User manual WESTERN DIGITAL DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS

[. . . ] Data Lifeguard Tools User Manual Data Lifeguard Tools User Manual Information furnished by WD is believed to be accurate and reliable; however, no responsibility is assumed by WD for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of WD. WD reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice. © 2005 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. [. . . ] CAUTION: Continuing will erase all existing data on the hard drive. If you are certain, click Yes to proceed with format and partition. SET UP YOUR HARD DRIVE ­ 4 DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS USER MANUAL 8. After Data Lifeguard Tools completes formatting and partitioning the drive, the setup summary screen outlines all steps completed. Remove the Data Lifeguard Tools CD from the CD-ROM drive and choose from the following options: a) If your newly formatted drive is jumpered as Slave, you must change the setting to Master and restart the computer. b) If installing Windows, insert the Windows installation CD and restart the system. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the operating system. c) If an operating system is already installed, restart the system. This concludes the hard drive setup process. Note: Windows installation informs you that there is an existing partition on the drive. Since the drive was set up previously using Data Lifeguard Tools, you can bypass this function and proceed directly with Windows installation. SET UP YOUR HARD DRIVE ­ 5 DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS USER MANUAL Install an Additional Storage Drive 1. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your CD-ROM drive. a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on your desktop. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the CD. Select Run Data Lifeguard Installation Software from the setup menu. The main menu appears after Data Lifeguard is loaded. Click Set Up Your Hard Drive from the list of available options. Data Lifeguard takes several moments to scan for system devices. 4. After Data Lifeguard Tools detects your installed hard drives, select the new drive that you want to format or partition as an additional storage drive and click Next. SET UP YOUR HARD DRIVE ­ 6 DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS USER MANUAL 5. Select Installation Type as Add the drive as an additional device. To create customized partitions, select the box to change advanced options and check Custom Partition. 6. The Custom Partition Setup screen below appears. Your hard drive is automatically partitioned to the largest capacity up to 137 GB based on your operating system limitations. If the drive contains existing partitions and you want to create or add partitions, you must first click Delete to remove existing partitions. [. . . ] The following message appears warning you that the drive you are setting up is larger than 137 GB. To create customized partitions, select the box to change advanced setup options and check Custom Partition. If Data Lifeguard Tools detects Windows XP SP1(or higher) or Windows 2000 SP3 (or higher), Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) is selected automatically and installed in the next step. DDO is a device driver that overcomes your system's BIOS limitations to achieve full drive capacity. [. . . ]