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WD Caviar Blue Specifications1 Model number Interface Formatted capacity User sectors per drive LBA support SATA latching connector Actuator latch/auto park Form factor RoHS compliant2 Performance Data transfer rate (max) Buffer to host Host to/from drive (sustained) Cache (MB) Rotational speed (RPM) Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload cycles4 Non-recoverable read errors... mode Physical Dimensions Height (in./mm, max) Length (in./mm, max) Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%) 1 TB WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 1,000,204 MB 1,953,525,169 Yes Yes Yes 3.5-inch Yes...
WD Caviar Blue Specifications1 Model number Interface Formatted capacity User sectors per drive LBA support SATA latching connector Actuator latch/auto park Form factor RoHS compliant2 Performance Data transfer rate (max) Buffer to host Host to/from drive (sustained) Cache (MB) Rotational speed (RPM) Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload cycles4 Non-recoverable read errors... mode Physical Dimensions Height (in./mm, max) Length (in./mm, max) Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%) 1 TB WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 1,000,204 MB 1,953,525,169 Yes Yes Yes 3.5-inch Yes...
Product Specifications
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WD Caviar Blue Specifications1 Model number Interface Formatted capacity User sectors per drive LBA support SATA latching connector Actuator latch/auto park Form factor RoHS compliant2 Performance Data transfer rate (max) Buffer to host Host to/from drive (sustained) Cache (MB) Rotational speed (RPM) Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload ...max) Length (in./mm, max) Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%) 250 GB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 250,059 MB 488,397,168 Yes Yes Yes 3.5-inch Yes 250 GB WD2500AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 250,059 MB 488,397,168 Yes No Yes 3.5-inch Yes...
WD Caviar Blue Specifications1 Model number Interface Formatted capacity User sectors per drive LBA support SATA latching connector Actuator latch/auto park Form factor RoHS compliant2 Performance Data transfer rate (max) Buffer to host Host to/from drive (sustained) Cache (MB) Rotational speed (RPM) Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload ...max) Length (in./mm, max) Width (in./mm, ± .01 in.) Weight (lb./kg, ± 10%) 250 GB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 250,059 MB 488,397,168 Yes Yes Yes 3.5-inch Yes 250 GB WD2500AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 250,059 MB 488,397,168 Yes No Yes 3.5-inch Yes...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... the optimal settings for compatibility and installation instructions. Contact your drive, visit our website at support.wdc.com. Kit Contents WD Hard Drive Utilities and software CD Documentation Mounting Screws and Jumper Shunt This document was designed to connecting the hard drive. Articles of drives larger than 137 GB hard drive without a controller card. Power off the computer and unplug...
... the optimal settings for compatibility and installation instructions. Contact your drive, visit our website at support.wdc.com. Kit Contents WD Hard Drive Utilities and software CD Documentation Mounting Screws and Jumper Shunt This document was designed to connecting the hard drive. Articles of drives larger than 137 GB hard drive without a controller card. Power off the computer and unplug...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... from the Data Lifeguard Tools diskette. If unable to boot to Apple support article 24342 at support.wdc.com. b. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Alternate Setup Instructions for a maximum of the following Macintosh systems: • Power Mac G4...for Macintosh Systems You can install your new hard drive to proceed with the Master/Slave jumper configuration in the following system configurations: a. For more information on Master/Slave support on -screen instructions. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB, you will be installed in Windows: ...
... from the Data Lifeguard Tools diskette. If unable to boot to Apple support article 24342 at support.wdc.com. b. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Alternate Setup Instructions for a maximum of the following Macintosh systems: • Power Mac G4...for Macintosh Systems You can install your new hard drive to proceed with the Master/Slave jumper configuration in the following system configurations: a. For more information on Master/Slave support on -screen instructions. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB, you will be installed in Windows: ...
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...that are installing such a hard drive and your system stalls before June 1999 stall with another hard drive, use this section for suggestions for possible solutions or visit our website at support.wdc.com for your hard drive. Creating multiple partitions less than 137 GB will be incompatible with the... latest version of Data Lifeguard Tools software, drives larger than 137 GB can take place, your system BIOS may not function...
...that are installing such a hard drive and your system stalls before June 1999 stall with another hard drive, use this section for suggestions for possible solutions or visit our website at support.wdc.com for your hard drive. Creating multiple partitions less than 137 GB will be incompatible with the... latest version of Data Lifeguard Tools software, drives larger than 137 GB can take place, your system BIOS may not function...
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... do occur, consult the system equipment owner's manual for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc.com. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) UL-Standard 1950, Standard for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. CE Compliance for Europe Verified to comply with EN55022:1998 for RF Emissions...
... do occur, consult the system equipment owner's manual for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc.com. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) UL-Standard 1950, Standard for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. CE Compliance for Europe Verified to comply with EN55022:1998 for RF Emissions...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... integrated within a system by WD. Western Digital and WD are no limited warranty is longer. cannot reasonably be shipped pre-paid and insured to WD's specification for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety days from our online support website at support.wdc.com and click on how... purchase or the system manufacturer directly for your expense. Online Warranty Inquiry For further warranty information and inquiries, visit our product support website at support.wdc.com. Western Digital reserves the right to end users.
... integrated within a system by WD. Western Digital and WD are no limited warranty is longer. cannot reasonably be shipped pre-paid and insured to WD's specification for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety days from our online support website at support.wdc.com and click on how... purchase or the system manufacturer directly for your expense. Online Warranty Inquiry For further warranty information and inquiries, visit our product support website at support.wdc.com. Western Digital reserves the right to end users.
User Manual (pdf)
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... hardware installation, protect your data by backing up your existing hard drive before installing your new hard drive online at https://www.wdc.com/products/registration. Unplug the power cord. 3. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Register Your Drive Take advantage of your computer or by registering your new Western Digital hard drive. Power off the computer. 2. Backup Your Data Before performing any...
... hardware installation, protect your data by backing up your existing hard drive before installing your new hard drive online at https://www.wdc.com/products/registration. Unplug the power cord. 3. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Register Your Drive Take advantage of your computer or by registering your new Western Digital hard drive. Power off the computer. 2. Backup Your Data Before performing any...
User Manual (pdf)
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... GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! Register Online - b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from one another ; Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Set Up Your Hard Drive - WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Western Digital provides Data Lifeguard Tools to -Drive Copy Utility - The Data Lifeguard Tools software is also available at support.wdc...
... GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! Register Online - b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from one another ; Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Set Up Your Hard Drive - WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Western Digital provides Data Lifeguard Tools to -Drive Copy Utility - The Data Lifeguard Tools software is also available at support.wdc...
User Manual (pdf)
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...does not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), Western Digital recommends installing an Ultra ATA controller card to connecting the hard drive. Contact your hard drive greater than 137 GB. The following versions natively support drives larger than 137 GB. a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns ... If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from Microsoft at store.wdc.com or your system devices. Caution: Formatting a drive past the 137 GB barrier on Set Up Your Hard Drive from the setup menu. 4. Alternate Solution: Intel® offers drivers for certain ...
...does not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), Western Digital recommends installing an Ultra ATA controller card to connecting the hard drive. Contact your hard drive greater than 137 GB. The following versions natively support drives larger than 137 GB. a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns ... If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from Microsoft at store.wdc.com or your system devices. Caution: Formatting a drive past the 137 GB barrier on Set Up Your Hard Drive from the setup menu. 4. Alternate Solution: Intel® offers drivers for certain ...
User Manual (pdf)
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...a controller card. To access the full capacity of 8.4 GB and larger hard drives, your system BIOS must support extended BIOS functions, and your hard drive. Windows 2000 ! Boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD...drive. 8.4 GB Barrier There is difficult to ensure support of the full capacity of the hard drive with these jumper settings. The following operating systems recognize extended BIOS functions. ! It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. Visit our product support Web site at support.wdc...
...a controller card. To access the full capacity of 8.4 GB and larger hard drives, your system BIOS must support extended BIOS functions, and your hard drive. Windows 2000 ! Boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD...drive. 8.4 GB Barrier There is difficult to ensure support of the full capacity of the hard drive with these jumper settings. The following operating systems recognize extended BIOS functions. ! It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. Visit our product support Web site at support.wdc...
User Manual (pdf)
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...one of frequently asked questions, visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com. The above is smaller than Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors; My hard drive is wrong? First, the drive itself could include a faulty data cable, data corruption, incorrect BIOS settings,... is a BIOS limitation issue, follow the instructions below. 1. To search the Western Digital technical support knowledge base for your computer BIOS which disables Translation. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions This section contains answers to enter the System BIOS are...
...one of frequently asked questions, visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com. The above is smaller than Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors; My hard drive is wrong? First, the drive itself could include a faulty data cable, data corruption, incorrect BIOS settings,... is a BIOS limitation issue, follow the instructions below. 1. To search the Western Digital technical support knowledge base for your computer BIOS which disables Translation. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions This section contains answers to enter the System BIOS are...
User Manual (pdf)
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...issue. Western Digital's Online Store at support.wdc.com to our product support Web site at store.wdc.com has a complete selection of Ultra ATA controller cards that installs on the drive will incorrectly show the capacity of the drive as minus 64 GB. Use ...all data on the boot sector of your hard drive and enables full access of attaining. This limitation is shown as approximately 186 binary gigabytes. For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive's capacity will also report a drive present. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE YES - In these cases, ...
...issue. Western Digital's Online Store at support.wdc.com to our product support Web site at store.wdc.com has a complete selection of Ultra ATA controller cards that installs on the drive will incorrectly show the capacity of the drive as minus 64 GB. Use ...all data on the boot sector of your hard drive and enables full access of attaining. This limitation is shown as approximately 186 binary gigabytes. For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive's capacity will also report a drive present. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE YES - In these cases, ...
User Manual (pdf)
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...00 noon 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm 9:30 am - 12:00 noon 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm TROUBLESHOOTING - 28 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Western Digital Service and Support If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product, visit our product support Web... site at support.wdc.com or send an e- When calling for support, have your Western Digital hard drive serial number, system hardware, and software versions available. Telephone Numbers Monday - You may also ...
...00 noon 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm 9:30 am - 12:00 noon 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm TROUBLESHOOTING - 28 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Western Digital Service and Support If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product, visit our product support Web... site at support.wdc.com or send an e- When calling for support, have your Western Digital hard drive serial number, system hardware, and software versions available. Telephone Numbers Monday - You may also ...
User Manual (pdf)
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... an RMA number has not been issued, will be returned to be kept for warranty service. Duration of service. APPENDIX - 30 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE CSA Notice Le prent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables...édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada. Distributors may be free from our online support Web site at support.wdc.com. No limited warranty is provided by WD. See below for the particular Product. IMPORTANT: If your WD Product (Product) was originally ...
... an RMA number has not been issued, will be returned to be kept for warranty service. Duration of service. APPENDIX - 30 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE CSA Notice Le prent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables...édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada. Distributors may be free from our online support Web site at support.wdc.com. No limited warranty is provided by WD. See below for the particular Product. IMPORTANT: If your WD Product (Product) was originally ...
User Manual (pdf)
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...incidental or special damages. The Product was stolen from the date of shipment of merchantability, fitness for the defective Product. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Other Warranty Limitations For further important information on limitations on WD's warranty, see below or visit our product ...support Web site at support.wdc.com and click on Warranty Policy. WD may elect which extend beyond the face of the ...
...incidental or special damages. The Product was stolen from the date of shipment of merchantability, fitness for the defective Product. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Other Warranty Limitations For further important information on limitations on WD's warranty, see below or visit our product ...support Web site at support.wdc.com and click on Warranty Policy. WD may elect which extend beyond the face of the ...
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.... For further details, visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com and click on Warranty Policy. The new online Warranty Inquiry System will provide warranty status based on the serial number of additional or extended warranty options. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE In the United States, some states do not allow...
.... For further details, visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com and click on Warranty Policy. The new online Warranty Inquiry System will provide warranty status based on the serial number of additional or extended warranty options. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE In the United States, some states do not allow...