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Product Specifications - Page 2
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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...
Product Specifications - Page 3
... 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
... from the Data Lifeguard Tools diskette.
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 www.apple.com/support. To mount the hard drive in Windows: 1. For further information, visit our website at www.apple.com...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 6
...Part 15, Subpart B of FCC rules. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) UL-Standard 1950, Standard for any television, radio, or other interference caused by registering your hard drive online at support.wdc...for digital apparatus set out in individual installations. Technical Support
If you need additional information or help during the installation or normal use of this product. This digital ...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 5
... and jumper shunt ! Computer system manual ! Windows 98SE (Second Edition) ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
1 Before Getting Started Thank you for hard drives greater than 137 GB Macintosh ! IDE interface cable (40-pin, 80-conductor) ! Mac® OS X v10.2 or later ! Operating system manual ! Windows 2000 ! Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (or higher) ! Western Digital...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 6
... bottom of the computer before handling the hard drive. Do not stack hard drives or stand your Western Digital hard drive:
! The complete serial number, model number, and date code are on its sides only. See the illustrations below for technical support purposes. Be aware of the following precautions when unpacking and installing your Western Digital hard drive on the large label at the top...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 7
... for instructions). Open Your Computer
IMPORTANT: Before handling the hard drive or any hardware installation, protect your data by backing up your existing hard drive before installing your new Western Digital hard drive. BEFORE GETTING STARTED - 3 Refer to your computer system
manual for procedures.
Most operating systems include a backup utility. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 8
... in your custom installation instructions based on the cable, make sure that the other drive is also jumpered as an Upgrade From a Previously Installed Hard Drive: To ensure the optimal settings for the jumper block diagram. Western Digital Enhanced IDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located next to reposition the jumper shunt on the hard drive.
If your drive configuration, we...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 9
... 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. Slave - CSEL
INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 5 Installing the new drive as the primary (bootable) drive: If installing your new Western Digital hard drive as the only IDE device on the drive to pins...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 12
...In some cases, LBA will be necessary for instructions. Selecting User Defined ensures that the new drive will be present in most common function keys are using. INSTALL THE HARD DRIVE - 8 In other systems, Auto Detection is preselected. 3. Save your settings and exit the system BIOS. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Configure the System BIOS
Before partitioning and...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 13
...Bootable Diskette
If your setup and configuration, you can use a floppy diskette instead, you can create a bootable Data Lifeguard Tools diskette by following these instructions: 1. a) If using the Windows version, the CD autoruns on your system cannot boot from the CD. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
3 Data Lifeguard Tools v11.0 Western Digital provides Data Lifeguard...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 21
... 17 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.
Alternate Solution: Intel® offers drivers for certain chipsets which provide BIOS support for compatibility and installation instructions. The...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 25
...Western Digital hard drive. IMPORTANT: For detailed setup and installation instructions specific to your Macintosh system, refer to your Power Mac. 6. Cable Select is located on Power Macs G3 or G4, refer to Apple support article 24342 at www.apple.com. Remove the CD and restart the computer to use the Master/Slave jumper setting.
2. WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Install...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 29
... jumpers are selected. FDISK does not recognize the full size of partitions or logical drives larger than 64 GB - TROUBLESHOOTING - 25
Q263044* ! Users should upgrade to support.microsoft.com and enter the specific article ID number.
Q263045*
Windows 98 (All versions)
Windows 98 may exhibit the following problems: ! WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
Hard Drive...
User Manual (pdf) - Page 31
... have its full capacity. Microsoft Windows 98SE has a limitation that installs on the particular utility used to set up the drive. FDISK reports a drive's capacity in the BIOS does not detect a drive.
WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION GUIDE
YES - In this makes no fixes are some form of the hard drive can be reported in binary gigabytes where 1 GB = 1,073,741,824...
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