<HTML ><HEAD ><TITLE >Install both disks on your system</TITLE ><META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.56"><LINK REL="HOME" TITLE="Hard Disk Upgrade Mini How-To" HREF="index.html"><LINK REL="PREVIOUS" TITLE="Introduction" HREF="introduction.html"><LINK REL="NEXT" TITLE="Unmount non-Linux partitions and network drives" HREF="unmount.html"></HEAD ><BODY CLASS="SECT1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#840084" ALINK="#0000FF" ><DIV CLASS="NAVHEADER" ><TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TH COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" >Hard Disk Upgrade Mini How-To</TH ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="bottom" ><A HREF="introduction.html" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="80%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="bottom" ></TD ><TD WIDTH="10%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="bottom" ><A HREF="unmount.html" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"></DIV ><DIV CLASS="SECT1" ><H1 CLASS="SECT1" ><A NAME="INSTALL" >2. Install both disks on your system</A ></H1 ><P >Modern systems can accept four <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >EIDE</SPAN > devices on the hard disk controller, so there shouldn't be any problem installing both disks on your system at the same time, even if you also have other <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >EIDE</SPAN > devices. Hard disks and <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >CD-ROM</SPAN > drives are typical <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >EIDE</SPAN > devices. Floppy drives and tape drives are usually connected to the floppy drive controller rather than to the hard disk controller.</P ><P ><SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >SCSI</SPAN > adapters are even more flexible and can accept seven devices. If you're lucky (and rich) enough to have a <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >SCSI</SPAN > adapter, you probably already know this, and you probably know which of your devices are <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >SCSI</SPAN > devices! For more information, see the SCSI How-To.</P ><P >Even the oldest systems can accept two devices on the hard disk controller, so you can still install both hard disks at the same time. However, if you already have another device installed in addition to your hard disk (for example, if you have both a hard disk and a <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >CD-ROM</SPAN > drive), you'll have to remove the other device to be able to install the old hard disk and the new hard disk at the same time.</P ><P >You must configure the disks as <I CLASS="EMPHASIS" >master</I > or <I CLASS="EMPHASIS" >slave</I > by installing the disks' jumpers as appropriate. You'll often find configuration information on the disks themselves; if not, consult the manuals or the disks' manufacturers.</P ><P >You must also inform the <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >BIOS</SPAN > of the disks' presence and of their <I CLASS="EMPHASIS" >geometry</I >. Usually, you enter the <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >BIOS</SPAN > setup program by pressing a key during the system boot-up. Here's what to do for some common <SPAN CLASS="ACRONYM" >BIOS</SPAN >es: <P ></P ><DIV CLASS="VARIABLELIST" ><DL ><DT >Acer notebooks</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >F2</B > key during Power-On Self-Test (POST)</P ></DD ><DT >American Megatrends (AMI)</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Del</B > key during Power-On Self-Test</P ></DD ><DT >Award</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Del</B >, or <B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ctrl</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Alt</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Esc</B ></P ></DD ><DT >Compaq</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >F10</B > key after the square appears in the top right corner of the screen during boot-up</P ></DD ><DT >Dell</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ctrl</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Alt</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Enter</B > </P ></DD ><DT >DTK</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Esc</B > key during Power-On Self-Test</P ></DD ><DT >Hewlett-Packard Pavilion</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >F1</B > key during HP blue splash screen</P ></DD ><DT >IBM Aptiva 535</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >F1</B > while the square with the wavy lines is displayed in the upper right corner during power-on <A NAME="AEN109" HREF="#FTN.AEN109" >[1]</A > </P ></DD ><DT >IBM PS/2</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ctrl</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Alt</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Del</B >, then <B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ctrl</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Alt</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ins</B > when the cursor is in the top right corner </P ></DD ><DT >Mr. BIOS</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ctrl</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Alt</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >S</B > during Power-On Self-Test </P ></DD ><DT >Packard Bell</DT ><DD ><P >For some models, <B CLASS="KEYCAP" >F1</B > or <B CLASS="KEYCAP" >F2</B > key during Power-On Self-Test </P ></DD ><DT >Phoenix</DT ><DD ><P ><B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ctrl</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Alt</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Esc</B >, <B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ctrl</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Alt</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >S</B >, or <B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Ctrl</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Alt</B >-<B CLASS="KEYCAP" >Enter</B > </P ></DD ><DT ></DT ><DD ><P >Many older systems require an Installation or Reference Disk.</P ></DD ></DL ></DIV > <I CLASS="EMPHASIS" >We're interested in receiving information on other BIOSes to add them to this list.</I ></P ><P >Reboot the system and login as root. If you use the <B CLASS="COMMAND" >su</B > command to become the user root, use <B CLASS="COMMAND" > su -</B >, with the hyphen option.</P ></DIV ><H3 CLASS="FOOTNOTES" >Notes</H3 ><TABLE BORDER="0" CLASS="FOOTNOTES" WIDTH="100%" ><TR ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="5%" ><A NAME="FTN.AEN109" HREF="install.html#AEN109" >[1]</A ></TD ><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="95%" ><P >Does this also apply to other Aptiva models? </P ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ><DIV CLASS="NAVFOOTER" ><HR ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="100%"><TABLE WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="introduction.html" >Prev</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="index.html" >Home</A ></TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" ><A HREF="unmount.html" >Next</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top" >Introduction</TD ><TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="top" > </TD ><TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" >Unmount non-Linux partitions and network drives</TD ></TR ></TABLE ></DIV ></BODY ></HTML >