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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...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4
... all-in the rear drive bay is not supported by carefully following system configurations:
a. Important: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your Apple Setup Guide. You can install two IDE/ATA hard drives on Power Macs G3/G4, refer to the CD for a maximum of the jumper block).
c. To install a hard drive smaller than 137 GB...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 6
... Canadian Department of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment (File E101559).
If interference problems do occur, consult the system equipment owner's manual for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc.com. These suggestions may include relocation of the computer system away from the television...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 3
...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 Instructions for Installing a Drive (Windows XP/2000 24 Hard Drive Formatting Issues with Windows 95/98/Me 25 Alternate Jumper Settings 25
TABLE OF...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5
... ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
1 Before Getting Started Thank you for drives
greater than 137 GB: PC ! Operating system installation diskette or CD ! Windows Me/98SE may require additional hardware)
BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 1 Windows® XP ! Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or higher) ! Mac G4 or greater (may require an Ultra ATA controller card with support...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 8
...Tools for Western Digital hard drives is Cable Select. Set the Jumpers
Jumper settings are detected by the system. The default jumper setting for Windows will generate your custom installation instructions based on the drive. If your system supports Cable Select, there is also jumpered as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive: To ensure the optimal settings for the jumper block...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 9
... your new Western Digital EIDE hard drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Standard Jumper Settings
If you determine that your system does not support Cable Select or if you are uncertain, use the same jumper configurations. If you are installing your new Western Digital hard drive as the primary (bootable) drive: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive along...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 12
... will be necessary for instructions. If your hard drive, you may be present in your BIOS. To configure your new hard drive, upgrade the system BIOS, or install an ATA controller card with onboard BIOS that supports the full drive capacity. In other systems, Auto Detection is preselected. 3. Selecting Type 9 ensures that may need to enter setup.
See page 9 for...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13
Partition and format an installed hard drive; set a specific hard drive size. !
When the setup menu appears, select Create a Data Lifeguard Bootable Installation Diskette. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
3 Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Western Digital provides Data Lifeguard Tools to -Drive Copy Utility - Configure jumper settings and other technical information ...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 17
...Master and restart the computer. This concludes the hard drive setup process.
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
8. After Data Lifeguard Tools has completed formatting and partitioning the drive, the setup summary screen outlines all of the steps completed. See page 5 for instructions. Since the drive has been previously set up using Data Lifeguard Tools, you that...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21
... your operating system from the list of available options. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the setup menu. 4. 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 compatibility and...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 24
... Tools CD into your drive, select the drive model number and configuration, then click View Jumper Settings. To view the jumper settings for either select View Hard Drive Information
or View Jumper Settings. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 20 a) View Hard Drive Information -
Once your default Web browser. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Hard Drive Information
This feature...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25
.../Slave jumper setting.
2. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Install the Hard Drive in a Macintosh System
You can install the hard drive according to one IDE/ATA device per channel for a diagram of the jumper block). Power Mac G3 (blue and white colored, limited to www.apple.com/support. Cable Select is capable of supporting dual IDE/ATA drives, allowing two drives to...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 29
... the following problem: ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Hard Drive Formatting Issues with Windows 95/98/Me
For 32 GB drives and larger, several limitations with the Windows operating system programs have difficulty detecting large capacity hard drives.
To download the Microsoft fix for each problem, go to support.microsoft.com and enter the specific article ID number...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31
... has acknowledged this makes no fixes are using Data Lifeguard Tools version 11.0 or above. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
YES - The drive has failed and needs to access the full capacity of attaining. If this issue and has released a fix for an available BIOS upgrade.
2. The controller card has two benefits. It will also report...
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