Help with WD 1tb green caviar hd

jroserosanieves56 · Jun 29, 2016

I was given a WD 1TB green caviar hardrive with a blue cable. Do i need a installation cd to properly use this hardrive?

greens · Jun 29, 2016

naw, you may need to format it once it is installed, but hard drives all use the same SATA drivers.

jroserosanieves56 · Jun 29, 2016

Ok, and i can imagine to format shouldn't be difficult? I just started building a pc this week. I am new to pc gaming

nukemaster · Jun 29, 2016

A green is a pretty slow drive(access times are higher).
When you install the OS you can erase and format the drive.

D_Know_WD · Jun 30, 2016

Hi there jroserosanieves56,

Internal drives do not require specific drivers.

Would this be your OS or secondary drive?
If this is going to be a secondary drive, here's how you can reformat it: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=bTcmtg
If this is going to be your OS drive, you can reformat it in the process of OS installation.

It may be a good idea to test the drive with WD's Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool(shot and extended tests), once you install the drive: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=WWawtB

Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD

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