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“Hot-Plugging” or “Hot-Swapping” MultiBay Drives

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Hardware Upgrades "Hot-Plugging" or "Hot-Swapping" MultiBay Drives Ä CAUTION: To prevent damage to the computer, the drive, and any data stored on the drive: I If you are inserting or removing a hard drive, shut down the computer. Never remove a hard drive while the computer is on or in Standby. To ensure that the computer is not in Standby, turn the computer on, then shut it down. I If the computer is running a retail version of Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 without software enhancements from Compaq, shut down the computer before inserting or removing any drive. If the computer is running a preinstalled operating system supplied by Compaq, you can insert or remove any drive except a hard drive while the computer is on, off, or in Standby. Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive 1. Exit all software applications, shut down the operating system software, and turn off the computer. 2. Insert the hard drive into the MultiBay as shown in "Inserting a Drive into the MultiBay". 3. Turn on the computer. Follow directions for your operating system, below: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Home 1. Right-click the My Computer icon, then click Manage > Disk Management. 2. Select the MultiBay hard drive. 3. On the Partition menu, click Create. Carefully read and respond to any prompts that appear on the screen. Refer to the Microsoft Management Console online Help (click Action > Help, while running Management Console) for additional information. Hardware Reference Guide 2-25

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Hardware Reference Guide
2–25
Hardware Upgrades
“Hot-Plugging” or “Hot-Swapping” MultiBay Drives
Ä
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the computer, the drive, and any data
stored on the drive:
■
If you are inserting or removing a hard drive, shut down the
computer. Never remove a hard drive while the computer is on
or inStandby. To ensure that the computer is not in Standby, turn
the computer on, then shut it down.
■
If the computer is running a retail version of Windows 98 or
Windows NT 4.0 without software enhancements from Compaq,
shut down the computer before inserting or removing any drive.
If the computer is running a preinstalled operating system supplied by
Compaq, you can insert or remove any drive except a hard drive while
the computer is on, off, or in Standby.
Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive
1. Exit all software applications, shut down the operating system
software, and turn off the computer.
2. Insert the hard drive into the MultiBay as shown in “Inserting a
Drive into the MultiBay”.
3. Turn on the computer. Follow directions for your operating
system, below:
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, or
Windows XP Home
1. Right-click the My Computer icon, then click Manage > Disk
Management.
2. Select the MultiBay hard drive.
3. On the Partition menu, click Create. Carefully read and respond
to any prompts that appear on the screen.
Refer to the Microsoft Management Console online Help (click
Action > Help, while running Management Console) for additional
information.