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<task id="configurestorage" xml:lang="en-us">
<title>Configuring hard storage devices</title>
<shortdesc>Most hard disks do not need any configuring. If they do, the instructions
are relatively simple.</shortdesc>
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<keywords><indexterm>hard drive</indexterm><indexterm>configure</indexterm>
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<taskbody>
<context>First check the documentation that came with your storage device.
If the device requires configuring, follow the steps below.</context>
<steps>
<step><cmd>If your system recognizes the device, it may be able to configure
it without help. If so, do not try and stop it.</cmd></step>
<step><cmd>Otherwise, your drive should come with software. Use this software
to format and partition your drive.</cmd></step>
<step><cmd>Once your drive is configured, restart the system. Just for fun.
But be sure to remove any vendor software from your system before doing so.</cmd>
</step>
</steps>
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