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... more efficient operation. Capacity We offer drives ranging from 8 MB to 32 MB, WD Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of the world. INTERFACES SATA 3 Gb/s and PATA MODEL NUMBERS WD10EALS WD6400AAKS WD5000AAKS WD5000AAKB WD3200AAKS WD3200AAJS WD3200AAJB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS WD2500AAJB WIDTH/HEIGHT 3.5-inch... Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will allow. 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 all...
... more efficient operation. Capacity We offer drives ranging from 8 MB to 32 MB, WD Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of the world. INTERFACES SATA 3 Gb/s and PATA MODEL NUMBERS WD10EALS WD6400AAKS WD5000AAKS WD5000AAKB WD3200AAKS WD3200AAJS WD3200AAJB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS WD2500AAJB WIDTH/HEIGHT 3.5-inch... Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will allow. 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 all...
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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) Cache (MB) Rotational speed (RPM) Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload cycles4 Non-recoverable read errors... mode Physical Dimensions Height (in./mm, max) Length (in./mm, 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...
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) Cache (MB) Rotational speed (RPM) Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload cycles4 Non-recoverable read errors... mode Physical Dimensions Height (in./mm, max) Length (in./mm, 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...
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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) Cache (MB) Rotational speed (RPM) Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload ...max) Length (in./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...
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) Cache (MB) Rotational speed (RPM) Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload ...max) Length (in./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...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... more information on user's hardware configuration and operating system. Alternate Solution Intel® offers drivers for certain chipsets which provide BIOS support for drives larger than 137 GB. Hard drives can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller card at the WD Online store at support.wdc.com. For more information, visit our website...
... more information on user's hardware configuration and operating system. Alternate Solution Intel® offers drivers for certain chipsets which provide BIOS support for drives larger than 137 GB. Hard drives can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller card at the WD Online store at support.wdc.com. For more information, visit our website...
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...screws in IDE/ATA controller. A. Standard Jumper Settings (Master/Slave or Single Configuration) 1. If installing your drive configuration. 1. If installing your new WD hard drive as the Master device on the cable, make sure that corresponds to reposition the jumper shunt on the motherboard.... Replace and secure the system cover. Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Slave setting. 3. Verify all cable connections. Jumper the drive according to the IDE connector on your system supports Cable Select, there...
...screws in IDE/ATA controller. A. Standard Jumper Settings (Master/Slave or Single Configuration) 1. If installing your drive configuration. 1. If installing your new WD hard drive as the Master device on the cable, make sure that corresponds to reposition the jumper shunt on the motherboard.... Replace and secure the system cover. Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Slave setting. 3. Verify all cable connections. Jumper the drive according to the IDE connector on your system supports Cable Select, there...
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Execute the Diskette Creator program on -screen instructions. Set up the new hard drive. 4. The drive that came with the Macintosh is larger than 137 GB, you will scan and detect the newly installed hard drive. Note: Cable Select mode is capable of the following system configurations: a. ... the same cable with partitioning and formatting. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB, you will indicate a successful setup or provide further details. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the Start button and point to www.apple....
Execute the Diskette Creator program on -screen instructions. Set up the new hard drive. 4. The drive that came with the Macintosh is larger than 137 GB, you will scan and detect the newly installed hard drive. Note: Cable Select mode is capable of the following system configurations: a. ... the same cable with partitioning and formatting. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB, you will indicate a successful setup or provide further details. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the Start button and point to www.apple....
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... this setting. -4- To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than 32 GB. Jumper the hard drive to specific hard drive capacities that affect how your new hard drive. Not available Alternate Jumper Settings Some older computer systems have separate limitations that your system BIOS supports your hard drive will allow proper functionality. 32 GB Barrier Some BIOSs released before contacting WD...
... this setting. -4- To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than 32 GB. Jumper the hard drive to specific hard drive capacities that affect how your new hard drive. Not available Alternate Jumper Settings Some older computer systems have separate limitations that your system BIOS supports your hard drive will allow proper functionality. 32 GB Barrier Some BIOSs released before contacting WD...
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... on the following topics: • Agency Approvals • Radio Frequency Interference Statement • Warranty Information Agency Approvals WD hard drives meet the standards of the following regulatory agencies: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Verified to this product, visit our product support...comply with the limits for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. Canadian Standards Association (CSA) CSA-Standard C22.2, No. 950-M89, Standard for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc.com...
... on the following topics: • Agency Approvals • Radio Frequency Interference Statement • Warranty Information Agency Approvals WD hard drives meet the standards of the following regulatory agencies: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Verified to this product, visit our product support...comply with the limits for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. Canadian Standards Association (CSA) CSA-Standard C22.2, No. 950-M89, Standard for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc.com...
User Manual (pdf)
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... any infringement of patents or other companies. 2779-001001-013 10/03 All rights reserved. Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Installation Guide Information furnished by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Western Digital. Western Digital and the Western Digital logo are registered trademarks, and Data Lifeguard Tools is believed to change specifications at any time without...
... any infringement of patents or other companies. 2779-001001-013 10/03 All rights reserved. Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Installation Guide Information furnished by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Western Digital. Western Digital and the Western Digital logo are registered trademarks, and Data Lifeguard Tools is believed to change specifications at any time without...
User Manual (pdf)
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... 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 Instructions...
... 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 Instructions...
User Manual (pdf)
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WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! Western Digital EIDE hard drive ! Operating system installation diskette or CD ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! Kit Contents ! Quick Install poster ! Macintosh® OS v8.6 or later Additional system requirements for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! Small Phillips and flat-blade screwdrivers Operating System...
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! Western Digital EIDE hard drive ! Operating system installation diskette or CD ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! Kit Contents ! Quick Install poster ! Macintosh® OS v8.6 or later Additional system requirements for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! Small Phillips and flat-blade screwdrivers Operating System...
User Manual (pdf)
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... allow clothing to come in anything other than the original packaging or Western Digital approved materials. ! Do not stack hard drives or stand your Western Digital hard drive on your hard drive. Serial Number: Model Number: Date Code: Date Code Model Number MDL... your Western Digital hard drive: ! Hard drives can be damaged by its edge. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Unpacking and Handling Procedures Western Digital hard drives are precision instruments and should be handled with the hard drive or circuit board components. ! Your hard drive is packaged...
... allow clothing to come in anything other than the original packaging or Western Digital approved materials. ! Do not stack hard drives or stand your Western Digital hard drive on your hard drive. Serial Number: Model Number: Date Code: Date Code Model Number MDL... your Western Digital hard drive: ! Hard drives can be damaged by its edge. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Unpacking and Handling Procedures Western Digital hard drives are precision instruments and should be handled with the hard drive or circuit board components. ! Your hard drive is packaged...
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...Data Before performing any other components, discharge static electricity by 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. Refer to your operating system or utilities... off the computer. 2. BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 3 Most operating systems include a backup utility. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Register Your Drive Take advantage of your computer or by backing up your existing hard drive before installing your new Western Digital hard drive.
...Data Before performing any other components, discharge static electricity by 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. Refer to your operating system or utilities... off the computer. 2. BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 3 Most operating systems include a backup utility. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Register Your Drive Take advantage of your computer or by backing up your existing hard drive before installing your new Western Digital hard drive.
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... Jumper settings are used to determine the order in your system does not support Cable Select or if you choose. Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Cable Select Configuration Cable Select requires a special cable (included in which IDE devices attached to the 40-pin, 80... setting for the jumper block diagram. If your new Western Digital hard drive with an existing IDE drive on the configuration you are detected by the system. If your kit). Installing Your New Western Digital Hard Drive as Cable Select. Western Digital Enhanced IDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located next to ...
... Jumper settings are used to determine the order in your system does not support Cable Select or if you choose. Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Cable Select Configuration Cable Select requires a special cable (included in which IDE devices attached to the 40-pin, 80... setting for the jumper block diagram. If your new Western Digital hard drive with an existing IDE drive on the configuration you are detected by the system. If your kit). Installing Your New Western Digital Hard Drive as Cable Select. Western Digital Enhanced IDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located next to ...
User Manual (pdf)
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... drive on the drive to properly jumper your new Western Digital hard drive along with two IDE devices, move the jumper shunt on the cable with a non-Western Digital hard drive, obtain jumper setting information from the original hard drive manufacturer. Single Configuration Single - If you are installing your new Western Digital EIDE hard drive. Installing the new drive as the primary (bootable) drive: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive...
... drive on the drive to properly jumper your new Western Digital hard drive along with two IDE devices, move the jumper shunt on the cable with a non-Western Digital hard drive, obtain jumper setting information from the original hard drive manufacturer. Single Configuration Single - If you are installing your new Western Digital EIDE hard drive. Installing the new drive as the primary (bootable) drive: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive...
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... Interface cable from hard drive 3. Connect the Hard Drive WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1. Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the Motherboard: Attach the blue end of the IDE interface cable to the drive. 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...
... Interface cable from hard drive 3. Connect the Hard Drive WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1. Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the Motherboard: Attach the blue end of the IDE interface cable to the drive. 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...
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... mounting screws provided. INSTALL 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 next section on Your Computer 1. If there is no hard drive detection or an error message appears, you may now format and partition the drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. If the drive was detected, you will have...
... mounting screws provided. INSTALL 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 next section on Your Computer 1. If there is no hard drive detection or an error message appears, you may now format and partition the drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4. If the drive was detected, you will have...
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...it . Selecting User Defined ensures that the software will install on your system. 4. Enable options such as floppy disk drive), and the hard drive(s). 5. If your system BIOS does not have either upgrade your system. Find the boot order settings in your system ...Auto Detection or Auto Config option that Data Lifeguard Tools will be necessary for instructions. 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 change the boot sequence. To configure your ...
...it . Selecting User Defined ensures that the software will install on your system. 4. Enable options such as floppy disk drive), and the hard drive(s). 5. If your system BIOS does not have either upgrade your system. Find the boot order settings in your system ...Auto Detection or Auto Config option that Data Lifeguard Tools will be necessary for instructions. 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 change the boot sequence. To configure your ...
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... TOOLS V11.0 - 9 View Installation Tutorial - Set Up Your Hard Drive - Copy all the files or a specific folder from the CD. Hard Drive Information - overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! Configure jumper settings and other technical information regarding...Note: The Windows and DOS versions of Data Lifeguard Tools. 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 use either the Windows or DOS version of Data Lifeguard Tools...
... TOOLS V11.0 - 9 View Installation Tutorial - Set Up Your Hard Drive - Copy all the files or a specific folder from the CD. Hard Drive Information - overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! Configure jumper settings and other technical information regarding...Note: The Windows and DOS versions of Data Lifeguard Tools. 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 use either the Windows or DOS version of Data Lifeguard Tools...