IBM DARA-225000, DARA-218000, DARA-215000, DARA-212000, DARA-209000 Installation guide

IBM storage products

Installation guide

Travelstar 25GS, 18GT,
& 12GN

ATA/IDE

DARA-218000DARA-225000Model:
DARA-212000DARA-215000
DARA-206000DARA-209000

Introduction

IBM

Thank you for purchasing an IBM advanced-technology Travelstar hard disk drive. By purchasing
this drive, you acknowledge the following:

Ÿ you have read and agreed to the conditions listed on the ShopIBM Web site
Ÿ you are a system integrator with the necessary knowledge to install IBM DARA-2xxxxx hard

drives

Ÿ you understand that the system into which you will be installing the IBM DARA-2xxxxx drive

must be capable of supporting hard drives of 8 GB or greater capacity with or without BIOS
upgrades

For successful installation please note the following:

Ÿ The drive must be left in its protective anti-static bag and shipping box until you are ready to

install it.

Ÿ Retain the shipping box and all packaging materials after installation. This box has been

designed to ensure safe shipment of the drive.

Ÿ This drive does not come with any installation screws, brackets, cabling, or software. You may

need special brackets and other items to successfully install this drive.

This document is subject to change without notice.

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Handling precautions

Ÿ Do not apply pressure on the drive during handling or installation.

Ÿ Do not cover the breather hole! Covering the breather hole may result in loss of

data.

Ÿ Always handle the drive with care to prevent damage from shock, vibration, or

electrostatic discharge.

Ÿ Handle the drive carefully by the edges. Do not touch any exposed printed circuit

board.

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BIOS settings for DARA-225000, DARA-218000, DARA-215000, DARA-212000, and DARA-209000

IMPORTANT: Please read this entire BIOS settings section before you begin installation.
Before you begin installation, make sure that the system into which you will be installing this drive has a

BIOS capable of supporting a hard drive of 8.4 GB or greater capacity. Some older system BIOS may
have difficulty recognizing a drive of this capacity and configuration at initial power on. Some BIOS may
simply need to be upgraded in order to accept a hard drive of 8.4 GB or greater capacity. There are
software programs, such as Disk Manager, that can help upgrade the BIOS by replacing the disk drive
driver software of the system BIOS with a software driver that will allow the system to function with drives
of larger capacity. A software program such as Disk Manager installs the driver which enables use of the
full capacity of the drive. The Disk Manager software program can be downloaded from the IBM Web
site at the following address:

http://www.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/welcome.htm

If you are unsure about the capability of your system BIOS to support this hard drive, you may download
Disk Manager onto a floppy disk before you begin drive installation.

the system allows BIOS access

If

If the system allows access to its BIOS settings, set the disk drive setting in the BIOS to AUTO.

the system boots up but does not support or properly recognize the new drive capacity

If

Some older BIOS will allow the system to boot up but not recognize a drive of 8.4 GB or higher
capacity. Some BIOS will allow the system to boot up but will only recognize the drive as having a
very low capacity. In this case, you may download the Disk Manager software program from the IBM
Web site address shown above, to replace the disk drive driver software of the system’s BIOS with a
software driver that will allow the system to use the drive’s full capacity.

the system locks up and will not boot up

If

Some older systems do not recognize hard drives with 16 heads. In this case, as the system
integrator/ drive installer, you may either upgrade the system BIOS to accept a 16-head drive or install
a drive of lower capacity.

Customers who experience problems installing this drive in a system may contact

IBM Technology Group Support Center

888.426.5214 (toll-free in the United States) or 507.286.5825
[e-mail]

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