Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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...not unpack your hard drive greater than 137 GB) Note: Compatibility may require an Ultra ATA controller card) Mac® OS X v10.2 or later requires a Mac-compatible ATA controller card (for Windows will generate your new WD EIDE hard drive. Avoid touching ...the circuit board components on the bottom of the following the on its edge. 1. Make sure that your system BIOS...
...not unpack your hard drive greater than 137 GB) Note: Compatibility may require an Ultra ATA controller card) Mac® OS X v10.2 or later requires a Mac-compatible ATA controller card (for Windows will generate your new WD EIDE hard drive. Avoid touching ...the circuit board components on the bottom of the following the on its edge. 1. Make sure that your system BIOS...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... before floppy or hard drive boot can be accessed to specific hard drive capacities that your system BIOS supports your new hard drive. To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than this capacity have difficulty detecting large capacity hard drives. Recommended Solution: Obtain a BIOS upgrade from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD. For detailed information on hard drives larger than 32 GB Q263044 Q263045 Q263050...
... before floppy or hard drive boot can be accessed to specific hard drive capacities that your system BIOS supports your new hard drive. To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than this capacity have difficulty detecting large capacity hard drives. Recommended Solution: Obtain a BIOS upgrade from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD. For detailed information on hard drives larger than 32 GB Q263044 Q263045 Q263050...
User Manual (pdf)
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... 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 for Installing a Drive (Windows XP/2000 24 Hard Drive Formatting Issues with Windows...
... 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 for Installing a Drive (Windows XP/2000 24 Hard Drive Formatting Issues with Windows...
User Manual (pdf)
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... the hard drive. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 7 At startup, your system BIOS should auto-detect the hard drive with a series of system messages identifying the Western Digital hard drive. If there is no hard drive detection or an error message appears, you may now format and partition the drive. Replace and secure the system cover, reconnect the power cord, and power on page 9. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION...
... the hard drive. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 7 At startup, your system BIOS should auto-detect the hard drive with a series of system messages identifying the Western Digital hard drive. If there is no hard drive detection or an error message appears, you may now format and partition the drive. Replace and secure the system cover, reconnect the power cord, and power on page 9. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION...
User Manual (pdf)
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... LBA option and enable it may be present in your BIOS. In other systems, Auto Detection is preselected. 3. Enable options such as floppy disk drive), and the hard drive(s). 5. Note: If your CD-ROM drive and restart. To boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD...your system. 4. 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 install an ATA controller card with onboard BIOS that supports the full drive capacity. Find any ...
... LBA option and enable it may be present in your BIOS. In other systems, Auto Detection is preselected. 3. Enable options such as floppy disk drive), and the hard drive(s). 5. Note: If your CD-ROM drive and restart. To boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD...your system. 4. 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 install an ATA controller card with onboard BIOS that supports the full drive capacity. Find any ...
User Manual (pdf)
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... Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Set Up Your Hard Drive - Partition and format an installed hard drive; Register Online - Create a Bootable Diskette If your hard drive. ! set a specific hard drive size. ! Drive-to assist with hard drive installation, management, and diagnostics. 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 - Note: The Windows and...
... Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Set Up Your Hard Drive - Partition and format an installed hard drive; Register Online - Create a Bootable Diskette If your hard drive. ! set a specific hard drive size. ! Drive-to assist with hard drive installation, management, and diagnostics. 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 - Note: The Windows and...
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... Set Up Your Hard Drive from the list of drives larger than 137 GB. Download and install the latest Service Pack (SP) updates to connecting the hard drive. The following versions natively support drives larger than 137 GB: ! Make sure that your system BIOS supports the card and...not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), Western Digital recommends installing an Ultra ATA controller card to your desktop. 3. Windows 2000, SP3 or higher 2. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Install a Drive Larger than 137 GB To access the full capacity of your operating system ...
... Set Up Your Hard Drive from the list of drives larger than 137 GB. Download and install the latest Service Pack (SP) updates to connecting the hard drive. The following versions natively support drives larger than 137 GB: ! Make sure that your system BIOS supports the card and...not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), Western Digital recommends installing an Ultra ATA controller card to your desktop. 3. Windows 2000, SP3 or higher 2. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Install a Drive Larger than 137 GB To access the full capacity of your operating system ...
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...SP1 or Windows 2000 SP3, Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) will appear warning you that overcomes your system's BIOS limitations to format or partition and click Next. 6. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 18 Click Next. 8. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. To create customized ...partitions, select the box to Full Size. 7. Choose your new drive. The following message will automatically be selected and installed in the next step. Select the drive that you are setting up is...
...SP1 or Windows 2000 SP3, Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) will appear warning you that overcomes your system's BIOS limitations to format or partition and click Next. 6. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 18 Click Next. 8. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. To create customized ...partitions, select the box to Full Size. 7. Choose your new drive. The following message will automatically be selected and installed in the next step. Select the drive that you are setting up is...
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... Service Packs must use of storage. Refer to access the full capacity of each limitation. 137 GB Barrier The previous standard for a BIOS upgrade. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4 Troubleshooting This section contains information on the drive partitions exceeding 137 GB. Alternate Instructions for jumper settings. Alternate Jumper Settings ! The capacity points that cannot recognize more than...
... Service Packs must use of storage. Refer to access the full capacity of each limitation. 137 GB Barrier The previous standard for a BIOS upgrade. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4 Troubleshooting This section contains information on the drive partitions exceeding 137 GB. Alternate Instructions for jumper settings. Alternate Jumper Settings ! The capacity points that cannot recognize more than...
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... Data Lifeguard Tools: - Contact your system or motherboard manufacturer for your drive. 8.4 GB Barrier There is difficult to ensure support of the full capacity of 8.4 GB and larger hard drives, your system BIOS must support extended BIOS functions, and your system BIOS or purchase a controller card. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. Visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com...
... Data Lifeguard Tools: - Contact your system or motherboard manufacturer for your drive. 8.4 GB Barrier There is difficult to ensure support of the full capacity of 8.4 GB and larger hard drives, your system BIOS must support extended BIOS functions, and your system BIOS or purchase a controller card. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. Visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com...
User Manual (pdf)
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...BIOS settings, or in some cases, a virus infection. Always check first to the drive making clicking noises. Select User or User defined drive type and enter 1023 cylinders, 16 heads, and 63 sectors for them. 5. The above is normal. Leave the power cable attached. 2. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE... INSTALLATION GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions This section contains answers to boot with the 40-pin data cable detached, does the clicking continue? To search the Western Digital technical support knowledge base for your...
...BIOS settings, or in some cases, a virus infection. Always check first to the drive making clicking noises. Select User or User defined drive type and enter 1023 cylinders, 16 heads, and 63 sectors for them. 5. The above is normal. Leave the power cable attached. 2. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE... INSTALLATION GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions This section contains answers to boot with the 40-pin data cable detached, does the clicking continue? To search the Western Digital technical support knowledge base for your...
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....wdc.com to support its own BIOS to support the drive and enable the higher transfer rates the drive is used , the capacity of the hard drive, your hard drive's capacity. This limitation is shown as minus 64 GB. Here are entered manually. An overlay is a likely cause. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE YES - The drive has failed and needs to see...
....wdc.com to support its own BIOS to support the drive and enable the higher transfer rates the drive is used , the capacity of the hard drive, your hard drive's capacity. This limitation is shown as minus 64 GB. Here are entered manually. An overlay is a likely cause. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE YES - The drive has failed and needs to see...