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Question posted by sekil101 on June 20th, 2010

Is This Hard Drive The Same As A Wd2500aajb-00wga0

whats the difference of wd2500aajb-cavair to a wd2500aajb-00wgao cavair se series. IS IT THE SAME HARD DRIVE?

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Answer #1: Posted by oriolesmagic on August 9th, 2010 7:03 AM
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Yes, this is the same drive.  They are a exact model number match.

Related Western Digital WD2500AAJB Manual Pages

Product Specifications - Page 1

... the drive cool enhances reliability. INTERFACES SATA 3 Gb/s and PATA MODEL NUMBERS WD10EALS WD6400AAKS WD5000AAKS WD5000AAKB WD3200AAKS WD3200AAJS WD3200AAJB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS WD2500AAJB WIDTH/...MB, WD Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of performance features. WD Caviar® Blue™ Desktop Hard Drives With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes ranging from 80 GB to 1TB...
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) ..../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 - Page 3

..., 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 3 Gb/s 126 MB/s 16 (WD2500AAKS) 8 (WD2500AAJS) 7200 100 MB/s3 126 MB/s 8 7200...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 2

... screwdrivers. 2. Power off the computer and unplug the power cord. 6. Operating System Information Installing Your New WD Hard Drive as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive To ensure the optimal settings for drives larger than 137 GB. Windows 98SE and Windows Me If your system does not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), WD...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 3

... device on the cable with the four mounting screws provided (two on the motherboard (Figure 2). 3. Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Master setting. 3. Jumper the bootable drive as Master and the other drive is no jumper shunt required). 2. b. For proper grounding, use the Slave setting. 3. Reconnect the power cord...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4

... Lifeguard Tools CD to CD, boot from your card to connecting the hard drive. Right-click on -screen instructions. c. At the end of the program, Data Lifeguard Tools will scan and detect the newly installed hard drive. To install a drive greater than 137 GB, you will be installed in -one of two IDE/ATA devices. 4. Insert...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5

... 2000. If your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to specific hard drive capacities that affect how your hard drive will allow proper functionality. 32 GB Barrier Some BIOSs released before June 1999 stall with another hard drive, use this setting. 10-pin connector Dual (Slave) If the drive you are installing such a hard drive and your system stalls before...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 6

...with the limits for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc.com. CSA Notice Le prent appareil numérique n'&#... support website at : register.wdc.com Regulatory Compliance This appendix contains information on a different circuit or outlet. Radio Frequency Interference Statement FCC Notice This WD product has been verified...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 1

Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Installation Guide
User Manual (pdf) - Page 2

..., and Data Lifeguard Tools is assumed by Western Digital for any infringement of patents or other companies. 2779-001001-013 10/03 Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Installation Guide Information furnished by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Western Digital.
User Manual (pdf) - Page 3

... 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...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5

... www.westerndigital.com. Windows 2000 ! Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (or higher) ! Mac® OS X v10.2 or later ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! Quick Install poster ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! Data Lifeguard Tools™ software CD Gather These Materials and Tools...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 6

... Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 2 Your hard drive is required for reference. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Unpacking and Handling Procedures Western Digital hard drives are on the large label at the top of the drive. Hard drives can be handled with the hard drive or circuit board components. ! Do not unpack your hard drive until you need...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 7

... 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. BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 3 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Register Your Drive Take advantage of your computer or by wearing a grounding strap. 1. Remove the computer system outside cover...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 8

... are uncertain, use the Master/Slave or Single configuration. For instructions, see page 10. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 2 Install the Hard Drive IMPORTANT - If your kit). INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 4 See page 5 for Western Digital hard drives is also jumpered as Cable Select. If you choose. The default jumper setting for the jumper block diagram...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 9

... following information to properly jumper your new Western Digital EIDE hard drive. If you are 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. CSEL INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 5 Installing the new drive as the only drive in the system: If installing your new Western Digital...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 10

... power supply cable to the drive. Connect the Hard Drive WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1. Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the Hard Drive(s): a) If installing the hard drive as Slave; b) If installing two drives on the same IDE interface cable: Configure the primary (bootable) drive as Master and the other drive as the only drive on the cable: Connect the...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 11

... THE HARD DRIVE - 7 Secure the Hard Drive: Secure the Western Digital hard drive in an available 3.5-inch drive bay (typically adjacent to the floppy disk drive) using the four mounting screws provided. Replace and secure the system cover, reconnect the power cord, and power on page 8. At startup, your system BIOS should auto-detect the hard drive with a series of system...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 12

... restart. Save your CMOS setup program (sometimes called the Setup program). 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 the...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13

... a floppy diskette instead, you can create a bootable Data Lifeguard Tools diskette by following these instructions: 1. Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Set Up Your Hard Drive - overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! When the setup menu appears, select Create a Data Lifeguard Bootable Installation Diskette. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer...

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