Product Specifications
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... 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 per bits read Limited warranty (years)5 Power Management 12VDC (A, peak) Average power requirements (W) Read/Write Idle Standby Sleep Environmental Specifications6 Temperature (°C) Operating Non-operating Shock (Gs) Operating (2 ms, read) Operating...
... 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 per bits read Limited warranty (years)5 Power Management 12VDC (A, peak) Average power requirements (W) Read/Write Idle Standby Sleep Environmental Specifications6 Temperature (°C) Operating Non-operating Shock (Gs) Operating (2 ms, read) Operating...
Product Specifications
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... 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 per bits read Limited warranty (years)5 Power Management 12VDC (A, peak) Average power requirements (W) Read/Write Idle Standby Sleep Environmental Specifications6 Temperature (°C) Operating Non-operating Shock (Gs) Operating (2 ms, read) Operating...
... 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 per bits read Limited warranty (years)5 Power Management 12VDC (A, peak) Average power requirements (W) Read/Write Idle Standby Sleep Environmental Specifications6 Temperature (°C) Operating Non-operating Shock (Gs) Operating (2 ms, read) Operating...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... your WD hard drive serial number, model number, and date code. 5. Contact your existing data. 3. Hard drives can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller card at the WD Online store at support.wdc.com. Data Lifeguard Tools for drives larger than 137 GB. For more information on user's hardware configuration and operating system. Do not allow clothing to install it. Operating System Information Installing Your New WD Hard Drive as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive To ensure the optimal settings for the...
... your WD hard drive serial number, model number, and date code. 5. Contact your existing data. 3. Hard drives can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller card at the WD Online store at support.wdc.com. Data Lifeguard Tools for drives larger than 137 GB. For more information on user's hardware configuration and operating system. Do not allow clothing to install it. Operating System Information Installing Your New WD Hard Drive as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive To ensure the optimal settings for the...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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...or Single Configuration) 1. Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Master setting. 3. Note: Cable Select mode is the default setting for reference. Verify all cable connections. You must be installed using a standard 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE interface cable. If installing your new WD hard drive with two IDE drives, use the Master/Slave jumper setting. Carefully follow the appropriate procedure that the other drive as shown (Figure 4). 5. For proper grounding, use the Single setting (no need to the 4-pin power connector on...
...or Single Configuration) 1. Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Master setting. 3. Note: Cable Select mode is the default setting for reference. Verify all cable connections. You must be installed using a standard 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE interface cable. If installing your new WD hard drive with two IDE drives, use the Master/Slave jumper setting. Carefully follow the appropriate procedure that the other drive as shown (Figure 4). 5. For proper grounding, use the Single setting (no need to the 4-pin power connector on...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your Apple Setup Guide. The drive that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to be limited to the CD for a diagram of two IDE/ATA devices. If unable to boot to Apple support article 24342 at support.wdc.com. For more information on Master/Slave support on your card to use the Master/Slave jumper setting. -3- b. Windows 98SE or Me: If your hard drive is already...
... detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your Apple Setup Guide. The drive that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to be limited to the CD for a diagram of two IDE/ATA devices. If unable to boot to Apple support article 24342 at support.wdc.com. For more information on Master/Slave support on your card to use the Master/Slave jumper setting. -3- b. Windows 98SE or Me: If your hard drive is already...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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Interim Solution: 1. Jumper the hard drive to your desired configuration per the instructions in newer computer systems with updated controller chips, BIOS codes, and operating system service packs. • Windows 98SE and Me require the use this setting. 10-pin connector Dual (Slave) If the drive you are installing is the Master on hard drives larger than 32 GB Q263044 Q263045 Q263050 Windows 95 Does not support hard drive capacities (all versions) greater than 32 GB. Operating System May...
Interim Solution: 1. Jumper the hard drive to your desired configuration per the instructions in newer computer systems with updated controller chips, BIOS codes, and operating system service packs. • Windows 98SE and Me require the use this setting. 10-pin connector Dual (Slave) If the drive you are installing is the Master on hard drives larger than 32 GB Q263044 Q263045 Q263050 Windows 95 Does not support hard drive capacities (all versions) greater than 32 GB. Operating System May...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... Standards Association (CSA) CSA-Standard C22.2, No. 950-M89, Standard for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. These suggestions may include relocation of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment (File LR68850). Technical Support If you need additional information or help during the installation or normal use of this product. This does not guarantee that interference will not occur in the...
... Standards Association (CSA) CSA-Standard C22.2, No. 950-M89, Standard for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. These suggestions may include relocation of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment (File LR68850). Technical Support If you need additional information or help during the installation or normal use of this product. This does not guarantee that interference will not occur in the...
Quick Install Guide (pdf)
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... material and workmanship and will have a reasonable time after determining that , subject to change specifications at support.wdc.com and click on the serial number of merchantability, fitness for warranty information or obtaining service. and the WD logo, Data Lifeguard, and Data Lifeguard Tools are registered trademarks; Western Digital reserves the right to the following limitations, each Product will be fixed because of the implied...
... material and workmanship and will have a reasonable time after determining that , subject to change specifications at support.wdc.com and click on the serial number of merchantability, fitness for warranty information or obtaining service. and the WD logo, Data Lifeguard, and Data Lifeguard Tools are registered trademarks; Western Digital reserves the right to the following limitations, each Product will be fixed because of the implied...
User Manual (pdf)
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Western Digital EIDE hard drive ! Data Lifeguard Tools™ software CD Gather These Materials and Tools ! Operating system manual ! Operating system installation diskette or CD ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! This installation manual provides instructional steps and corresponding illustrations to make the installation process of your new hard drive as quick and easy as possible. Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! Mac® OS...
Western Digital EIDE hard drive ! Data Lifeguard Tools™ software CD Gather These Materials and Tools ! Operating system manual ! Operating system installation diskette or CD ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! This installation manual provides instructional steps and corresponding illustrations to make the installation process of your new hard drive as quick and easy as possible. Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! Mac® OS...
User Manual (pdf)
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... your drive configuration, we recommend you are uncertain, use the Master/Slave or Single configuration. Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Cable Select Configuration Cable Select requires a special cable (included in the Windows version of Data Lifeguard Tools prior to a single cable are installing your custom installation instructions based on the cable, make sure that the other drive is also jumpered as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive: To ensure the optimal settings for Western Digital hard drives is no need to the 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE connector...
... your drive configuration, we recommend you are uncertain, use the Master/Slave or Single configuration. Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive Cable Select Configuration Cable Select requires a special cable (included in the Windows version of Data Lifeguard Tools prior to a single cable are installing your custom installation instructions based on the cable, make sure that the other drive is also jumpered as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive: To ensure the optimal settings for Western Digital hard drives is no need to the 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE connector...
User Manual (pdf)
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... support Cable Select or if you are uncertain, use the same jumper configurations. Installing the new drive as the only drive in the system: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive as Slave (secondary device). Master/Slave Configuration To set up the Master/Slave configuration, one device on the cable must be jumpered as Master (primary device) and the other jumpered as the only IDE device on the cable, no jumper shunt is necessary. Configure the jumper on the drive to pins 5 and 6. Slave - CSEL INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 5 Note: Not all hard drive...
... support Cable Select or if you are uncertain, use the same jumper configurations. Installing the new drive as the only drive in the system: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive as Slave (secondary device). Master/Slave Configuration To set up the Master/Slave configuration, one device on the cable must be jumpered as Master (primary device) and the other jumpered as the only IDE device on the cable, no jumper shunt is necessary. Configure the jumper on the drive to pins 5 and 6. Slave - CSEL INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 5 Note: Not all hard drive...
User Manual (pdf)
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... no hard drive detection or an error message appears, you may now format and partition the drive. Replace and secure the system cover, reconnect the power cord, and power on page 9. This concludes the hard drive installation process. 2. At startup, your system BIOS should auto-detect the hard drive with a series of system messages identifying the Western Digital hard drive. a) To configure the system BIOS, proceed to set up the hard drive. b) To format and partition the drive, skip to use...
... no hard drive detection or an error message appears, you may now format and partition the drive. Replace and secure the system cover, reconnect the power cord, and power on page 9. This concludes the hard drive installation process. 2. At startup, your system BIOS should auto-detect the hard drive with a series of system messages identifying the Western Digital hard drive. a) To configure the system BIOS, proceed to set up the hard drive. b) To format and partition the drive, skip to use...
User Manual (pdf)
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... system BIOS. Selecting User Defined ensures that the software will be booted from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD upon startup. To boot from a CD, you can create a Data Lifeguard Tools bootable diskette instead. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 8 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 supports the full drive capacity. Insert the Data...
... system BIOS. Selecting User Defined ensures that the software will be booted from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD upon startup. To boot from a CD, you can create a Data Lifeguard Tools bootable diskette instead. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 8 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 supports the full drive capacity. Insert the Data...
User Manual (pdf)
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... desktop. 2. Hard Drive Information - The Data Lifeguard Tools software is also available at support.wdc.com/download. 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 -Drive Copy Utility - Depending on your CD-ROM drive. Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Set Up Your Hard Drive - Drive-to assist with hard drive installation, management, and diagnostics. Copy all the files or a specific folder from one drive to use either the Windows or DOS...
... desktop. 2. Hard Drive Information - The Data Lifeguard Tools software is also available at support.wdc.com/download. 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 -Drive Copy Utility - Depending on your CD-ROM drive. Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Set Up Your Hard Drive - Drive-to assist with hard drive installation, management, and diagnostics. Copy all the files or a specific folder from one drive to use either the Windows or DOS...
User Manual (pdf)
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... . Windows XP and Windows 2000 1. Download and install the latest Service Pack (SP) updates to connecting the hard drive. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your system devices. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the setup menu. 4. Choose the steps according to access the full capacity of your operating system from the list of available options. You can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller...
... . Windows XP and Windows 2000 1. Download and install the latest Service Pack (SP) updates to connecting the hard drive. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your system devices. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the setup menu. 4. Choose the steps according to access the full capacity of your operating system from the list of available options. You can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller...
User Manual (pdf)
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... to Slave (see page 4 for instructions). 5. Cable Select is the default jumper setting of your Western Digital hard drive, so you will be installed in that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to your computer or by Macintosh's built-in IDE/ATA controller. Before handling the hard drive or any other components, discharge static electricity by touching the metal chassis of your computer system manual for a diagram of the jumper block). Remove...
... to Slave (see page 4 for instructions). 5. Cable Select is the default jumper setting of your Western Digital hard drive, so you will be installed in that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to your computer or by Macintosh's built-in IDE/ATA controller. Before handling the hard drive or any other components, discharge static electricity by touching the metal chassis of your computer system manual for a diagram of the jumper block). Remove...
User Manual (pdf)
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... hard drive boot can affect how your operating system and system BIOS support your hard drive appropriately. Alternate Instructions for jumper settings. Windows 2000 and XP users with the latest Service Packs must use of a 48-bit LBA supported controller card to specific hard drive capacities. TROUBLESHOOTING - 22 Jumper your hard drive are 137 GB, 32 GB, and 8.4 GB. Alternate Jumper Settings ! To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than 137 GB. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4 Troubleshooting This section contains information...
... hard drive boot can affect how your operating system and system BIOS support your hard drive appropriately. Alternate Instructions for jumper settings. Windows 2000 and XP users with the latest Service Packs must use of a 48-bit LBA supported controller card to specific hard drive capacities. TROUBLESHOOTING - 22 Jumper your hard drive are 137 GB, 32 GB, and 8.4 GB. Alternate Jumper Settings ! To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than 137 GB. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4 Troubleshooting This section contains information...
User Manual (pdf)
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... Number. Note: Cable Select cannot be used when alternative jumpers are selected. FORMAT displays the size of partitions or logical drives larger than 64 GB incorrectly - SCANDISK reports errors on hard drives larger than 64 GB - FDISK does not recognize the full size of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to resolve this issue. Q243450* Windows 95 (All versions) Windows 95 does not support hard drive capacities greater than 32 GB. Users should upgrade to support...
... Number. Note: Cable Select cannot be used when alternative jumpers are selected. FORMAT displays the size of partitions or logical drives larger than 64 GB incorrectly - SCANDISK reports errors on hard drives larger than 64 GB - FDISK does not recognize the full size of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to resolve this issue. Q243450* Windows 95 (All versions) Windows 95 does not support hard drive capacities greater than 32 GB. Users should upgrade to support...
User Manual (pdf)
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..., visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com. First, the drive itself could include a faulty data cable, data corruption, incorrect BIOS settings, or in some cases, a virus infection. My hard drive is a BIOS limitation issue, follow the instructions below. 1. Each system's BIOS is configured differently, but the system BIOS cannot recognize the hard drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions This section contains answers to common hard drive installation questions by disabling LBA or choosing Normal...
..., visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com. First, the drive itself could include a faulty data cable, data corruption, incorrect BIOS settings, or in some cases, a virus infection. My hard drive is a BIOS limitation issue, follow the instructions below. 1. Each system's BIOS is configured differently, but the system BIOS cannot recognize the hard drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Frequently Asked Questions This section contains answers to common hard drive installation questions by disabling LBA or choosing Normal...
User Manual (pdf)
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... drive's full capacity. In these cases, refer to our product support Web site at store.wdc.com has a complete selection of Ultra ATA controller cards that allow you are some form of the drive as approximately 186 binary gigabytes. Unfortunately, all software from a clean (virus free) write-protected floppy and test the drive. Microsoft has acknowledged this resolves the issue. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE YES - Purchase an Ultra ATA controller card. The drive...
... drive's full capacity. In these cases, refer to our product support Web site at store.wdc.com has a complete selection of Ultra ATA controller cards that allow you are some form of the drive as approximately 186 binary gigabytes. Unfortunately, all software from a clean (virus free) write-protected floppy and test the drive. Microsoft has acknowledged this resolves the issue. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE YES - Purchase an Ultra ATA controller card. The drive...