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Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB Quick Install Manual

Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB Quick Install Manual

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Quick Install Guide

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Summary of Contents for Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB

  • Page 1 WD Caviar ® EIDE Hard Drive Quick Install Guide...
  • Page 2: Operating System Information

    This document was designed to aid in the quick installation of your new WD EIDE hard drive. For further information regarding the installation and use of your drive, visit our website at support.wdc.com. Compatibility Kit Contents Windows XP ( ® Windows 2000 ( Windows Me and Windows 98SE ( Ultra ATA controller card...
  • Page 3: Set The Jumpers

    Figure 1 40-pin IDE connector Jumper shunt Single Dual (Master) Figure 2 Gray 40-pin connector Blue 40-pin connector SYSTEM SECONDARY DRIVE (SLAVE) Figure 3 Pin 1 Motherboard interface Interface cable cable from hard drive Figure 4 Mounting frame 2. Set the Jumpers WD EIDE hard drives have a 10-pin jumper block located next to the 40-pin IDE connector on the hard drive.
  • Page 4 4. Set Up the Hard Drive To assist with your installation, WD provides a set of hard drive utilities called Data Lifeguard Tools with versions available for both Windows and DOS. For further information, visit our website at support.wdc.com. Figure 5 Windows 2000 or XP: For advanced users, see “Alternate Setup”...
  • Page 5: Troubleshooting

    137 GB Barrier The previous standard for the IDE/ATA interface uses 28-bit addressing, which cannot recognize more than 137.4 GB of storage. To overcome this capacity barrier, hard drives higher than this capacity have adopted a 48-bit addressing system which can be supported in newer computer systems with updated controller chips, BIOS codes, and operating system service packs.
  • Page 6: Technical Support

    Technical Support If you need additional information or help during the installation or normal use of this product, visit our product support website at support.wdc.com. Online Product Registration Take advantage of various WD offerings by registering your hard drive online at: register.wdc.com Regulatory Compliance This appendix contains information on the following topics: •...
  • Page 7: Warranty Information

    For further details, visit our product support website at support.wdc.com and click on Warranty Policy. Western Digital and WD are registered trademarks; and the WD logo, Data Lifeguard, and Data Lifeguard Tools are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies.

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