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14. Enter the System Setup program, and update the Drive 0 category under Drives: Primary. See "Drives: Primary and Secondary" in Chapter 2. After you update the drive setting, reboot the system. 15. Partition and logically format your drive, as described in the next subsection, before proceeding to the next step. 16. Test the hard-disk drive by running the HardDisk Drive(s) Test Group in the Dell diagnostics. See your Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide for information on running the diskette-based diagnostics and troubleshooting any problems that may occur. 17. Install your operating system on your hard-disk drive. Refer to the documentation that came with your operating system. Partitioning and Logically Formatting Your EIDE Hard-Disk Drive EIDE hard-disk drives must be physically formatted, partitioned, and logically formatted before they can be used to store data. Every hard-disk drive from Dell is physically formatted before it is sent to you. To partition and logically format your hard-disk drive, use the program(s) offered by your operating system. Installing Drives 7-9

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Installing Drives
7-9
14.
Enter the System Setup program, and update the
Drive 0 category under Drives: Primary.
See “Drives: Primary and Secondary” in Chapter 2.
After you update the drive setting, reboot the system.
15.
Partition and logically format your drive, as
described in the next subsection, before
proceeding to the next step.
16.
Test the hard-disk drive by running the Hard-
Disk Drive(s) Test Group in the Dell diagnostics.
See your
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide
for
information on running the diskette-based
diagnostics and troubleshooting any problems that
may occur.
17.
Install your operating system on your hard-disk
drive.
Refer to the documentation that came with your
operating system.
Partitioning and Logically Formatting
Your EIDE Hard-Disk Drive
EIDE hard-disk drives must be physically formatted,
partitioned, and logically formatted before they can be
used to store data. Every hard-disk drive from Dell is
physically formatted before it is sent to you.
To partition and logically format your hard-disk drive,
use the program(s) offered by your operating system.