The jumper pins are similar to the pins on the I/O plate on a motherboard. You enable particular settings by placing a jumper shunt onto specific pins—creating an electrical circuit between them. The settings these jumpers enable are hard-coded onto a drive’s programmed printed circuit board.

How do I setup my Western Digital hard drive?

Getting Started with the WD MyBook Drive

  1. Plug in the power supply to the wall/powerbar and to the drive.
  2. Plug the USB cable between the computer and the drive.
  3. The drive should now turn on.
  4. Look for the new hard drive in My Computer.
  5. Double click on it and then on “WD Apps Setup”.

What do Western Digital drive colors mean?

WD Blue and Green are used for the general purposes of storage, with Blue being slightly more reliable and Green being more eco-friendly. WD Black is for pure performance in media, gaming, and content creation. WD Red is for network-assisted storage. WD Gold is the premium of the WD HDD colors.

How do I set my hard drive to IDE?

To Set the System BIOS and Configure Your Disks for Intel SATA or RAID

  1. Power on the system.
  2. Press the F2 key at the Sun logo screen to enter the BIOS Setup menu.
  3. In the BIOS Utility dialog, select Advanced -> IDE Configuration.
  4. In the IDE Configuration menu, select Configure SATA as and press Enter.

What does Western Digital Blue mean?

The Western Digital Blue is the hard-disk drive (HDD) built for the desktop, while the Black takes things to the next level for professionals and gamers. Enterprise and server owners have the Gold series to look through and the Red series of drives are specifically designed for NAS use.

What is the capacity of a WD caviar blue hard drive?

Page 1 WD Caviar Blue ® ™ Desktop Hard Drives WD Caviar Blue hard drives are available with either SATA or PATA… Page 2 WD Caviar Blue 1 Specifications 1 TB 750 GB 640 GB 500 GB 500 GB 320 GB 320 GB… Page 3 WD Caviar Blue 1 Specifications 320 GB 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB 160 GB 160 GB 80 GB…

What model is wd5000aaks?

Model Brand Western Digital Series Blue Model WD5000AAKS Packaging Bare Drive

What is the SATA interface on WD caviar?

SATA 3.0 Gb/s InterfaceThe next-generation SATA interface supports up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-pluggable point-to-point connections to allow the WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS to deliver optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.

How do I install a new Western Digital hard drive?

For instructions, refer to your system manual. Select the type of hard drive choice for your new Western Digital hard drive. Select a disc type User Defined and enter: 1023 x 16 x 63 . Turn off your system and re-connect the IDE cable to the system.