System information

Using Drives 6-1

COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED

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SING

RIVES

Caring for Drives

CAUTION:

To prevent loss of work and damage to the computer or

a drive:

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If you are inserting or removing a hard drive, shut down

the computer. Do not remove a hard drive while the computer is

on or in Suspend (Standby) or Hibernation. To ensure that the

computer is not in Hibernation, turn the computer on, then shut

it down.

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Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static

electricity. While handling a drive, avoid touching the connector.

For more information about preventing electrostatic damage,

refer to Appendix C.

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Before traveling with, shipping, storing, or removing a drive other

than a hard drive, make sure that no media, such as a diskette,

CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM, is in the drive and that the media tray is

closed.

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Handle a drive carefully; do not drop it.

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Do not use excessive force when inserting a drive.

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Avoid exposing a hard drive to liquids, temperature extremes, or

products that have magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers.

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If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble-pack mailer

or other suitable protective packaging and label the package

Fragile: Handle With Care.

Removing and Inserting

the Primary Hard Drive

The primary hard drive is the hard drive in the hard drive bay. A

17-mm hard drive from an Armada 7800 or an Armada 7700

computer model can also be used as the primary hard drive (or,

with an adapter, as a MultiBay drive).