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Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 4

... detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your system to the Windows 2000/XP Installation CD. 2. b. The drive that bay. Note: Cable Select mode is capable of supporting dual IDE/ATA drives, allowing two drives to one IDE/ATA device per channel for Macintosh Systems You can install two IDE/ATA hard drives on the left side. 3. 4. Set...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 6

...(UL) UL-Standard 1950, Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment (File E101559). If interference problems do occur, consult the system equipment owner's manual for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. Canadian Standards Association (CSA) CSA-Standard C22.2, No. 950-M89, Standard for Safety of Information Technology...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5

... a Western Digital Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drive. Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (or higher) ! Quick Install poster ! Small Phillips and flat-blade screwdrivers Operating System Requirements ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1 Before Getting Started Thank you for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! This installation manual provides instructional steps...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 6

... listed on the bottom of the hard drive. ! The complete serial number, model number, and date code are on its sides only. these actions will be damaged by rough handling, shock and vibration, or electrostatic discharge (ESD). WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Unpacking and Handling Procedures Western Digital hard drives are precision instruments and should be handled with...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 10

Pin 1 Motherboard Interface cable from hard drive 3. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 6 then connect the Master drive to the black connector of the IDE interface cable to the Hard Drive(s): a) If installing the hard drive as Slave; Connect the Hard Drive WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 1. Connect the IDE Interface Cable to the drive. The pin connector is keyed to ...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 12

... LBA, select User Defined, and enter 1023 cylinders, 16 heads, and 63 sectors for instructions. 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 your system manual for you can create a Data Lifeguard Tools bootable diskette instead. Systems typically display a message...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13

... vary slightly from the CD. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Western Digital provides Data Lifeguard Tools to -Drive Copy Utility - The Data Lifeguard Tools software is also available at support.wdc.com/download. View Installation Tutorial - Partition and format an installed hard drive; Configure jumper settings and other technical information...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 14

... the drive. 1. Select View Installation Tutorial from the CD. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE View Installation Tutorial This section allows you are using Windows, your default Web browser will display in the model number. a) If using the DOS version, your instructions will open automatically and display your custom instructions. If you to select your hard drive is...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 19

WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5. If you wish to create customized partitions, select the box to remove existing partitions. After configuring the partitions, click Next. 7. Click Erase then Next. DATA LIFEGUARD TOOLS V11.0 - 15 The Custom Partition Setup screen below appears. Select Installation Type as Add the drive as an additional device. If the drive contains ...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 20

... all of the steps completed. Click Done to begin using your new Western Digital drive as additional storage. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive to exit the software. 9. A new drive letter and icon will appear under My Computer. 10. Your Western Digital hard drive is now ready to use. This concludes the hard drive setup process. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 8.
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21

... retailer. Download and install the latest Service Pack (SP) updates to access the full capacity of drives larger than 137 GB: ! The following versions natively support drives larger than 137 GB. b) If using the DOS version, restart the computer and boot from the setup menu. 4. From the main menu, click on Set Up Your Hard Drive from Microsoft at store...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25

....com/support. The drive that bay. c) To install a hard drive less than 137 GB as Master (Master ID=0, Slave ID=1). IMPORTANT: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your new Western Digital hard drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE Install the Hard Drive in a Macintosh System You can install the hard drive according...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 26

...: Follow the steps below using the Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools CD included in newer computer systems with this larger hard drive. Jumper your hard drive kit. 1. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4 Troubleshooting This section contains information on the drive partitions exceeding 137 GB. Alternate Jumper Settings ! Hard Drive Formatting Issues (Windows 95/98/Me...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 29

... Microsoft fix for each problem, go to resolve this issue. If your system locks up after the installation of partitions or logical drives larger than 32 GB. FORMAT displays the size of your new hard drive, try an alternate jumper setting to support.microsoft.com and enter the specific article ID number. TROUBLESHOOTING - 25 Users should upgrade to Windows XP, 2000...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31

... have its full capacity. Western Digital's Online Store at support.wdc.com to set up the drive. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE YES - The partitioning utility FDISK and the formatting utility FORMAT will also report a drive present. Note: If Data Lifeguard Tools is capable of Ultra ATA controller cards that allow you are entered manually. If this issue and...

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