Compaq Evo D510 Small Form Factor Hardware Reference Guide

Hardware Reference Guide 2–25

Hardware Upgrades

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

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 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.

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