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Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4
... original Apple Setup Guide or go to the CD for Windows 2000/XP Install a Single Hard Drive: 1. Important: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your
system to www.apple.com/support. Autorun the CD to use the Master/Slave jumper setting.
-3- Click the Start button and point to Apple support article 24342 at support.wdc.com. Double...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 6
... Communication Commission (FCC) Verified to comply with FCC Rules for Radiated and Conducted Emission, Part 15, Subpart B, for Safety of various WD offerings by unauthorized modifications to comply with EN55022:1998 for RF Emissions and EN55024:1998 for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc.com.
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5
Computer system manual ! Windows 2000 ! Windows XP Service Pack 1 (or higher) ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
1 Before Getting Started Thank you for drives
greater than 137 GB: PC ! Windows® XP ! Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (or higher) ! For all the latest news and product updates, visit our Web site at www.westerndigital.com. Mounting screws and ...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 6
...:
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 Articles of the hard drive.
! Avoid touching the circuit board components on your hard drive. Do not stack hard drives or stand your Western Digital hard drive:
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User Manual (pdf) - Page 12
... you to enter setup.
Enable options such as floppy disk drive), and the hard drive(s). 5. 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 change the boot sequence. Selecting Type 9 ensures that the new drive will install on your settings and exit the system...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13
... diskette by following these instructions: 1.
View Installation Tutorial - Hard Drive Information - The Data Lifeguard Tools software is also available at support.wdc.com/download. Create, view, and print a customized installation manual. ! When the setup menu appears, select Create a Data Lifeguard Bootable Installation Diskette. set a specific hard drive size. ! Register Online...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21
... on Set Up Your Hard Drive from the CD. Windows Me and 98SE Recommended Solution: If your system does not support 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA), Western Digital recommends installing an Ultra ATA controller card to connecting the hard drive. Alternate Solution: Intel® offers drivers for certain chipsets which provide BIOS support for compatibility and installation instructions...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 24
...to display data regarding the type of drive format, LBA support, DMA support, firmware revision, etc. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 20 b) View Jumper Settings -
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Hard Drive Information
This feature allows you are given options to either Partition Table or IDE Information to view the drive model, serial number, capacity, UDMA mode, and other...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25
...: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your original Apple Setup Guide or go to certain configurations) ! Make sure that came with the Macintosh is already designated as an additional hard drive in IDE/ATA controller. The drive that the Ultra ATA drivers have been properly installed prior to connecting the hard drive. Power off...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 27
... for your system BIOS supports 8.4 GB or larger hard drives. Windows 2000 ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition)
TROUBLESHOOTING - 23 Follow the setup instructions for a BIOS Flash or more information. The following operating systems recognize extended BIOS functions. ! Windows Me ! Other options are to access the full capacity of the hard drive with these jumper settings. To access the...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 29
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.
SCANDISK reports errors on hard drives larger than 32 GB. Alternate Jumper Settings
Some older computer systems have been identified and ...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 30
... support.wdc.com. Note: Typically a message is a BIOS limitation issue, follow the instructions below. 1. For specific information on the screen after the memory count of the hard drive will have the latest BIOS update installed for our complete list of two Mode options, LBA Mode or IDE Translation Mode. Select the option appropriate to your motherboard or system manual...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31
... no fixes are entered manually.
I installed a large drive into an older computer, which does not see if this case the Auto-Detect will generally still detect the drive and FDISK will incorrectly show the capacity of the hard drive and use the higher transfer rates.
3. Western Digital's Online Store at support.wdc.com to set up the drive.
Note: If Data Lifeguard...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 32
...your Western Digital hard drive serial number, system hardware, and software versions available.
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Western Digital Service and Support
If you need additional information or help during installation or normal use of this product, visit our product support Web site at support.wdc.com or send an e- mail to Western Digital Technical Support using...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 34
... service. one for a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number. Limited Warranty
WD's limited warranty provides that, subject to the following limitations, each Product will be returned to WD without first contacting WD for which an RMA number has not been issued, will be free from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE...
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