Configure the BIOS to recognize the hard drive
To CONFIGURE THE BIOS TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD DRIVE:
1) Turn on the computer, and press the keystroke combination to evoke the BIOS setup program.
2) Select the 'IDE Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Auto-detection' menu option, and press ENTER. (The 'IDE HDD Auto-detection' screen appears.)
NOTE: If your BIOS Setup menu does not have a 'IDE Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Auto-detection' menu option, skip to step 7).
3) If the 'IDE HDD auto-detection' correctly identified your new hard drive:
NOTE: Refer to the hard disk user manual for the drive properties on the new hard drive.
a) Select one of the configuration options for the new hard drive.
b) Exit to the main BIOS/CMOS setup menu screen.
4) If the 'IDE HDD auto-detection' did not detect the hard disk correctly, cancel the hard drive configuration and exit to the main BIOS/CMOS setup screen.
5) Select the 'Standard CMOS/BIOS setup' option and press ENTER. (The 'Standard CMOS/BIOS Setup' screen appears.)
NOTE 1: There will be 2 or 4 hard disk configurations shown on the 'Standard CMOS/BIOS Setup' screen. There will be configuration lines for the primary master and primary slave hard disks. If the computer has two IDE controllers, there will also be configuration lines for the secondary master and secondary slave hard disks.
NOTE 2: A slave hard disk must have a corresponding master hard disk installed on the IDE controller. If a slave hard disk does not have a master hard disk, the new hard disk has been incorrectly installed. Refer to the computer and hard disk user manuals for installation steps or contact next-level technical support.
NOTE 3: If the computer is configured with primary master and secondary master hard disks, the computer will boot from the primary master hard disk.
6) If the configuration line for the new hard drive has not been set:
a) Select 'AUTO' for the hard disk 'TYPE'.
NOTE: If 'AUTO' is not a valid selection for hard disk type, skip to step 7).
b) Exit to the main BIOS/CMOS Setup screen.
7) If the configuration line for the new hard drive is incorrect:
a) Select 'USER' for the hard disk 'TYPE' and do the following:
NOTE 1: You may not have completed all of the steps from 7)a)1] through 7)a)4].
NOTE 2: Refer to the hard disk user manual for the drive properties of the new hard drive.
NOTE 3: If 'USER' is not a valid selection for hard disk 'TYPE', the BIOS in the computer is out of date and should be replaced. Contact next-level technical support.
1] Enter the number of cylinders for the hard disk.
2] Enter the number of heads for the hard disk.
3] Enter the number of sectors for the hard disk.
4] Enter the 'Landing zone' for the hard disk.
NOTE: After entering values in steps 7)a)1] through 7)a)4], the correct size on the hard disk will be displayed in the 'SIZE' field.
b) Exit to the main BIOS/CMOS Setup screen. (Allow Windows 95 to start normally.)