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Hardware Upgrades
“Hot-Plugging” or “Hot-Swapping” MultiBay Drives
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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 in Standby. 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 HP, shut down
the computer before inserting or removing any drive.
If the computer is running a preinstalled operating system supplied by
HP, 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, turn off the computer properly
through the operating system, then turn off any external devices.
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.
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