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Question posted by wimmollet on August 22nd, 2011

Jumpersetting

I want to used it as a slave in my old pc. it must be used asan second hd.

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on August 22nd, 2011 9:43 AM
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The jumper settings are all in the user manual: http://www.wdc.com/en/library/eide/2779-001001.pdf

I cannot reproduce the illustrations here so you will need to get the guide yourself.


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Product Specifications - Page 1

... faster performance. Capacity We offer drives ranging from 8 MB to 1 TB. 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 32 MB, WD Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of performance features. Pick the drive that suits your budget will...
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

... website at support.wdc.com. For further information regarding the installation and use of drives larger than 137 GB. Data Lifeguard Tools for the full capacity of your computer or by rough handling, shock and vibration, or electrostatic discharge (ESD). Before handling the hard drive or any hardware installation, back up your new WD EIDE...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 3

... cord and power on the same IDE cable, a. A. If your drive configuration. 1. You must be installed using a standard 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE interface cable. Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Slave setting. 3. Jumper the bootable drive as Master and the other drive is not supported by Macintosh's built-in the hole positions...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4

... create the diskette. 3. To install a drive greater than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB, you will indicate a successful setup or ...to the CD for Windows 2000/XP Install a Single Hard Drive: 1. If your system to use the Master/Slave jumper setting. -3- To mount the hard drive in a Power Mac, change the configuration to the...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5

... packs. • Windows 98SE and Me require the use this setting. 10-pin connector Dual (Slave) If the drive you are installing such a hard drive and your system stalls before floppy or hard drive boot can take place, your system BIOS may not function properly on drive partitions exceeding 137 GB. Follow the setup instructions for a complete list of...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 3

... 5 Master/Slave Configuration 5 Connect the Hard Drive 6 Power on Your Computer 7 Configure the System BIOS 8 9 Data 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...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5

... ! Kit Contents ! Mounting screws and jumper shunt ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! Operating system manual ! Western Digital EIDE hard drive ! Data Lifeguard Tools™ software CD Gather These Materials and Tools ! Windows 2000 ! Windows Me/98SE may require additional hardware...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13

... Lifeguard Tools. Partition and format an installed hard drive; a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on your system cannot boot from one another ; Register Online - Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your drive online (Internet connection required). Hard Drive Information - overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! Register your CD-ROM...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 15

... Tools has detected your CD-ROM drive. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the CD. Data Lifeguard will take several moments to format or partition as an additional storage drive. a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. Install a New Boot...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 16

... partitions, select the box to size the partition, then click Add Partition. To add partitions, use the slider bar to change advanced options and check Custom Partition. 6. Data Lifeguard is automatically partitioned to continue. Click Erase, then Next to the largest capacity based on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17.
User Manual (pdf) - Page 18

a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on Set Up Your Hard Drive from the list of your installed hard drives, select the new drive that you want to scan for all of available options. After Data Lifeguard Tools has detected your system devices. 4. The main menu appears after Data Lifeguard has loaded. ...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 19

..., you are certain, click Yes to 137 GB based on the hard drive. The next screen outlines your setup options, number...use the slider bar 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. The Custom Partition Setup screen below appears. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21

... Microsoft at store.wdc.com or your operating system. From the main menu, click on your hard drive greater than 137 GB. The following versions natively support drives larger than 137 GB: ! Windows XP and Windows 2000 1. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the setup menu. 4. Select Run Data Lifeguard Installation...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 22

...achieve full drive capacity. Click Next. 8. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. Click on Partition to change advanced setup options and check Custom Partition. DDO is larger than 137 GB. To create... SP3, Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) will appear warning you that the drive you are setting up is a device driver that you want to exit the software and begin using your new...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25

... the steps below. For more information on Master/Slave support on the Macintosh operating system CD. 7. c) To install a hard drive less than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). Use the Apple Disk Utility to connecting the hard drive. Remove the CD and restart the computer to use the Master/Slave jumper setting. 2. Make sure that the Ultra ATA...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 26

... CD included in newer computer systems with the latest Service Packs must use of a 48-bit LBA supported controller card to page 4 for jumper settings. Jumper your system stalls when adding a drive larger than this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than 32 GB. Hard Drive Formatting Issues (Windows 95/98/Me) ! Alternate Instructions for a BIOS upgrade. Windows...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 27

... more information. Visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com for the latest version. We recommend using the latest software to upgrade your hard drive. The following operating systems recognize extended BIOS functions. ! It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs. Windows 98SE (Second Edition) TROUBLESHOOTING - 23 WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31

... reported as 16 GB. Replace the cable to support the drive and enable the higher transfer rates the drive is used , the capacity of data corruption, possibly a virus. Make sure you to set up the drive. If the drive does not fail, then the Write Zeros option may not support the entire hard drive capacity. Use our Data Lifeguard...

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