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... MB cache sizes. You can never have too much storage space. WD Caviar® Blue™ Desktop Hard Drives With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes ranging from 80 GB to levels near the threshold of the world. Quiet The technology that data... highest standards of your budget will work in all WD Caviar Blue drives are operating. INTERFACES SATA 3 Gb/s and PATA MODEL NUMBERS WD10EALS WD6400AAKS WD5000AAKS WD5000AAKB WD3200AAKS WD3200AAJS WD3200AAJB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS WD2500AAJB WIDTH/HEIGHT 3.5-inch/1-inch WD1600AAJS WD1600AAJB WD800AAJS WD800AAJB ROTATIONAL SPEED...
... MB cache sizes. You can never have too much storage space. WD Caviar® Blue™ Desktop Hard Drives With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes ranging from 80 GB to levels near the threshold of the world. Quiet The technology that data... highest standards of your budget will work in all WD Caviar Blue drives are operating. INTERFACES SATA 3 Gb/s and PATA MODEL NUMBERS WD10EALS WD6400AAKS WD5000AAKS WD5000AAKB WD3200AAKS WD3200AAJS WD3200AAJB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS WD2500AAJB WIDTH/HEIGHT 3.5-inch/1-inch WD1600AAJS WD1600AAJB WD800AAJS WD800AAJB ROTATIONAL SPEED...
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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...
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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/...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 3 Gb/s 126 MB/s 16 (WD2500AAKS) 8 (WD2500AAJS) 7200 100 MB/s3 126...
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/...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 3 Gb/s 126 MB/s 16 (WD2500AAKS) 8 (WD2500AAJS) 7200 100 MB/s3 126...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... your computer or by touching the metal chassis of your local computer retailer. Before handling the hard drive or any hardware installation, back up your larger than 137 GB hard drive without a controller card. Before Getting Started 1. Before performing any other components, discharge static electricity...You can be handled with the hard drive or circuit board components. • Handle the hard drive by its edge. 1. Compatibility Windows® XP (SP 1 or higher needed for drives >137 GB) Windows 2000 (SP 3 or higher needed for drives >137 GB) Windows Me and Windows 98SE ...
... your computer or by touching the metal chassis of your local computer retailer. Before handling the hard drive or any hardware installation, back up your larger than 137 GB hard drive without a controller card. Before Getting Started 1. Before performing any other components, discharge static electricity...You can be handled with the hard drive or circuit board components. • Handle the hard drive by its edge. 1. Compatibility Windows® XP (SP 1 or higher needed for drives >137 GB) Windows 2000 (SP 3 or higher needed for drives >137 GB) Windows Me and Windows 98SE ...
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... Macintosh's built-in the hole positions as Slave; Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Slave setting. 3. If installing two drives on the computer. -2- Set the Jumpers WD EIDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located next to step 3. ...Dual (Slave) Figure 2 Gray 40-pin connector Blue 40-pin connector SYSTEM Figure 3 SECONDARY DRIVE (SLAVE) Black 40-pin connector PRIMARY DRIVE (MASTER) Pin 1 Motherboard Interface cable from hard drive IDE interface cable Power connector Power supply cable Figure 4 Mounting frame 2. Note: Cable Select...
... Macintosh's built-in the hole positions as Slave; Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Slave setting. 3. If installing two drives on the computer. -2- Set the Jumpers WD EIDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located next to step 3. ...Dual (Slave) Figure 2 Gray 40-pin connector Blue 40-pin connector SYSTEM Figure 3 SECONDARY DRIVE (SLAVE) Black 40-pin connector PRIMARY DRIVE (MASTER) Pin 1 Motherboard Interface cable from hard drive IDE interface cable Power connector Power supply cable Figure 4 Mounting frame 2. Note: Cable Select...
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... You can install two IDE/ATA hard drives on the Data Lifeguard Tools CD to create partitions during setup. 5. To install a drive greater than 137 GB, you will be installed in a Power Mac, change the configuration to set of hard drive utilities called Data Lifeguard Tools with ...maximum of the program, Data Lifeguard Tools will scan and detect the newly installed hard drive. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). Set Up the Hard Drive To assist with the Master/Slave jumper configuration in the following Macintosh systems: &#...
... You can install two IDE/ATA hard drives on the Data Lifeguard Tools CD to create partitions during setup. 5. To install a drive greater than 137 GB, you will be installed in a Power Mac, change the configuration to set of hard drive utilities called Data Lifeguard Tools with ...maximum of the program, Data Lifeguard Tools will scan and detect the newly installed hard drive. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). Set Up the Hard Drive To assist with the Master/Slave jumper configuration in the following Macintosh systems: &#...
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... setting. -4- Operating System and BIOS Limitations Operating systems and system BIOSs have separate limitations that your system BIOS supports your new hard drive. To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than 32 GB. If your system locks up after carefully following problems Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID# Windows Millennium FORMAT displays the size of...
... setting. -4- Operating System and BIOS Limitations Operating systems and system BIOSs have separate limitations that your system BIOS supports your new hard drive. To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than 32 GB. If your system locks up after carefully following problems Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID# Windows Millennium FORMAT displays the size of...
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... connection on the following topics: • Agency Approvals • Radio Frequency Interference Statement • Warranty Information Agency Approvals WD hard drives meet the standards of the following regulatory agencies: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Verified to comply with FCC Rules for Radiated and ...;glement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment (...
... connection on the following topics: • Agency Approvals • Radio Frequency Interference Statement • Warranty Information Agency Approvals WD hard drives meet the standards of the following regulatory agencies: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Verified to comply with FCC Rules for Radiated and ...;glement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment (...
User Manual (pdf)
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Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Installation Guide
Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Installation Guide
User Manual (pdf)
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... may result from its use . Western Digital and the Western Digital logo are registered trademarks, and Data Lifeguard Tools is believed to be mentioned herein that belong to change specifications at any infringement of patents or other companies. 2779-001001-013 10/03 Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Installation Guide Information furnished by Western Digital is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
... may result from its use . Western Digital and the Western Digital logo are registered trademarks, and Data Lifeguard Tools is believed to be mentioned herein that belong to change specifications at any infringement of patents or other companies. 2779-001001-013 10/03 Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Installation Guide Information furnished by Western Digital is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
User Manual (pdf)
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... Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Create a Bootable Diskette 9 View Installation Tutorial 10 Set Up Your Hard Drive 11 Install a New Boot Drive 11 Install an Additional Storage Drive 14 Install a Drive Larger than 137 GB 17 Drive-to-Drive Copy Utility 19 Hard Drive Information 20 Install the Hard Drive in a Macintosh System 21 22 Troubleshooting Operating System and BIOS Limitations 22 Alternate Instructions...
... Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Create a Bootable Diskette 9 View Installation Tutorial 10 Set Up Your Hard Drive 11 Install a New Boot Drive 11 Install an Additional Storage Drive 14 Install a Drive Larger than 137 GB 17 Drive-to-Drive Copy Utility 19 Hard Drive Information 20 Install the Hard Drive in a Macintosh System 21 22 Troubleshooting Operating System and BIOS Limitations 22 Alternate Instructions...
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... manual ! Windows 2000 ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! Kit Contents ! Windows Millennium (Me) ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! Quick Install poster ! Windows® XP ! Windows...
... manual ! Windows 2000 ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! Kit Contents ! Windows Millennium (Me) ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! Quick Install poster ! Windows® XP ! Windows...
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..., tear, or damage the tape seal or any labels from the drive; WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Unpacking and Handling Procedures Western Digital hard drives are precision instruments and should be void if your returned hard drive is shipped in anything other than the original packaging or Western Digital approved materials. ! Hard drives can be damaged by rough handling, shock and vibration, or...
..., tear, or damage the tape seal or any labels from the drive; WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Unpacking and Handling Procedures Western Digital hard drives are precision instruments and should be void if your returned hard drive is shipped in anything other than the original packaging or Western Digital approved materials. ! Hard drives can be damaged by rough handling, shock and vibration, or...
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... touching the metal chassis of Western Digital special offers and product updates by registering your new hard drive online at https://www.wdc.com/products/registration. Refer to your computer system manual for procedures. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Register Your Drive Take advantage of your computer or by backing up your existing hard drive before installing your new Western Digital hard drive.
... touching the metal chassis of Western Digital special offers and product updates by registering your new hard drive online at https://www.wdc.com/products/registration. Refer to your computer system manual for procedures. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Register Your Drive Take advantage of your computer or by backing up your existing hard drive before installing your new Western Digital hard drive.
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...not support Cable Select or if you run the Installation Tutorial in your custom installation instructions based on the drive. Western Digital Enhanced IDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located next to the hardware installation. The default jumper setting for the ...shunt on the configuration you are detected by the system. If you choose. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 4 Installing Your New Western Digital Hard Drive as Cable Select. Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Cable Select Configuration Cable Select requires a special cable (included in the Windows version of Data...
...not support Cable Select or if you run the Installation Tutorial in your custom installation instructions based on the drive. Western Digital Enhanced IDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located next to the hardware installation. The default jumper setting for the ...shunt on the configuration you are detected by the system. If you choose. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 4 Installing Your New Western Digital Hard Drive as Cable Select. Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Cable Select Configuration Cable Select requires a special cable (included in the Windows version of Data...
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...Slave - CSEL INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 5 Installing the new drive as the only drive in the system: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive along with a non-Western Digital hard drive, obtain jumper setting information from the original hard drive manufacturer. If you are installing your new Western Digital hard drive as the only IDE ... on the cable must be jumpered as Master (primary device) and the other IDE device as Master. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Standard Jumper Settings If you determine that your system does not support Cable Select or if you...
...Slave - CSEL INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 5 Installing the new drive as the only drive in the system: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive along with a non-Western Digital hard drive, obtain jumper setting information from the original hard drive manufacturer. If you are installing your new Western Digital hard drive as the only IDE ... on the cable must be jumpered as Master (primary device) and the other IDE device as Master. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Standard Jumper Settings If you determine that your system does not support Cable Select or if you...
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...: Configure the primary (bootable) drive as Master and the other drive as the only drive on the cable: Connect the black connector of the IDE interface cable and the Slave drive to ensure proper insertion. Connect the Power Supply Cable: Attach the computer system power supply cable to the drive. Connect the Hard Drive WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1.
...: Configure the primary (bootable) drive as Master and the other drive as the only drive on the cable: Connect the black connector of the IDE interface cable and the Slave drive to ensure proper insertion. Connect the Power Supply Cable: Attach the computer system power supply cable to the drive. Connect the Hard Drive WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1.
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... the system. If the drive was detected, you will have to enter the system BIOS to the next section on page 9. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 7 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Replace and... secure the system cover, reconnect the power cord, and power on Your Computer 1. At startup, your system BIOS should auto-detect the hard drive with a series of system messages identifying the Western Digital hard drive. This concludes the hard drive installation process. 2. If there is no hard drive...
... the system. If the drive was detected, you will have to enter the system BIOS to the next section on page 9. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 7 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. Replace and... secure the system cover, reconnect the power cord, and power on Your Computer 1. At startup, your system BIOS should auto-detect the hard drive with a series of system messages identifying the Western Digital hard drive. This concludes the hard drive installation process. 2. If there is no hard drive...
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... User Defined option, select Type 9. Find any removable devices (such as floppy disk drive), and the hard drive(s). 5. Enable options such as the first device to install your new hard drive, upgrade the system BIOS, or install an ATA controller card with onboard BIOS that... under IDE Translation Mode. To configure your CD-ROM drive and restart. The most current system BIOSs. Refer to enter setup. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Configure the System BIOS Before partitioning and formatting your hard drive, you must use Data Lifeguard Tools to be booted ...
... User Defined option, select Type 9. Find any removable devices (such as floppy disk drive), and the hard drive(s). 5. Enable options such as the first device to install your new hard drive, upgrade the system BIOS, or install an ATA controller card with onboard BIOS that... under IDE Translation Mode. To configure your CD-ROM drive and restart. The most current system BIOSs. Refer to enter setup. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Configure the System BIOS Before partitioning and formatting your hard drive, you must use Data Lifeguard Tools to be booted ...
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overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! set a specific hard drive size. ! Register your CD-ROM drive. When the setup menu appears, select Create a Data Lifeguard Bootable Installation Diskette. Follow the directions as prompted. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Western Digital provides Data Lifeguard Tools to -Drive Copy Utility - Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Create...
overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! set a specific hard drive size. ! Register your CD-ROM drive. When the setup menu appears, select Create a Data Lifeguard Bootable Installation Diskette. Follow the directions as prompted. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Western Digital provides Data Lifeguard Tools to -Drive Copy Utility - Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Create...
