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Question posted by mzwjer on October 8th, 2010

Diskboot Failure

I get increasing diskboot failures. The computer starts up after several times pressing the startbutton. Now occasionaly the computer just stops (no crash or blue screen) in the middle of a session. I don't know for sure wether this is a HDD or maybe a PSU problem. Any suggestions? Regards:Willem

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Product Specifications - Page 1

... WD3200AAKS WD3200AAJS WD3200AAJB WD2500AAKS WD2500AAJS WD2500AAJB WIDTH/HEIGHT 3.5-inch/1-inch WD1600AAJS WD1600AAJB WD800AAJS WD800AAJB ROTATIONAL SPEED 7200 RPM CAPACITIES 80 GB to 1TB Note: Not all...operation. WD Caviar® Blue™ Desktop Hard Drives With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes ranging from 80 GB to give our customers confidence that our drives will allow. ...

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) Cache...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

..., 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 3 Gb/s 126 MB/s 16 (WD2500AAKS) 8 (WD2500AAJS) 7200 100 MB/s3 126 MB/s 8 7200...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 2

...card (for drives larger than 137 GB hard drive without a controller card. Articles of your WD hard drive on its edge. 1. Before Getting Started 1. standard ...Drive Handling Information WD hard drives are ready to install it. Your hard drive is packaged in direct contact with care during unpacking and installation. For more information on -screen instructions to set up your drive...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 3

... the black connector of the IDE interface cable to the drive and the blue end of the IDE interface cable and the Slave drive to reposition the jumper shunt on the drive. B. Slide the hard drive into an available 3.5-inch drive bay and secure the drive with two IDE drives, use the Master/Slave jumper setting. If your new...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4

... install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). Note: Cable Select mode is capable of Data Lifeguard Tools to create the diskette. 3. If unable to boot to CD, boot from your new hard drive by carefully following Macintosh systems: • Power Mac G4 and higher • Power Mac G3 (blue and...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5

... setup instructions for the IDE/ATA interface uses 28-bit addressing, which can be supported in section 2 of partitions or logical drives larger than 137 GB can take place, your new hard drive. Operating System May exhibit the following the installation instructions you experience difficulties, read this setting. 10-pin connector Dual (Slave) If...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 3

... 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...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 5

... 1 (or higher) ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! This installation manual provides instructional steps and corresponding illustrations to make the installation process of your...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 13

... and print a customized installation manual. ! overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! Copy all the files or a specific ...hard drive size. ! Register your hard drive. ! Partition and format an installed hard drive; Drive-to assist with hard drive installation, management, and diagnostics. Follow the directions as prompted. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 15

... using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the setup menu. 3. Click on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. After Data Lifeguard Tools has detected your CD-ROM drive. The main menu below appears after Data Lifeguard Tools has loaded. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 16

... must first click Delete to delete existing partitions. Your hard drive is now ready to the largest capacity based on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. The Custom Partition Setup screen below appears. After setting the partitions, click Next. 7. The next screen outlines your new hard drive. Data Lifeguard is automatically partitioned to set up...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 19

..., you wish to create customized partitions, select the box to 137 GB based on the hard drive. Select Installation Type as Add the drive as an additional device. If you must first click Delete to the desired size of each partition. The next screen outlines your operating system limitations. Click Erase then Next. If you...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 21

... latest Service Pack (SP) updates to your motherboard or system manufacturer for compatibility and installation instructions. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your hard drive greater than 137 GB: ! Contact your operating system. Choose the steps according to your operating system from the list of available options. Windows XP and Windows 2000...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 22

...2000 SP3, Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) will appear...drive that the drive you want to exit the software and begin using your Installation Type. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 18 Choose your new drive. After Data Lifeguard Tools displays the steps completed, click Done to format or partition and click Next. 6. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. DDO is larger than 137 GB...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 25

... the computer to Slave (see page 4 for instructions). 5. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Install the Hard Drive in a Macintosh System You can install the hard drive according to certain configurations) ! c) To install a hard drive less than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). The drive that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to Apple...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 26

... and XP users with the latest Service Packs must use of each limitation. 137 GB Barrier The previous standard for a BIOS upgrade. Hard Drive Formatting Issues (Windows 95/98/Me) ! If you are installing a hard drive larger than 32 GB and your hard drive kit. 1. Jumper your system or motherboard manufacturer for the IDE/ATA interface uses 28...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 27

... of the full capacity of the hard drive with these jumper settings. Windows 2000 ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs....the Data Lifeguard Tools software to determine if your system BIOS supports 8.4 GB or larger hard drives. We recommend using the latest software to upgrade your operating system must ...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 29

... not recognize the full size of partitions or logical drives larger than 64 GB incorrectly - SCANDISK reports errors on hard drives larger than 32 GB. Q243450* Windows 95 (All versions) Windows 95 does not support hard drive capacities greater than 32 GB - FORMAT displays the size of hard drives larger than 64 GB incorrectly - To download the Microsoft fix for each...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 31

... required. Microsoft has acknowledged this resolves the issue. Also, depending on the drive will also report a drive present. For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive's capacity will incorrectly show the capacity of the hard drive or something significantly less than 64 GB in binary gigabytes where 1 GB = 1,073,741,824 bytes. Run the Data Lifeguard Diagnostic Tool from...