Western Digital WD800BB Support Question
Western Digital WD800BB Support Question
Find answers below for this question about Western Digital WD800BB - Caviar 80 GB Hard Drive.Need a Western Digital WD800BB manual? We have 3 online manuals for this item!
Question posted by ilouischanda on October 10th, 2011
My Hd Is Not Being Accessed
I CAN SEE MY HARD DRIVE IN BIOS BUT IT IS FAILING TO INSTALL XP IN IT
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Related Western Digital WD800BB Manual Pages
Product Specifications - Page 1
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Reliability
We understand the importance of drives. Capacity
We offer drives ranging from 8 MB to 32 MB, WD Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of human hearing. Cool
Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. WD Caviar® Blue™
Desktop Hard Drives
With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes ranging from 80 GB to 1 TB. Quiet
The technology that...
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
...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...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...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 2
... local computer retailer. Before handling the hard drive or any hardware installation, back up your hard drive greater than 137
GB hard drive without a controller card.
Windows 98SE and Windows Me
If your system does not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), WD recommends installing an Ultra ATA controller card to access the full capacity of your larger than...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 3
... Slave setting.
3. A. You must be installed using a standard 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE interface cable. Proceed to reposition the jumper shunt on the same IDE cable, a. If installing two drives on the drive. then connect the Master drive to the black connector of the IDE interface cable to your new WD hard drive as the Master device on...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4
... Tools CD to the Windows 2000/XP Installation CD. 2. If your card to make sure that came with the Macintosh is not supported by carefully following the on the same cable with the Master/Slave jumper configuration in the following system configurations:
a.
To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5
... the drive you are installing is the only device on hard drives larger than 32 GB
Q263044 Q263045 Q263050
Windows 95 Does not support hard drive capacities (all versions) greater than 32 GB; Use the Data Lifeguard Tools software to
Windows XP or Windows 2000. Recommended Solution: Obtain a BIOS upgrade from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD.
upgrade to access full hard drive capacity...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 3
... 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...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5
... higher) ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! Kit Contents
! Mounting screws and jumper shunt ! Quick Install poster ! Computer system manual ! Windows® XP ! Operating system installation diskette or CD ! Small Phillips and flat-blade screwdrivers
Operating System Requirements
! Windows Me/98SE...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 8
... attached to the 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE connector on the hard drive.
Data Lifeguard Tools for your system...installing your new Western Digital hard drive with an existing IDE drive on the drive. If your drive configuration, we recommend you choose. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
2 Install the Hard Drive
IMPORTANT - Installing Your New Western Digital Hard Drive...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 10
... Digital hard drive. The pin connector is keyed to the gray connector.
2.
Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the connector on the motherboard. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 6 Pin 1
Motherboard
Interface cable from hard drive
3. Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the Hard Drive(s):
a) If installing the hard drive as Slave;
Connect the Hard Drive
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 12
... the system what type of hardware you are F1, F2, or Delete. 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 new drive will be properly detected.
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13
... the Windows or DOS version of Data Lifeguard Tools vary slightly from the CD. overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! 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 Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21
... 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 a drive larger than 137 GB: ! Windows Me and 98SE Recommended Solution: If your hard drive greater than 137 GB. Alternate Solution: Intel® offers drivers for certain chipsets which provide BIOS support for the full capacity of your system...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25
... of the jumper block).
c) To install a hard drive less than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). Install the hard drive in your Macintosh system with the interface cable supplied with a U-shaped mounting bracket installed in the rear drive bay is capable of supporting dual IDE/ATA drives, allowing two drives to be limited to installing one of the following Macintosh...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 26
... in newer computer systems with drives larger than 32 GB. Windows 2000 and XP users with the latest Service Packs must use of storage. Recommended Solution: Contact your hard drive are installing a hard drive larger than 137 GB of a 48-bit LBA supported controller card to specific hard drive capacities. Operating system and system BIOS limitations ! Frequently asked questions...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 27
To access the full capacity of 8.4 GB and larger hard drives, your system BIOS must recognize extended BIOS functions. Other options are to determine if your system BIOS supports 8.4 GB or larger hard drives. Windows XP ! Boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD. - Visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com for your drive.
8.4 GB Barrier
There is difficult to upgrade your...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 28
...-click on the
left side. 3.
Click the Start button and point to the Windows XP or 2000 Installation CD. 2. Boot to Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools. 2. Right-click on the
left side. 3. TROUBLESHOOTING - 24 Install an Additional Hard Drive in the installation prompt.
If necessary, refer to your operating system manual. Double-click on the Computer...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 30
...failing or has failed.
If you how to your motherboard or system manual or the manufacturer directly. 2. Note: Typically a message is configured differently, but the system BIOS cannot recognize the hard drive...an older computer system, the BIOS may have the latest BIOS update installed for the drive parameters.
3.
When you have one of the hard drive will have determined that this is...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31
... motherboard manufacturer for an available BIOS upgrade.
2. The partitioning utility FDISK and the formatting utility FORMAT will install an overlay on the boot sector of your hard drive and enables full access of the hard drive, your hard drive's capacity.
b) FDISK does not report a drive present even if the drive's parameters are required. If the drive does not fail, then the Write Zeros...
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