HP Brio 71xx HP IDE Hard Disk Drive, installation guide - Page 8

English Preparing Your PC for Installation Preparing Your PC for Installation If you are replacing your existing primary hard disk drive, you will first need to make a boot diskette to allow you to start the operating system from drive A. Refer to your operating system's instructions for more information. After you have made a boot diskette: 1 Turn off your PC and display, and disconnect all cables and power cords. 2 Remove the cover. 3 Refer to your PC's User's Guide to identify the appropriate location to install your hard disk drive(s). Before installing, you will need to decide if your drive is to be the primary or secondary drive. • The primary1 drive contains your operating system and is the drive from which your PC will start (boot). • A secondary2 drive provides extra storage capacity and can be useful when a large amount of information needs to be frequently accessed. NOTE If your new hard disk drive requires a mounting tray, you can order a Drive Tray Kit online at the following HP web site: www.hp.com/go/pcaccessories 1. Primary drive often referred to as the bootable or master drive. 2. Secondary drive often referred to as the slave drive. English 3