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>2. Install both disks on your system</A
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>Modern systems can accept four <SPAN
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> devices on the
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hard disk controller, so there shouldn't be any problem installing both disks on
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your system at the same time, even if you also have other
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<SPAN
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>EIDE</SPAN
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> devices. Hard disks and <SPAN
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drives are typical <SPAN
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> devices. Floppy drives and tape
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drives are usually connected to the floppy drive controller rather than to
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the hard disk controller.</P
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> adapters are even more flexible and can accept
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seven devices. If you're lucky (and rich) enough to have a
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>SCSI</SPAN
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> adapter, you probably already know this, and you
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probably know which of your devices are <SPAN
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For more information, see the SCSI How-To.</P
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>Even the oldest systems can accept two devices on the hard disk
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controller, so you can still install both hard disks at the same
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time. However, if you already have another device installed in addition to
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your hard disk (for example, if you have both a hard disk and a
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> drive), you'll have to remove the other device
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to be able to install the old hard disk and the new hard disk at the same
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>You must configure the disks as <I
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>master</I
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>slave</I
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> by installing the disks' jumpers as
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appropriate. You'll often find configuration information on the disks
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themselves; if not, consult the manuals or the disks'
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manufacturers.</P
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>You must also inform the <SPAN
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> of the disks'
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presence and of their <I
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> setup program by pressing a key during the
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system boot-up. Here's what to do for some common
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>es:
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> key during Power-On Self-Test
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(POST)</P
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>American Megatrends (AMI)</DT
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><B
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>F10</B
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> key after the square appears in
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the top right corner of the screen during
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boot-up</P
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> key during Power-On Self-Test</P
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> key during HP blue splash screen</P
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>IBM Aptiva 535</DT
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> while the square with the wavy
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lines is displayed in the upper right corner during power-on
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>[1]</A
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>Mr. BIOS</DT
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> during Power-On Self-Test
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>Packard Bell</DT
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>For some models, <B
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>F1</B
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> or
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<B
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>F2</B
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> key during Power-On Self-Test
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>Phoenix</DT
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>Many older systems require an Installation or
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Reference Disk.</P
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>We're interested in receiving information on other BIOSes to add them
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to this list.</I
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>Reboot the system and login as root. If you use the
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>su</B
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> command to become the user root, use <B
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>[1]</A
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>Does this also apply to other Aptiva models?
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