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Product Specifications - Page 1

...importance of drives. Cool Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. INTERFACES SATA 3 Gb/s and PATA MODEL NUMBERS WD10EALS WD6400AAKS WD5000AAKS WD5000AAKB WD3200AAKS WD3200AAJS...support. Pick the drive that our drives will work in more efficient operation. WD Caviar® Blue™ Desktop Hard Drives With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes ranging from 80 GB to 1 TB...

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

... (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...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 2

... your larger than 137 GB) Note: Compatibility may vary depending on its edge. 1. Your hard drive is packaged in direct contact with care during unpacking and installation. operating system manual and installation diskette/CD; Before performing any other components, discharge static electricity by touching the metal chassis of your motherboard or system manufacturer for instructions...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 3

... IDE interface cable Power connector Power supply cable Figure 4 Mounting frame 2. If installing your drive configuration. Install the Hard Drive Important: Your new WD hard drive must use the Slave setting. 3. If installing the hard drive as the Master device on the motherboard. then connect the Master drive to the black connector of the cable to the illustration on the cable...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4

... the instructions from the Data Lifeguard Tools diskette. The software will be installed in the rear drive bay is not supported by carefully following system configurations: a. Set up the new hard drive. 4. Installation Instructions for the DOS version. b. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). For further information, visit our website...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5

..., use this setting. 10-pin connector Dual (Slave) If the drive you are installing is the Slave on hard drives larger than 32 GB Q263044 Q263045 Q263050 Windows 95 Does not support hard drive capacities (all versions) greater than 32 GB. Troubleshooting If after the installation of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to resolve this issue. If...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 3

... 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 Install the Hard Drive in a Macintosh System 21 22 Troubleshooting Operating System and BIOS...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 5

...Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (or higher) ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! Western Digital EIDE hard drive ! Operating system installation diskette or CD ! Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or higher) ! This installation manual provides instructional steps and corresponding illustrations to make...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 6

... ESD problems, ground yourself by rough handling, shock and vibration, or electrostatic discharge (ESD). Articles of the computer before handling the hard drive. Do not allow clothing to install it. Do not unpack your hard drive. Be aware of the hard drive. ! Save the packaging materials and anti-static bag in case you need to return your...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 10

... same IDE interface cable: Configure the primary (bootable) drive as Master and the other drive as the only drive on the cable: Connect the black connector of your new Western Digital hard drive. Pin 1 Motherboard Interface cable from hard drive 3. The pin connector is keyed to the Hard Drive(s): a) If installing the hard drive as Slave; Connect the Power Supply Cable: Attach the...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 13

... CD autoruns on your desktop. 2. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Western Digital provides Data Lifeguard Tools to another in text, graphic placement, or color. Create, view, and print a customized installation manual. ! overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! Drive-to use either the Windows or DOS version of...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 14

... menu. 3. b) If using the DOS version, your hard drive is not listed, you to create and print your hard drive is printed on the label located on your CD-ROM drive. Follow the instructions as prompted to create and print custom hardware installation instructions. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE View Installation Tutorial This section allows you can manually...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 17

... of the steps completed. See page 5 for instructions. Click Done to use. c) If an operating system has already been installed, restart the system. 10. This concludes the hard drive setup process. Your Western Digital hard drive is an existing partition on -screen instructions to Master and restart the computer. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 13 b) If...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 21

... into your desktop. 3. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Install a Drive Larger than 137 GB To access the full capacity of a drive larger than 137 GB, you must follow the instructions below will take a moment and scan for all of your operating system from Microsoft at store.wdc.com or your motherboard or system manufacturer for compatibility and...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 25

... instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to connecting the hard drive. c) To install a hard drive less than 137 GB (Additional drive) 1. The utility is already designated as an additional hard drive in that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to your Power Mac. 6. Install the hard drive in your Macintosh system with the interface cable supplied with...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 26

... for jumper settings. Alternate Jumper Settings ! The following topics: ! Recommended Solution: Contact your hard drive appropriately. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4 Troubleshooting This section contains information on the drive partitions exceeding 137 GB. Hard Drive Formatting Issues (Windows 95/98/Me) ! Western Digital Service and Support Operating System and...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 27

... of your operating system must support extended BIOS functions, and your hard drive. Windows Me ! Boot from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD. - It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs. We recommend using the latest software to upgrade your system or motherboard manufacturer for a BIOS Flash or more information. To access the...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 30

... are correct, but the primary keystrokes used to install, partition, and format the hard drive. TROUBLESHOOTING - 26 To search the Western Digital technical support knowledge base for your BIOS into thinking the hard drive is smaller than Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors; Select the option appropriate to your motherboard or system manual or the manufacturer directly. 2. Your...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 31

... support the entire hard drive capacity. If the system only recognizes 2.1 GB, 8.4 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, or 137 GB of the hard drive or something significantly less than 64 GB. Here are entered manually. It will be reported in binary gigabytes. An overlay is shown as minus 64 GB. Microsoft Windows 98SE has a limitation that installs on the drive will have its...