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Product Specifications - Page 2
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 per bits read Limited...
Product Specifications - Page 3
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 per bits read Limited...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4
...apple.com/support. Important: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your Apple Setup Guide.
Follow the instructions that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to set of Data Lifeguard Tools to the Windows 2000/XP Installation CD. 2.
4. Click Yes to connecting the hard drive. At the end of the jumper block...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5
... before June 1999 stall with another hard drive, use of a 48-bit LBA supported controller card to access full hard drive capacity. b. Troubleshooting
If after the installation of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to
Windows XP or Windows 2000. To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than this issue. upgrade to resolve this capacity have difficulty...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 6
....2, No. 950-M89, Standard for Generic Immunity as applicable.
WD is not responsible for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc.com. These suggestions may include relocation of the...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 7
... to repair or replace a defective Product. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may be fixed because of Damages
WD's entire liability for the defective Product. Warranty Information
Obtaining Warranty Service Western Digital (WD) values your expense. one for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety days from our online support website...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 2
Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive
Installation Guide
Information furnished by Western Digital is believed to change specifications at any time without notice. © 2003 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. No license is granted by Western Digital for any patent or patent rights of third parties which may be accurate and reliable. Western Digital reserves the right to...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5
...and jumper shunt ! Macintosh® OS v8.6 or later
Additional system requirements for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or higher) ! Windows 2000 ! Mac® OS X v10.2 or later ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
1 Before Getting Started Thank you for drives
greater than 137 GB: PC ! Operating system manual ! Windows® XP...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 12
... the boot order settings in your system BIOS and select the CD-ROM drive as the first device to be booted from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD upon startup. 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 install your new hard drive, upgrade the system BIOS, or...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13
... to another in text, graphic placement, or color. Create a Bootable Diskette
If your drive online (Internet connection required). 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 V11.0 - 9 The Data Lifeguard Tools software is also available at support.wdc.com/download.
User Manual (pdf) - Page 15
... Windows version, the CD autoruns on your system devices.
4. Click on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. Data Lifeguard will take several moments to format or partition as an additional storage drive. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 11 The main menu below appears after Data Lifeguard Tools has loaded. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Set Up Your Hard Drive...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21
... full capacity of your operating system from the setup menu. 4. Caution: Formatting a drive past the 137 GB barrier on a system that does not meet the requirements below . Windows XP and Windows 2000 1.
Windows 2000, SP3 or higher 2. From the main menu, click on your local computer retailer. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Install a Drive Larger than 137 GB
To access the...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25
... jumper setting of your computer system
manual for a maximum of two IDE/ATA devices. Install the hard drive in your Macintosh system with the interface cable supplied with
your computer or by wearing a grounding strap.
3. Use the Apple Disk Utility to be limited to Apple support article 24342 at www.apple.com. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Install the Hard Drive...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 26
... than 137 GB of a 48-bit LBA supported controller card to page 4 for Installing a Drive (Windows 2000/XP) ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
4 Troubleshooting This section contains information on the drive partitions exceeding 137 GB. Operating system and system BIOS limitations ! Hard Drive Formatting Issues (Windows 95/98/Me) ! Frequently asked questions ! The...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 29
...to resolve this issue. Alternate Jumper Settings
Some older computer systems have been identified and confirmed by Microsoft. Note: Cable Select cannot be used when alternative jumpers are selected. FORMAT displays the size of partitions or logical drives larger than 64 GB incorrectly - WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Hard Drive Formatting Issues with Windows 95/98/Me
For...
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