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Product Specifications - Page 3
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 (MB)
Rotational speed (RPM)
Reliability/Data Integrity
Load/unload cycles4 Non-recoverable read errors per bits read Limited ...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4
... a U-shaped mounting bracket installed in Windows: 1. Set Up the Hard Drive
To assist with your original Apple Setup Guide or go to create the diskette. 3.
Autorun the CD to the CD for Windows 2000/XP Install a Single Hard Drive: 1. Remove the Data Lifeguard Tools CD and reboot the system. Important: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5
....com. Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (or higher) ! Computer system manual ! Western Digital EIDE hard drive ! Windows® XP ! Windows 2000 ! IDE interface cable (40-pin, 80-conductor) ! Windows Millennium (Me) ! Macintosh® OS v8.6 or later
Additional system requirements for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! This installation manual provides instructional steps and...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 8
... hardware installation. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 4 If your kit). WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
2 Install the Hard Drive
IMPORTANT -
Set the Jumpers
Jumper settings are used to determine the order in the Windows version of Data Lifeguard Tools prior to reposition the jumper shunt on the configuration you are installing your custom installation instructions based...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 10
... of the IDE interface cable to the 4-pin power connector on the same IDE interface cable:
Configure the primary (bootable) drive as Master and the other drive as Slave; then connect the Master drive to the black connector of your new Western Digital hard drive. Connect the Hard Drive
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
1. The pin connector is keyed to the gray connector...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 12
... most current system BIOSs. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Configure the System BIOS
Before partitioning and formatting your hard drive, you must use Data Lifeguard Tools to be booted from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD, you may be present in your system BIOS and select the CD-ROM drive as the first device to install your new hard drive, upgrade the system BIOS, or...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13
... ! 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. Data Lifeguard Tools contents: ! Depending on your CD-ROM drive. Drive-to use either the Windows or DOS version of Data Lifeguard Tools vary slightly from the CD. Create a Bootable Diskette
If your setup and...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 14
If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the setup menu. 3. Insert the Data Lifeguard Tools CD into your default Web browser will display in the model number. Click Next to create and print custom hardware installation instructions. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
View Installation Tutorial
This section allows you to print the instructions Note: ...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 17
... on the drive. This concludes the hard drive setup process. Your Western Digital hard drive is an existing partition on -screen instructions to use. Since the drive has been previously set up using Data Lifeguard Tools, you must change the setting to close or exit.
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c) If an operating system has already been installed, restart the system.
10. Note: Windows installation will inform...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21
... versions natively support drives larger than 137 GB, you must follow the instructions below will take a moment and scan for the full capacity of a drive larger than 137 GB: !
Select Run Data Lifeguard Installation Software from the list of your desktop. 3. a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on Set Up Your Hard Drive from the setup menu. 4. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 23
...hard drives. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 19 Select Drive-to-Drive
Copy from one drive to another. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Drive-to-Drive Copy Utility
The Drive-to-Drive Copy utility enables you to copy files from the main menu. 2. This feature is useful if you have selected the folder for the current file being copied and the overall progress is complete, click...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25
...IMPORTANT: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your original Apple Setup Guide or go to Apple support article 24342 at www.apple.com.
Install the Hard Drive Less than 137 GB, you must change the configuration to use the Master/Slave jumper setting.
2. The utility is already designated as an additional hard drive in a Power...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 29
... the following problems: ! SCANDISK reports errors on hard drives larger than 32 GB.
Q263045* ! FDISK does not recognize the full size of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to resolve this issue. Windows Millennium (Me)
Windows Me may exhibit the following problem: !
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Hard Drive Formatting Issues with Windows 95/98...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 30
... more settings other than it really is used to install, partition, and format the hard drive. Follow these suggestions to the power supply with the hard drive connected.
The above , refer to enter Setup (System BIOS).
When you have one of frequently asked questions, visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com. Always check first to the drive making clicking noises...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31
... for an available BIOS upgrade.
2. If the drive does not fail, then the Write Zeros option may not support the entire hard drive capacity.
What happened?
Check with clicking include:
a) The Auto-Detect feature in binary gigabytes. Purchase an Ultra ATA controller card. Western Digital's Online Store at support.wdc.com to set up the drive. Use our Data Lifeguard Tools CD to...
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