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Question posted by richrichdtms on August 15th, 2012

Wd5000h1q-00 Psu Specs?

You know people always lose the PSU for Hard Drives.Why print "DC IN" on the drive . . . that is absolutely NO HELP. WD5000H1Q-0012V? 4A? Polarity?

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Product Specifications - Page 1

...Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of performance features. WD Caviar® Blue™ Desktop Hard Drives With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes ranging from 80 GB to 1 TB. INTERFACES SATA 3 Gb...80 GB to 1TB Note: Not all products may be available in all WD Caviar Blue drives... the drive cool ...keep drives cool...drives. Product Features Cache WD Caviar Blue is used...

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

... your WD hard drive on the bottom of clothing generate static electricity. standard 40-pin, 80-conductor cable; Windows 98SE and Windows Me If your system does not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), WD recommends installing an Ultra ATA controller card to access the full capacity of drives larger than 137 GB) Note...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 3

... on the cable with the four mounting screws provided (two on the left (Figure 1) for WD EIDE hard drives and requires a standard 40-pin, 80-conductor cable (not included). Standard Jumper Settings (Master/Slave or Single Configuration) 1. If your new WD hard drive as the Master device on the motherboard (Figure 2). 3. then connect the Master...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4

.... For further information, visit our website at www.apple.com/support. If unable to boot to Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools. 2. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). The software will indicate a successful setup or provide further details. Select the Advanced Installation or Custom Partition option...

Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 5

... experience difficulties, read this section for suggestions for possible solutions or visit our website at support.wdc.com. For detailed information on drive partitions exceeding 137 GB. Interim Solution: 1. Jumper the hard drive to your system BIOS may be accessed to the full capacity. • Certain operating system utilities such as ScanDisk and Defrag...

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

... ! Operating system installation diskette or CD ! Mac® OS X v10.2 or later ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for purchasing a Western Digital Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drive. Windows 2000 ! IDE interface cable (40-pin, 80-conductor) ! Computer system manual ! Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or higher) ! Mac G4 or greater...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 8

... in your new Western Digital hard drive with an existing IDE drive on the cable, make sure that the other drive is also jumpered as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive: To ensure the optimal settings for Western Digital hard drives is no need to the 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE connector on the drive. If you are uncertain...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 13

... version of Data Lifeguard Tools. The Data Lifeguard Tools software is also available at support.wdc.com/download. Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Create, view, and print a customized installation manual. ! Set Up Your Hard Drive - Partition and format an installed hard drive; Create a Bootable Diskette If your CD-ROM...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 15

... installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. Install a New Boot Drive 1. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your installed hard drives, select the new drive that you want to scan for installing your new Western Digital hard drive both as a new boot drive as well as the new boot drive and click Next. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 16

... is automatically partitioned to size the partition, then click Add Partition. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Note: Data Lifeguard will be selected). 5. If you wish to create ...must first click Delete to delete existing partitions. Caution: All existing data on installing hard drives larger than 137 GB, see page 17. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 12 Click Erase, then ...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 19

... Erase then Next. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 15 The next screen outlines your new hard drive. If you are certain, click Yes to 137 GB based on the hard drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. Select Installation Type as Add the drive as an additional device. Data Lifeguard Tools is automatically partitioned to remove existing partitions.

User Manual (pdf) - Page 21

... using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the list of available options. 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. Alternate Solution: Intel® offers drivers for certain chipsets which provide BIOS support for compatibility and installation...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 22

...137 GB. Select the drive that you are setting up is a device driver that the drive ...Drive Overlay (DDO) will appear warning you that overcomes your system's BIOS limitations to exit the software and begin using your Installation Type. Click Next. 8. After Data Lifeguard Tools displays the steps completed, click Done to achieve full drive capacity. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 25

... IDE/ATA device per channel for instructions). 5. The utility is already designated as an additional hard drive in IDE/ATA controller. Power off the computer, unplug the power cord. 4. Install the Hard Drive Less than 137 GB (Additional drive) 1. Before handling the hard drive or any other components, discharge static electricity by Macintosh's built-in a Power Mac, follow...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 26

... The previous standard for jumper settings. Jumper your system or motherboard manufacturer for Installing a Drive (Windows 2000/XP) ! 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) ! Operating system and system BIOS limitations...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 27

We recommend using the latest software to access the full capacity of your hard drive. Windows Me ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) TROUBLESHOOTING - 23 It is an 8.4 GB hard drive limitation on some traditional system BIOSs. Windows 2000 ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 2. The following operating systems recognize extended BIOS functions. ! Windows XP !...

User Manual (pdf) - Page 31

... 80 GB, the capacity is a likely cause. FDISK reports a drive's capacity in the BIOS does not detect a drive. b) FDISK does not report a drive present even if the drive's parameters are required. What happened? Use our Data Lifeguard Tools CD to be reported as approximately 186 binary gigabytes. Note: If Data Lifeguard Tools is capable of the hard drive...