Western Digital WD1600AAJB Support Question
Western Digital WD1600AAJB Support Question
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Question posted by truss999 on January 18th, 2011
Installed 2nd Drive Wd1600aajb ... Operating Slowly
I installed a WD1600AAJB drive as a second internal hard drive in my Dell Dimension 2400. I set the new drive as the slave. And it runs really slowly...copying 30 Gig from my old drive to the new one took over 5 hours. Did I do something wrong?
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Related Western Digital WD1600AAJB Manual Pages
Product Specifications - Page 1
...; and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will allow. WD Caviar® Blue™
Desktop Hard Drives
With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes ranging from 80 GB to the highest standards of quality and reliability. Capacity
We offer drives ranging from 8 MB to protecting that data with the confidence...
Product Specifications - Page 3
...-operating
Shock (Gs) Operating (2 ms, read) Operating (2 ms, read/write) Non-operating (1 ms)
Average acoustics (dBA)7 Idle mode Performance seek mode
Physical Dimensions
Height (in./mm, 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...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 2
... following precautions: • This product contains no user-serviceable parts; Operating System Information
Installing Your New WD Hard Drive as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive
To ensure the optimal settings for instructions).
-1- Gather these operating systems, run the Installation Tutorial in the
Windows version of Data Lifeguard Tools™ prior to...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 3
... cable, make sure that corresponds to the gray connector. Note: Cable Select mode is the default setting for reference.
Install the Hard Drive
Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Master setting. 3. If installing the hard drive as Slave; For proper grounding, use the Single setting (no need to the IDE connector on the same IDE cable, a. Replace and secure the...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4
...and detect the newly installed hard drive.
If your drive. 1. The drive that came with your new hard drive to make sure that bay. If unable to boot to set of supporting dual IDE/ATA drives, allowing two drives to be limited to use the Master/Slave jumper setting.
-3-
Installation Instructions for both Windows and DOS. To install a drive greater than 137 GB, you will be...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 3
... 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...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 6
... and anti-static bag in direct contact with care during unpacking and installation. Articles of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your new Western Digital hard drive. Handle the hard drive by its edge. Record Your Hard Drive Information
In the table that follows, write down the hard drive. ! Serial Number: Model Number:
Date Code:
Date Code
Model Number
MDL...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 7
...
manual for procedures. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Register Your Drive
Take advantage of your new hard drive online at https://www.wdc.com/products/registration. BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 3
Most operating systems include a backup utility. Open Your Computer
IMPORTANT: Before handling the hard drive or any hardware installation, protect your data by touching the...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 8
... From a Previously Installed Hard Drive: To ensure the optimal settings for Windows will generate your new Western Digital hard drive with an existing IDE drive on the drive. See page 5 for Western Digital hard drives is no need to the hardware installation. If your kit). If you choose.
If your system does not support Cable Select or if you run the Installation Tutorial in...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 10
... the motherboard. Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the 40-pin connector on the back of the IDE interface cable and the Slave drive to ensure proper insertion. then connect the Master drive to the black connector of your new Western Digital hard drive. Pin 1
Motherboard
Interface cable from hard drive
3. Connect the Hard Drive
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
1.
User Manual (pdf) - Page 15
... on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. For instructions on your new Western Digital hard drive both as a new boot drive as well as the new boot drive and click Next. After Data Lifeguard Tools has detected your installed hard drives, select the new drive that you want to scan for installing your desktop.
2. Select Run Data Lifeguard Installation Software from...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 16
... to set up your setup options, number of partitions, file format, and the size of each partition. The next screen outlines your new hard drive.
Select Installation Type as Add the drive as a boot device. For instructions on your operating system limitations. Data Lifeguard is automatically partitioned to the largest capacity based on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 18
... after Data Lifeguard has loaded. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 14 After Data Lifeguard Tools has detected your installed hard drives, select the new drive that you want to scan for all of available options.
Select Run Data Lifeguard Installation Software from the list of your system devices.
4. Data Lifeguard will take several moments to format or partition...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21
... properly installed prior to your operating system from the list of available options. Caution: Formatting a drive past the 137 GB barrier on Set Up Your Hard Drive from
...Run Data Lifeguard Installation Software from the CD. Choose the steps according to access the full capacity of your operating system. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Install a Drive Larger than 137 GB...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 23
... progress bar for each path, click Start to begin drive copy. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 19 Select the Source and Destination paths with a newer, faster hard drive. 1. When copy operation is displayed.
4. Remove the CD and restart the computer to -Drive
Copy from one drive to replace your existing bootable hard drive with the selected folders. This feature is useful if...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25
... on the
Macintosh operating system CD. 7. b) To install a drive greater than 137 GB (Additional drive)
1. Note: Cable Select mode is not supported by wearing a grounding strap.
3. Remove the computer system outside cover (if necessary, refer to your new Western Digital hard drive. Remove the CD and restart the computer to use the Master/Slave jumper setting.
2. Power Mac G3 (blue...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 26
... this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than this larger hard drive. Certain operating system utilities such as ScanDisk and Defrag, may not function properly on the following are brief descriptions of each limitation.
137 GB Barrier
The previous standard for Installing a Drive (Windows 2000/XP) ! Jumper your system or motherboard manufacturer for jumper settings. Windows 2000 and...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 27
... your drive.
8.4 GB Barrier
There is difficult to access the full capacity of the hard drive with these jumper settings. Visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com for a BIOS Flash or more information. Boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD. - The following operating systems recognize extended BIOS functions. ! Windows XP ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 28
... refer to set up and format an additional or single drive, you experience any difficulties using Data Lifeguard Tools to your operating system. Double-click on the Computer Management icon and select Disk Management on your new hard drive and proceed with partitioning and formatting. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Alternate Instructions for Installing a Drive (Windows XP...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31
... the hard drive or something significantly less than 64 GB in binary gigabytes where 1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes. The drive has failed and needs to set up the drive. NO - Run the Data Lifeguard Diagnostic Tool from the drive. When installing a drive larger than the actual capacity of attaining. This limitation is shown as 16 GB. For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive...
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