User Guide Desktop PC Equity 386SX/16 PLUS

Installing the Drive
If you are having problems with a newly-installed drive,
check the following:
1. If your dealer installed the drive, consult that person
about the problem.
2. If you have installed the hard disk in your computer
yourself, did you carefully follow all the instructions in
Appendix B of this manual? Review the instructions and
check all the cable connections to make sure you have
installed it correctly. Also check the jumper settings on
your drive to make sure they are set correctly.
3. If you installed a non-Epson hard disk drive, was it
physically formatted by the manufacturer? A blank, new
hard disk must be formatted (or initialized) before you can
partition it and install an operating system on it. This
type of format is usually done by the manufacturer; if
yours was not, you must do it yourself. If the drive came
with its own format utility, use that program; if not,
follow the instructions in Appendix C under “Hard Disk
Format.”
Note that this physical type of format is different from
the software-based type of formatting commands (such as
the MS-DOS SELECT or FORMAT commands. See
“Preparing the Drive," below, for more information.
4. If you installed a hard disk drive with its controller on an
option card, did you disable the built-in hard disk drive
controller and select the correct drive type through
SETUP? See Chapter 2 for instructions.
Troubleshooting
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