User Guide

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8.1.1 Selecting image for checking....................................................................................................38
8.2 Creating bootable media ......................................................................................... 38
CHAPTER 9. TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................... 40
9.1 Recovering Apricorn EZ Gig II.................................................................................. 40
9.1 Frequently asked questions ..................................................................................... 40
APPENDIX A. PARTITIONS AND FILE SYSTEMS................................................................ 44
A.1 Hard disk partitions................................................................................................. 44
A.2 File systems ........................................................................................................... 44
A.2.1 FAT16.....................................................................................................................................45
A.2.2 FAT32.....................................................................................................................................45
A.2.3 NTFS ...................................................................................................................................... 45
A.2.4 Linux Ext2............................................................................................................................... 46
A.2.5 Linux Ext3............................................................................................................................... 46
A.2.6 Linux ReiserFS......................................................................................................................... 46
APPENDIX B. HARD DISKS AND BIOS SETUP ................................................................... 47
B.1 Installing hard disks in computers ............................................................................ 47
B.1.1 Installing a hard disk, general scheme ......................................................................................47
B.1.2 Motherboard sockets, IDE cable, power cable ...........................................................................48
B.1.3 Installation modes, jumpers .....................................................................................................49
B.2 BIOS ..................................................................................................................... 50
B.2.1 Setup utility ............................................................................................................................ 50
B.2.2 S andard CMOS setup menu..................................................................................................... 50
B.2.3 Arranging boot sequence, advanced CMOS setup menu ............................................................. 52
B.2.4 AwardBIOS ............................................................................................................................. 53
B.2.5 Hard disk initialization errors ....................................................................................................57