Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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Troubleshooting If after the installation of storage. To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than this capacity have adopted a 48-bit addressing system which cannot recognize more than 32 GB. Follow these instructions only if your system stalls when adding a drive larger than 137.4 GB of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to your hard drive...Lifeguard Tools software, drives larger than 137 GB can be accessed to specific hard drive capacities that your system BIOS supports your hard drive will allow proper functionality. 32 GB Barrier Some BIOSs ...
Troubleshooting If after the installation of storage. To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than this capacity have adopted a 48-bit addressing system which cannot recognize more than 32 GB. Follow these instructions only if your system stalls when adding a drive larger than 137.4 GB of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to your hard drive...Lifeguard Tools software, drives larger than 137 GB can be accessed to specific hard drive capacities that your system BIOS supports your hard drive will allow proper functionality. 32 GB Barrier Some BIOSs ...
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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.... Follow these instructions only if your system or motherboard manufacturer 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. Recommended Solution: Contact your system stalls when adding a drive larger than 137 GB. Refer to access the full capacity of a 48-bit LBA supported controller...
.... Follow these instructions only if your system or motherboard manufacturer 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. Recommended Solution: Contact your system stalls when adding a drive larger than 137 GB. Refer to access the full capacity of a 48-bit LBA supported controller...
User Manual (pdf)
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... supports 8.4 GB or larger hard drives. It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs. Windows XP ! Boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD. - We recommend using the latest software to access the full capacity of 8.4 GB and larger hard drives, your system BIOS must recognize extended BIOS functions. Windows 98SE (Second Edition) TROUBLESHOOTING - 23 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION...
... supports 8.4 GB or larger hard drives. It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs. Windows XP ! Boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD. - We recommend using the latest software to access the full capacity of 8.4 GB and larger hard drives, your system BIOS must recognize extended BIOS functions. Windows 98SE (Second Edition) TROUBLESHOOTING - 23 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION...
User Manual (pdf)
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... XP or 2000 Installation CD. 2. Boot to your operating system manual. TROUBLESHOOTING - 24 Install an Additional Hard Drive in Disk Management utility. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and point to your operating system. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Alternate Instructions for Installing a Drive (Windows XP/2000) If you experience any difficulties using Data Lifeguard Tools...
... XP or 2000 Installation CD. 2. Boot to your operating system manual. TROUBLESHOOTING - 24 Install an Additional Hard Drive in Disk Management utility. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and point to your operating system. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Alternate Instructions for Installing a Drive (Windows XP/2000) If you experience any difficulties using Data Lifeguard Tools...
User Manual (pdf)
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...confirmed by Microsoft. TROUBLESHOOTING - 25 Windows Millennium (Me) Windows Me may exhibit the following problem: ! FORMAT displays the size of partitions or logical drives larger than 64 GB incorrectly - FDISK does not recognize the full size of your new hard drive, try an ...go to support.microsoft.com and enter the specific article ID number. Q263044* ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Hard Drive Formatting Issues with Windows 95/98/Me For 32 GB drives and larger, several limitations with the Windows operating system programs have difficulty detecting large ...
...confirmed by Microsoft. TROUBLESHOOTING - 25 Windows Millennium (Me) Windows Me may exhibit the following problem: ! FORMAT displays the size of partitions or logical drives larger than 64 GB incorrectly - FDISK does not recognize the full size of your new hard drive, try an ...go to support.microsoft.com and enter the specific article ID number. Q263044* ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Hard Drive Formatting Issues with Windows 95/98/Me For 32 GB drives and larger, several limitations with the Windows operating system programs have difficulty detecting large ...
User Manual (pdf)
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... Mode or IDE Translation Mode. Follow these suggestions to common hard drive installation questions by disabling LBA or choosing Normal or Standard CHS mode. 4. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions This section contains answers to diagnose the problem. 1. To search the Western Digital technical support knowledge base for your system BIOS and make sure...
... Mode or IDE Translation Mode. Follow these suggestions to common hard drive installation questions by disabling LBA or choosing Normal or Standard CHS mode. 4. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions This section contains answers to diagnose the problem. 1. To search the Western Digital technical support knowledge base for your system BIOS and make sure...
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... the boot sector of your hard drive's capacity. Note: If Data Lifeguard Tools is a program that installs on the particular utility used to be reported as 16 GB. TROUBLESHOOTING - 27 If the system only recognizes 2.1 GB, 8.4 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, or 137 GB of attaining. Purchase an Ultra... data loss. NO - In this makes no fixes are entered manually. For example, if the drive is 80 GB, the capacity is a likely cause. Western Digital's Online Store at support.wdc.com to set up the drive. Why? For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive's capacity will also report...
... the boot sector of your hard drive's capacity. Note: If Data Lifeguard Tools is a program that installs on the particular utility used to be reported as 16 GB. TROUBLESHOOTING - 27 If the system only recognizes 2.1 GB, 8.4 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, or 137 GB of attaining. Purchase an Ultra... data loss. NO - In this makes no fixes are entered manually. For example, if the drive is 80 GB, the capacity is a likely cause. Western Digital's Online Store at support.wdc.com to set up the drive. Why? For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive's capacity will also report...
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WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Western Digital Service and Support If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product, visit our product support Web site at ... 9:30 am - 12:00 noon 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm 9:30 am - 12:00 noon 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm TROUBLESHOOTING - 28 mail to Western Digital Technical Support using the online form. When calling for support, have your Western Digital hard drive serial number, system hardware, and software versions available. You may also call the phone numbers listed below.
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Western Digital Service and Support If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product, visit our product support Web site at ... 9:30 am - 12:00 noon 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm 9:30 am - 12:00 noon 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm TROUBLESHOOTING - 28 mail to Western Digital Technical Support using the online form. When calling for support, have your Western Digital hard drive serial number, system hardware, and software versions available. You may also call the phone numbers listed below.