer cover.
14. plug in your computer.
15. Insert the Hard Drive Manufactures utility disk or OS setup disk.
16. Power up the computer.
17. Go into the BIOS and ensure it has been detected. Preferable set all IDE connections to auto.
18. Save your BIOS settings and exit.
19. Boot up into the Hard Drive Manufactures utility or OS setup disk.
• Follow the Hard Drive Manufactures utility to test and prepare the drive for use.
• For information on setting up a disk using FAT16/FAT32, go here for information on FDISK .

At this point the drive is ready an available for use.
If you set this drive up as an additional drive to your existing OS, then you can boot into that OS and begin using the drive.
If this will become a Windows boot disk, you can now start your Windows installation.

Notes
Document Revision 1.
This is a evolving document, subject to change.

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by vkr edited by dbmaven
last modified: 2004-06-06 20:40:42