Description
Western Digital AC14300 WD Caviar 4.3GB 3.5" Enhanced IDE Hard Drive EIDE
The Western Digital AC14300 is a 3.5-inch Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drive from the WD Caviar series, offering 4.3GB (4311.9MB) of formatted capacity. It uses the standard 40-pin IDE interface and draws power from a standard 4-pin Molex connector, making it compatible with the vast majority of late-1990s desktop PC platforms without any special adapters or drivers beyond basic BIOS support.
Specifications & What's Included
- Brand: Western Digital
- Series: WD Caviar
- Model: AC14300 (MPN: AC14300-00RTT2)
- Capacity: 4.3 GB (4311.9 MB formatted)
- Interface: Enhanced IDE (EIDE), 40-pin
- Form Factor: 3.5-inch
- Drive Parameters: 8912 cylinders, 15 heads, 63 sectors/track
- Power Connector: Standard 4-pin Molex
- Date of Manufacture: 26 Mar 1999
- DCM: CVBB KIVBWAAE
- Country of Manufacture: Malaysia
- Jumper settings diagram printed on top label
Applications
The WD Caviar AC14300 dates from the late 1990s, when Enhanced IDE was the standard storage interface for consumer and business desktop PCs. Drives in this capacity range were commonly used as primary boot drives and secondary storage in systems running Windows 95, Windows 98, MS-DOS, and early Windows NT. Today these drives are sought after for restoring and maintaining vintage PC hardware, retrocomputing projects, and industrial or embedded systems that rely on legacy IDE storage and cannot accept larger modern drives due to BIOS capacity limits. The 40-pin IDE interface was universal across this era's motherboards from manufacturers such as Intel, AMD, and VIA, and these drives work with any system equipped with a standard IDE/EIDE controller.
This Western Digital AC14300 WD Caviar 4.3GB Enhanced IDE hard drive has been wiped and formatted and boots to a waiting C:/ prompt — it is ready to receive an operating system installation. The drive shows normal wear consistent with prior use. The label is fully intact and legible, and the IDE and power connectors appear clean and undamaged. Please view our photo set and contact us if you have any questions. Please note: We have multiple units in stock — yours may not be the one shown in the photos, however, it will be similar in condition and function.
Warranty Information
Additional Information
Brand: |
Western Digital |
Model: |
AC14300 |
MPN: |
AC14300-00RTT2 |
Type: |
Internal Hard Drive (HDD) |
SKU: |
13686 |
Storage Capacity: |
4.3 GB (4311.9 MB) |
Interface: |
Enhanced IDE (EIDE) |
Form Factor: |
3.5" |
Drive Parameters: |
8912 cylinders, 15 heads, 63 sectors/track |
Series: |
WD Caviar |
Date of Manufacture: |
26 Mar 1999 |
DCM: |
CVBB KIVBWAAE |
Condition: |
Used – Wiped and Formatted |
Seller Notes: |
Drive has been wiped and formatted; boots to a waiting C:/ prompt. |
Country/Region of Manufacture: |
Malaysia |
Compatible With: |
Desktop PCs with Enhanced IDE / EIDE interface |
Condition Notes: |
Western Digital AC14300 WD Caviar 4.3GB IDE HDD. Wiped and formatted — boots to a waiting C:/ prompt, ready for OS install. Normal cosmetic wear. IDE and power connectors intact. |
California Prop 65 Warning: |
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead and lead compounds, and DEHP (a phthalate), which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Go to P65Warnings.ca.gov |