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Important Information About Your 
Second Hard Disk Drive Module

This Gateway Update contains the following information:

how to modify your system settings  to work with the second 
hard disk drive module

how to install the hard disk drive module in the modular option 
bay

how to switch hard disk drives in the mounting bracket

suggestions for ways to use your second hard disk drive

For additional technical information about hard disk drives, see 
Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Solo Notebook.

Modifying your system settings

Some changes need to be made to your system settings so your second 
hard disk drive works correctly with your system. 

If you purchased your second hard disk drive when you purchased 
your notebook, these changes are already made and you do not need 
to perform the following procedure.

To modify the system settings:

1.

Start up the notebook.

2.

Press F2 when prompted to enter the BIOS Setup utility. The 
Main menu opens.

3.

Using the down arrow key, highlight 

Secondary Master

.

4.

Press E

NTER

. In the screen that opens, the 

Type: [AUTO]

 option is 

highlighted.

Summary of Contents for Solo 5100

Page 1: ...tion about hard disk drives see Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Solo Notebook Modifying your system settings Some changes need to be made to your system settings so your second hard disk drive wo...

Page 2: ...Click the second Generic IDE Disk in the list then click Properties The Generic IDE Drive Properties dialog box opens 11 Click the Settings tab 12 In the Options area click to remove the check mark fr...

Page 3: ...tion to your hard disk drive module thisbayalsoacceptsCD ROM DVD diskette orLS 120diskdrive modules To install your hard disk drive module 1 Close any open files and shut down your notebook 2 Close th...

Page 4: ...back over 5 Firmly push the hard disk drive module into the bay until the latch clicks into place and is firmly seated If you don t hear the click try it again 6 Open the lid and press the power butto...

Page 5: ...et Use this procedure to switch hard disks in the mounting bracket To switch hard disks in the mounting bracket 1 Remove the screws securing the hard disk drive to the mounting bracket 2 Remove the ha...

Page 6: ...n the hard disk drive on the mounting bracket connector making sure the connector pins are lined up correctly by aligning the connectors as shown below 4 After aligning the connectors push down to sec...

Page 7: ...Drive Module 7 5 Slide the hard disk drive into the mounting bracket 6 Secure the hard disk drive to the mounting bracket with the screws you removed in Step 1 The hard disk drive module is ready to b...

Page 8: ...ly Instead of filling up boxes of diskettes to move data files from one notebook to another copy the files to the hard disk drive module insert the drive module in the notebook you need the files copi...

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