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Product Specifications - Page 1

.../s and PATA MODEL NUMBERS WD10EALS WD6400AAKS WD5000AAKS WD5000AAKB 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 products may be available in all WD Caviar Blue drives are operating. Our WhisperDrive™ technology minimizes noise to...

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

... date code. 5. You can be handled with the hard drive or circuit board components. • Handle the hard drive by touching the metal chassis of the computer before handling the hard drive. For further information regarding the installation and use of drives larger than 137 GB hard drive without a controller card. Hard drives can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller card...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 3

... the cable, use the Single setting (no need to the 40-pin IDE connector on the left (Figure 1) for WD EIDE hard drives and requires a standard 40-pin, 80-conductor cable (not included). A. If your new WD hard drive as shown (Figure 4). 5. You must be installed using a standard 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE interface cable...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4

... prompt. Click the Start button and point to connecting the hard drive. Installation Instructions for a maximum of your original Apple Setup Guide or go to your drive. 1. Important: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to www.apple.com/support. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB, you must use the...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5

... does not recognize the full size of hard drives larger than 64 GB • FORMAT displays the size of partitions or logical drives larger than 137 GB will be incompatible with this drive. If you are related to specific hard drive capacities that affect how your hard drive will allow proper functionality. 32 GB Barrier Some BIOSs released before contacting WD...

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

...) ! Windows Me/98SE may require additional hardware) BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 1 Western Digital EIDE hard drive ! Windows Millennium (Me) ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support for drives greater than 137 GB: PC ! Quick Install poster ! Data Lifeguard Tools™ software CD Gather These Materials...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 13

... the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! Copy all the files or a specific folder from one drive to use either the Windows or DOS version of Data Lifeguard Tools vary slightly from one another ; Configure jumper settings and other technical information regarding your drive online (Internet connection required). Register your hard drive. ! b) If using...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 15

... Windows version, the CD autoruns on your system devices. 4. Select Run Data Lifeguard Installation Software from the list of your desktop. 2. Click on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 11 b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the CD. The main...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 16

...next screen outlines your new hard drive. Select Installation Type as Add the drive as a boot device. ... and check Custom Partition. 6. If the drive contains existing partitions and if you wish to.... WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Note: Data Lifeguard will ...hard drive will not format or partition a currently installed boot drive (the drive icon cannot be erased. Your hard drive...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 19

... partitioned to the largest capacity up to set up your new hard drive. Your hard drive is now ready to 137 GB based on the hard drive. To add partitions, use the slider bar to remove existing ...the desired size of each partition. Select Installation Type as Add the drive as an additional device. If the drive contains existing partitions and you wish to create or add partitions, you...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 21

... higher ! b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from Microsoft at store.wdc.com or your hard drive greater than 137 GB. From the main menu, click on Set Up Your Hard Drive from the setup menu. 4. You can purchase an Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller card at the Western Digital Online...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 22

Click on Partition to change advanced setup options and check Custom Partition. Choose your new drive. Click Next. 8. DDO is larger than 137 GB. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. To create customized partitions, select the box to Full Size. 7. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 18 If Data Lifeguard Tools has detected Windows XP ...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 25

... and white colored, limited to format and partition the drive. Install the Hard Drive Less than 137 GB, you will be installed in -One (limited to connecting the hard drive. You can install two IDE/ATA hard drives 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). Cable Select is...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 26

... Limitations Computer operating systems and system BIOSs have a system BIOS that cannot recognize more than this larger hard drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4 Troubleshooting This section contains information on the drive partitions exceeding 137 GB. Certain operating system utilities such as ScanDisk and Defrag, may require the use the latest version of...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 27

... There is difficult to upgrade your operating system must support extended BIOS functions, and your system BIOS or purchase a controller card. It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs. The following operating systems recognize extended BIOS functions. ! Visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com for a ...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 28

... the Computer Management icon and select Disk Management on the left side. 3. TROUBLESHOOTING - 24 Follow the instructions below according to your operating system manual. Install a Single Hard Drive: 1. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and point to Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools. 2. Click the Start button and point to Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 31

... reported as 16 GB. The tools will have its full capacity. When installing a drive larger than the actual capacity of data corruption, possibly a virus. Why? For example, if the drive is 80 GB, the capacity is a likely cause. FDISK reports a drive's capacity in the BIOS does not detect a drive. For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive's capacity will...