WD Green WD6400AARS install?

Hi, 

I’m just not quite sure if I need the WD align software in this situation.

I’m installing this drive on to a  machine that will be getting XP SP3 installed by recovering a Macrium image of a C partition taken from a failed hard drive on the machine. The image is just under 7 gigs. 

The drive does not need more than one partion. 

Should I jumper pins 7-8 before installing and leave it at that, or will I need to install the align software after the OS is on the drive?

thanks in advance. 

If you are only going to use 1 partition you can use the jumper on pins 7-8, but if you want to clone a hard drive or want to use more than one partition, use the WD Align tool. 

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thanks for replying Alucardx23…:smiley:

tanks

Alucardx23 wrote:

If you are only going to use 1 partition you can use the jumper on pins 7-8, but if you want to clone a hard drive or want to use more than one partition, use the WD Align tool. 

tanks