Hard Disk Installation & Set
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1. Hard Disk Installation amp Set Up Guide For Compag Armada 1700 Series amp Prosignia 120 140 amp 160 Series Personal Computers To replace your hard disk with your new CMS hard disk drive for your Armada 1700 follow these instructions 1 Preserve your data If you ve used the EasyMove software to transfer the data from the notebook s original drive to the new StrataDrive the original drive can now be replaced with the StrataDrive If you don t have EasyMove you should back up your data using whatever method is best for you floppies tape network removable drive etc 2 Remove the old disk drive Follow these steps to remove and replace your original drive A Make sure your computer is turned Off Turn the computer over and use a small flat bladed screwdriver to remove the screw shown in Figure 1 CE OCE DLEO am o s ar A gt see hiii Figure 1 B Slide the latch towards the center of the computer and lift the small door Grasp the door and slide the drive cover away from the center of the computer then lift it to remove it all as shown in Figure 2 Ej eee oss z ime Shiti Figure 2 C Grasp the black fabric pull tab it may be tucked in between the disk drive and the computer chassis and pull the drive to the right to disengage it from the mating connector Because of the way the pull tab is attached to the drive pulling it may not be enough to disengag2. aximum size and activate it Due to the limitations of Windows 3 1 and early versions of Win 95 the maximum partition size is 2 048 MB If your new disk is larger than this you ll then need to create extended partitions D and or E drives to use the remaining capacity of the disk Choose option 1 Create DOS partition or logical drive Choose option 2 Create extended DOS partition then accept the defaults for partition size and logical drive size Repeat this step to utilize the full capacity of your new disk Newer versions of Win 95 do not have this limitation and can fully utilize your new large capacity drive as a single partition When the primary DOS partition is created and any extended partitions if required reboot your system From the A prompt type FORMAT C S followed by the Enter key This will format the primary DOS
3. e the drive from the connector If this is the case carefully push on the silver end of the drive s bracket and slide it to the right to disengage the connectors Caution Pushing on the top cover of the disk drive can cause serious damage to the disk drive Do not push on the top cover of the disk drive Carefully lift the drive from the computer as shown in Figure 3 Do not press on this surface LE Tiare Press here to slide the drive Figure 3 3 Install the new drive Install your new disk drive by following these steps A Set the new drive into place in the drive bay with the black CMS logo facing up and slide it to the left to mate it with the connector B Tuck the pull tab down between the drive and computer Replace drive cover previously removed in Step 2B C Push the latch back down until it latches in place and replace the screw previously removed in Step 2A The installation is complete 4 Setting up your new drive If you used Easy Move to transfer your data your installation is complete Turn on your computer and you re back to work If you didn t use EasyMove insert a bootable floppy disk See Section 7 below and turn the power on The computer will automatically determine the drive type for your new disk From the A prompt type FDISK followed by the Return key Choose option 1 Create DOS partition or logical drive then choose option 1 Create the primary DOS partition accept the m
4. ms Review the steps for removal or installation then call our Technical Support Department at 1 714 424 5520 Online support is available at support cmsproducts com and www cmsproducts com There is a known issue with some computers and their PCMCIA card slots The EasyBundle interface card may not be recognized by your system when you plug the card into the slot If this is the case move the card to the other slot and try again 7 Bootable Floppy Disks To be able to boot start your computer without a hard disk you ll need a floppy disk with certain files and applications on it to boot from A bootable floppy disk does not come with your computer and you have to make your own before you remove your hard disk From the Settings menu open the control panel window then open the Add Remove Programs icon Select the Start Up Disk tab then click the Create Disk button Copyright 1999 by CMS Peripherals Inc All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without prior written consent from CMS The information and specifications in this document are subject to change without notice CMS CMS Peripherals and the CMS logo are registered trademarks of CMS Peripherals Inc Compaq is a trademark of Compaq Computer Inc All other trademarks or registered trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners 072715 3 June 1999 Installation amp Set Up Guide PERIPHERALS
5. partition and copy the system files to it making ita bootable drive If you have an extended partition type FORMAT D or FORMAT E followed by the Return key to format the D E drive Remove the floppy disk and when you restart your system it will boot from your new C drive Note If your original hard drive only had a single partition you only had a C drive and your new drive has multiple partitions your CD ROM may have been moved to the next available drive letter after your new hard drive partitions If you have CD ROM based applications installed those that require the CD ROM to run these applications may be expecting to find your CD ROM drive at D which may have changed If you have problems running these applications verify the drive letter of your CD ROM and reinstall the CD ROM applications if the CD ROM drive is at a new drive letter Remember perform this step of making partitions and formatting them only if you didn t use EasyMove in Step 1 above J Review e Use EasyMove if available to transfer your data or If you don t use EasyMove back up your data Remove the screw on the bottom Open the latch and remove the drive cover Slide and lift the drive from the computer Reinstall the drive Replace the drive cover Replace the screw on the bottom If you didn t use EasyMove partition and format the disk then restore your operating system and data from your backup 6 Problems Having proble
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