4. Setting up your new drive 5.

Review Installation & Set-Up Guide

If you used EasyMove to transfer your data, your • Use EasyMove (if available) to transfer your data or
installation is complete. Turn on your computer and • If you don’t use EasyMove, back up your data.
you’re back at work. • Remove the three screws on the bottom.
• Open the screen and insert the keyboard supports.
If you didn’t use EasyMove, insert a bootable floppy disk • Carefully lift the wrist support.
(See Section 7, below) and turn the power on. The • Remove the drive screws and drive.
computer will automatically determine the drive type for • Reinstall the drive.
your new disk. From the A: prompt, type FDISK followed • Replace the wrist support.
by the Return key. Choose option 1 (Create DOS partition • Replace the three screws on the bottom.
or logical drive), then choose option 1, (Create the • If you didn’t use EasyMove, partition and format
primary DOS partition), accept the maximum size and the disk, then restore your operating system and
activate it. Due to the limitations of Windows 3.1 and data from your backup.
early versions of Win ’95, the maximum partition size is
2,048 MB. If your new disk is larger than this, you’ll then 6. Problems?
need to create extended partitions (D and/or E drives) to Having problems? Review the steps for removal or
use the remaining capacity of the disk. Choose option 1 installation, then call our Technical Support Department
(Create DOS partition or logical drive). Choose option 2 at 1(714) 424-5520. Online support is available at
(Create extended DOS partition), then accept the defaults
for partition size and logical drive size. Repeat this step to
utilize the full capacity of your new disk. Newer versions
[email protected] and www.cmsproducts.com.

There is a known issue with some computers and their

Hard Disk
of Win ’95 do not have this limitation and can fully PCMCIA card slots. The EasyBundle interface card may
utilize your new large capacity drive as a single partition.

When the primary DOS partition is created (and any

not be recognized by your system when you plug the
card into the slot. If this is the case, move the card to
the other slot and try again.
Installation
extended partitions, if required), reboot your system.
From the A: prompt, type FORMAT C:/S followed by the
Enter key. This will format the primary DOS partition and
copy the system files to it making it a bootable drive. If
7. Bootable Floppy Disks
To be able to boot (start) your computer without a hard
disk, you’ll need a floppy disk with certain files and
& Set-Up
you have an extended partition, type FORMAT D: (or applications on it to boot from. A bootable floppy disk
FORMAT E:) followed by the Return key to format the D/
E drive. Remove the floppy disk, and when you restart
your system, it will boot from your new C drive.
does not come with your computer, and you have to
make your own before you remove your hard disk.
From the Settings menu, open the control panel
Guide
window, then open the Add/Remove Programs icon.
Note: If your original hard drive only had a single Select the Start-Up Disk tab, then click the Create Disk
partition (you only had a C: drive) and your new drive button.
has multiple partitions, your CD-ROM may have been
moved to the next available drive letter after your new
hard drive partitions. If you have CD-ROM based
applications installed (those that require the CD-ROM to
run), these applications may be expecting to find your Copyright © 1998 by CMS Peripherals, Inc. All rights reserved. No part
of this document may be reproduced in any form without prior written
CD-ROM drive at D:, which may have changed. If you consent from CMS. The information and specifications in this document
have problems running these applications, verify the are subject to change without notice.
drive letter of your CD-ROM, and reinstall the CD-ROM CMS, CMS Peripherals, and the CMS logo are registered trademarks of
applications if the CD-ROM drive is at a new drive letter. CMS Peripherals, Inc. Compaq is a trademark of Compaq Computer, Inc.
All other trademarks or registered trademarks used herein are the
For Compaq® Presario
property of their respective owners.
Remember, perform this step of making partitions and
formatting them only if you didn’t use EasyMove in Step
1600 & 1800 Series
072702.2
1, above.
June, 1999 Personal Computers
To replace your hard disk with
your new CMS hard disk drive for your Presario 1600, or
1800, follow these instructions.

1. Preserve your data

If you’ve used the EasyMove software to transfer your
data from your original drive to your new drive, you’re
ready to exchange your original and new drives.

If you don’t have EasyMove, you should back-up your

data using whatever method is best for you (floppies,
tape, network, removable drive, etc.).

2. Remove the old disk drive

Follow these steps to remove and replace your old drive.
Caution: The disassembly of your computer must be done Figure 4
with care and caution. If you proceed too quickly, you Figure 2
may accidentally disconnect cables that can be very
difficult to reconnect. Please read and follow the
3. Install the new drive
C. Grasping the keyboard supports, lift the wrist support Install your new disk drive by following these steps:
instructions below. If you don’t feel confident in your slightly as you pull it forward. Once the wrist support is
ability to perform the tasks required, please refer the unlatched, lift the front edge and rotate it up and back A. Attach the cable from the computer to the pins on the
installation of your new disk drive to a qualified until the keyboard supports rest on or next to the end of the disk drive.
technician. keyboard as shown in Figure 3. Do not lift the wrist
support straight up or you will risk disconnecting a cable B. Carefully set the drive into place in the computer.
A. Make sure your computer is turned Off. Turn the attached to the underside of the wrist support. Take care at the upper-left corner of the drive where the
computer over and use a small flat-bladed screwdriver to bracket may interfere with a black plastic insulator. Make
remove the three screws indicated in Figure 1. sure the bracket is under the insulator. Replace the four
screws previously removed in Step 2D.

C. Lower the wrist support back into position, again

taking care not to lift it up. Engage the clips along the
back edge of the support under the keyboard, and press
the front edge down to snap the clips in place. Remove
the two keyboard supports and close the screen.

D. Turn the computer over and reinstall the three screws

previously removed in Step 2A, above. The installation is
complete.
Figure 1
Figure 3
B. Turn the computer back over and open the screen.
Place the two supplied keyboard supports into the slots D. Using a small flat-bladed screwdriver, remove the
on either side of your wrist support as shown in Figure 2. four screws shown in Figure 4. Carefully lift the drive
from the computer and use a small flat-bladed
screwdriver or hobby knife to remove the connector from
the drive.