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Document Library - FireWire Drives and Accessories

Specification Sheets include the basic specifications of a family of drives including: drive capacities, model numbers, rotational speed, average latency, data transfer rates, etc. Also included in these documents are a general description of the more recent improvements incorporated into the drives listed, such as data protection enhancements, new interface standards, etc.

FireWire Drives

 WD FireWire Hard Drives (80 to 200 GB)
 WD800B002-RNx (80 GB), WD1200B002-RNx (120 GB),
 WD2000B002-RNx (200 GB)

 released 11.02

 WD FireWire Hard Drives (30 and 60 GB)
 WD300A0001-RNx (30 GB), WD600A0001-RNx (60 GB)

 released 03.01

 WD FireWire Hard Drives (30 and 45 GB)
 WD300A0001-RNx (30 GB), WD450A001-RNx (45 GB)

 released 08.00

 WD FireWire Hard Drives (10 to 30 GB)
 WD100A0001-RNx (10 GB), WD200A0001-RNx (20 GB),
 WD300A0001-RNx (30 GB)

 released 02.00

FireWire Accessories

 WD FireWire 3 Port PCI Adapter Card WDAD004-RNx
 released 03.01

 WD FireWire 2 Port PCI Adapter Card WDAD002-RNx
 released 03.01

 WD FireWire CardBus PC Card WDAD003-RNx
 released 08.02

Quick Installation Guides
Document Size: 7-8 pages
Quick Installation Guides provide an abbreviated explanation of standard drive installation procedures. For a more detailed explanation of drive installation, or to resolve an uncommon problem, check out the more detailed Full Installation Guides.

FireWire Drives

 FireWire Hard Drive Quick Installation Guide (200 GB)
 released 11.02

 FireWire Hard Drive Quick Installation Guide (80 and 120 GB)
 released 03.02

FireWire Accessories

 FireWire PCI Adapter Card Quick Installation Guide
 released 05.02

 FireWire CardBus PC Card Quick Installation Guide
 released 05.02

Full Installation Guides
Document Size: Approximately 50 pages
Our Full Installation Guide gives a detailed explanation and step-by-step instructions of the installation process and also covers uncommon problems that can arise during installation.

FireWire Drives

 FireWire Hard Drive Installation Guide
 released 12.01

FireWire Accessories

 FireWire PCI Adapter Card Installation Guide (WDAD002-RNx)
 released 04.02

 FireWire CardBus PC Card Installation Guide (WDAD003-RNx)
 released 04.02

Technical Papers
Document Size: 2-9 pages
Technical Papers cover specific, in-depth technical issues and are designed primarily for the experienced professional.

 1394 Serial Bus Interface: Convergence Bus Promises to Unite PCs and
 Digital Consumer Equipment

 released 03.00

Installation Files

 Windows 98 Second Edition 1394 Storage Supplement

This should be the icon that appears on your desktop for the firewire drive. To download the icon, right click on the image and select "Save Picture As or Save Image As" and save to your local drive.

Please Note: Documentation created before 2000 may contain outdated contact information. Click Here for current contact information.

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