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Installing the Hard Drive 13

Configuring the System BIOS

Before partitioning and formatting your hard drive, you must tell the

system what type of hardware you are using. This is referred to as

configuring the system BIOS

. Your computer system provides an initial

setup utility (CMOS Setup) for this purpose. Some system BIOSes

may auto-detect your Maxtor hard drive and will identify it on screen as

the system boots. If this is the case, proceed to “Formatting the Hard

Drive” on page 15.

Every system BIOS is different. The instructions supplied in this

section are not meant to be followed word for word, but are

provided as a guideline. Refer to your system manual or contact

the system manufacturer for specific information about the BIOS.

Turn on the monitor.

Power on the system and look for an on-screen message

(Figure 11) indicating which function key to press to enter

Setup.

The function keys used for entering BIOS setup vary

between manufacturers. The most common Setup function keys

are F1, F2, and DEL.

On some systems, the function key message may disappear

before you can read it. To pause the system boot so you can

read the message, press the Pause/Break key after the memory

count. The Pause/Break key is usually located in the upper right

Figure 11

Typical BIOS Setup Message

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