Troubleshooting guide

7-10 Dell OptiPlex GX1 and GX1p Midsize Managed PC Systems Reference and Installation Guide
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This section includes information on installing, partitioning, and formatting EIDE hard-
disk drives. For instructions on installing, partitioning, and formatting SCSI hard-disk
drives, see “Installing SCSI Devices” found later in this chapter.
Up to two EIDE drives (one of which must be 1 inch high or less) can be installed in
the hard-disk drive bracket to the left of the drive cage. The first EIDE drive is installed
in the 1-inch (right) drive bracket; a second drive is installed in the 1.6-inch bracket.
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All EIDE devices should be configured for the Cable Select jumper position, which
assigns master and slave status to devices by their position on the interface cable.
When two EIDE devices are connected to a single EIDE cable and are configured for
the Cable Select jumper position, the device attached to the last connector on the
interface cable is the master, or boot, device (drive 0) and the device attached to the
middle connector on the interface cable is the slave device (drive 1). Refer to the drive
documentation in your upgrade kit for information on setting devices to the Cable
Select jumper position.
NOTE: If you want to install a second EIDE drive that is a different type from the first
drive but you do not have the specifications for the first drive, do one of the following:
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If you purchased the drive from Dell, you can contact Dell for the necessary
reconfiguration information. (See the chapter titled “Getting Help” in the
Diag-
nostics and Troubleshooting Guide
for instructions on obtaining technical
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If you did not purchase the drive from Dell, call the drive manufacturer.
With the two EIDE interface connectors on the system board, your system can sup-
port up to four EIDE devices. EIDE hard-disk drives should be connected to the EIDE
interface connector labeled “IDE1.” (EIDE tape drives and CD-ROM drives should be
connected to the EIDE interface connector labeled “IDE2.”)
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