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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)
Cache (MB)
Rotational speed (RPM)
Reliability/Data Integrity
Load/unload cycles4 Non-recoverable read errors per bits read Limited...
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
...apple.com/support. Important: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your Apple Setup Guide.
Follow the instructions that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to set of Data Lifeguard Tools to the Windows 2000/XP Installation CD. 2.
4. Click Yes to connecting the hard drive. At the end of the jumper block...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 6
....2, No. 950-M89, Standard for Generic Immunity as applicable.
WD is not responsible for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise 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...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5
... card with support for purchasing a Western Digital Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drive. This installation manual provides instructional steps and corresponding illustrations to make the installation process of your new hard drive as quick and easy as possible. For all the latest news and product updates, visit our Web site at www.westerndigital.com.
Kit Contents
! Mounting screws and jumper shunt...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 6
...support purposes. Record Your Hard Drive Information
In the table that follows, write down the hard drive. ! Be aware of the computer before handling the hard drive. Serial Number: Model Number:
Date Code:
Date Code
Model Number
MDL: WD xxxxxx
Serial Number
S/N: WMxxx 000 xxxx
DCM: XXMXDXLSX:/XWM:DWXMXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Western Digital EIDE Hard Drive
BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 2 Hard drives...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 8
.... If your system supports Cable Select, there is no need to a single cable are detected by the system. If your custom installation instructions based on the drive.
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
2 Install the Hard Drive
IMPORTANT - Installing Your New Western Digital Hard Drive as Cable Select. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 4 The default jumper setting for the...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 9
... necessary. Installing the new drive as the secondary drive: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive as Slave. If necessary, configure the jumper on the drive to properly jumper your new Western Digital EIDE hard drive. Single Configuration Single -
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Standard Jumper Settings
If you determine that your system does not support Cable...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 12
... the boot order settings in your system BIOS and select the CD-ROM drive as the first device to be booted from the Data Lifeguard Tools CD upon startup. 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 install your new hard drive, upgrade the system BIOS, or...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13
.... Hard Drive Information - Configure jumper settings and other technical information regarding your CD-ROM drive.
Note: The Windows and DOS versions of Data Lifeguard Tools. Register Online - Follow the directions as prompted.
View Installation Tutorial - overcome the 137 GB, 32 GB, or 8.4 GB system BIOS limitations. ! set a specific hard drive size. !
When the setup menu...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 17
... formatted drive is jumpered as Slave, you can bypass this function and proceed directly with Windows installation. Your Western Digital hard drive is an existing partition on -screen instructions to Master and restart the computer.
Click Done to use. b) If installing Windows, insert the Windows installation CD and restart the system. This concludes the hard drive setup process...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21
... main menu, click on your local computer retailer. 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 system devices. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 17
Alternate Solution: Intel® offers drivers for certain...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25
... system CD. 7.
IMPORTANT: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your system does not support the Master/Slave configuration, you must use your new Western Digital hard drive. Make sure that came with a U-shaped mounting bracket installed in a Power Mac, follow the steps below. c) To install a hard drive less than 137 GB as...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 29
... following problems: ! Q263045* ! SCANDISK reports errors on hard drives larger than 32 GB. If your system locks up after the installation of hard drives larger than 64 GB - Users should upgrade to support.microsoft.com and enter the specific article ID number. TROUBLESHOOTING - 25
FDISK does not recognize the full size of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31
... a drive. Western Digital's Online Store at support.wdc.com to set up the drive. When installing a drive larger than the actual capacity of your system BIOS may be lost.
For example, a Western Digital 200 GB hard drive's capacity will have its full capacity. NO - This limitation is a program that incorrectly displays the capacity for an available BIOS upgrade.
2. TROUBLESHOOTING...
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