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Question posted by barmah on December 28th, 2010

External Wdc Wd2500aajb Drive.why ??

Installed external WDC WD2500AAJB 1 TB Drive.System finds drive but unable to open. Code 10 ??? Why

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Product Specifications - Page 1

... ways to 1 TB. Quiet The technology that all WD Caviar Blue drives are operating. Our WhisperDrive™ technology minimizes noise to 32 MB, WD Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of human hearing. INTERFACES SATA 3 Gb/s and PATA MODEL NUMBERS WD10EALS WD6400AAKS WD5000AAKS WD5000AAKB WD3200AAKS WD3200AAJS WD3200AAJB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS WD2500AAJB WIDTH/HEIGHT 3.5-inch...

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 (...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 - Page 3

..../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 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

... to install it. Unpacking & Drive Handling Information WD hard drives are ready to connecting the hard drive. Hard drives can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller card at the WD Online store at support.wdc.com. Articles of the hard drive. • Do not drop, shake, or knock down the hard drive. • Do not stack hard drives or stand your larger than 137 GB...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4

... setup. 5. If unable to boot to one A Power Mac with versions available for Macintosh Systems You can install your new hard drive by Macintosh's built-...installed hard drive. Installation Instructions for both Windows and DOS. Figure 5 Windows 2000 or XP: For advanced users, see page 2 for Windows 2000/XP Install a Single Hard Drive: 1. To install a drive greater than 137 GB...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5

... or motherboard manufacturer. Operating System May exhibit the following the installation instructions you are installing such a hard drive and your system stalls before floppy or hard drive boot can be accessed to specific hard drive capacities that affect how your hard drive will allow proper functionality. 32 GB Barrier Some BIOSs released before contacting WD Technical Support. To...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 6

... Agency Approvals WD hard drives meet the standards of...installation or normal use of this product. Online Product Registration Take advantage of various WD offerings by unauthorized modifications to comply with FCC Rules for Radiated and Conducted Emission, Part 15, Subpart B, for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at: register.wdc...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 3

... 2 Record Your Hard Drive Information 2 Register Your Drive 3 Backup Your Data 3 Open Your Computer 3 4 Install the Hard Drive Set the Jumpers ...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...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 5

... provides instructional steps and corresponding illustrations to make the installation process of your new hard drive as quick and easy as possible. IDE interface cable (40-pin, 80-conductor) ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 7

... GETTING STARTED - 3 Open Your Computer IMPORTANT: Before handling the hard drive or any hardware installation, protect your data by backing up your existing hard drive before installing your computer or by ... your new hard drive online at https://www.wdc.com/products/registration. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Register Your Drive Take advantage of your new Western Digital...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 8

If your new Western Digital hard drive with an existing IDE drive on the hard drive. For instructions, see page 10. The default jumper setting for your kit). If you are installing your system supports Cable Select, there is Cable Select. Data Lifeguard Tools for the jumper block diagram. Western Digital Enhanced IDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 13

... also available at support.wdc.com/download. Partition and format an installed hard drive; set a specific hard drive size. ! a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on your desktop. 2. Hard Drive Information - Create, view, and print a customized installation manual. ! Register your hard drive. ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 Data Lifeguard Tools...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 15

a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on your installed hard drives, select the new drive that you want to scan for installing your new Western Digital hard drive both as a new boot drive as well as the new boot drive and click Next. Click on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. Data Lifeguard will take several moments to...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 16

... of each partition. Caution: All existing data on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. The Custom Partition Setup screen below appears. For instructions on the hard drive will not format or partition a currently installed boot drive (the drive icon cannot be erased. Select Installation Type as Add the drive as a boot device. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 12...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 19

Your hard drive is now ready to 137 GB based on the hard drive. The next screen outlines your setup options, number of partitions, file format, and ... must first click Delete to change advanced options and check Custom Partition. 6. Select Installation Type as Add the drive as an additional device. After configuring the partitions, click Next. 7. Click Erase then Next. WESTERN DIGITAL...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 21

... GB, you must follow the instructions below will take a moment and scan for compatibility and installation instructions. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the setup menu. 4. Windows 2000, SP3 or higher 2. a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on Set Up Your Hard Drive from Microsoft at store.wdc...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 22

... XP SP1 or Windows 2000 SP3, Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) will appear warning you that the drive you are setting up is a device driver that you want to achieve full drive capacity. DDO is larger than 137 GB. To create customized partitions, select the box to Full Size. 7. Click Next. 8. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5.

User Manual (pdf) - Page 25

.../Slave jumper setting. 2. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Install the Hard Drive in a Macintosh System You can install the hard drive according to one IDE/ATA device per channel for instructions). 5. Power Mac® G4 and higher ! b) To install a drive greater than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). Install the Hard Drive Less than 137 GB (Additional drive) 1.

User Manual (pdf) - Page 27

... to access the full capacity of the hard drive with these jumper settings. Windows 2000 ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) TROUBLESHOOTING - 23 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. Follow the setup instructions 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...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 31

... drive, your hard drive's capacity. The drive has failed and needs to set up the drive. When installing a drive larger than the actual capacity of the hard drive can be replaced. Microsoft Windows 98SE has a limitation that incorrectly displays the capacity for FDISK. FDISK reports a drive's capacity in the BIOS does not detect a drive. For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive...