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120 x 200 mm 

22 September 2009 

 

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Contents 

Safety instructions ................................................................ 2

 

Safety and installation ...................................................................... 2

 

Cabling ............................................................................................ 3

 

Electromagnetic compatibility/ Conformity ..................................... 3

 

FCC Compliance Statement ............................................................. 4

 

Cleaning ............................................................................... 5

 

Disposal ................................................................................ 5

 

Data security ......................................................................... 5

 

What's in the box? ................................................................ 6

 

System requirements ............................................................ 6

 

Setting up ............................................................................. 7

 

Connecting the cables ..................................................................... 7

 

Installing the hard disk ..................................................................... 8

 

Before you install your hard disk ... ............................................... 8

 

Partitioning programmes ............................................................. 8

 

Partitioning the drive .................................................................... 8

 

Formatting the drive ..................................................................... 9

 

Choosing between NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 .................................... 9

 

Deleting hard disks from the system .............................................. 11

 

Customer service ................................................................. 12

 

Requirements for optimal performance: ........................................ 12

 

Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 13

 

If you need further assistance ..................................................... 14

 

Copying this manual ..................................................................... 14

 

 

 

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Страница 1: ...cables 7 Installing the hard disk 8 Before you install your hard disk 8 Partitioning programmes 8 Partitioning the drive 8 Formatting the drive 9 Choosing between NTFS FAT and FAT32 9 Deleting hard disks from the system 11 Customer service 12 Requirements for optimal performance 12 Troubleshooting 13 If you need further assistance 14 Copying this manual 14 Copyright 2009 All rights reserved This m...

Страница 2: ... The hard drive can become warm after prolonged use Never open the hard disk casing If you do so the hard disk will no longer be covered by the guarantee The hard disk is not designed for use in commercial applications situations After transportation wait until the equipment is at room temperature before turning it on If there is a large difference in temperature or humidity damp can build up thro...

Страница 3: ...ic compatibility Conformity This device fulfils the requirements of electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety of the following EN 55022 Information technology equipment Radio disturbance characteristics Limits and methods of measurement EN 55024 Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000 3 2 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Limit...

Страница 4: ...ever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation be...

Страница 5: ...quipment does not include any parts that need servicing or cleaning Disposal Device At the end of its life the appliance must not be disposed of in household rubbish Enquire about the options for environmentally friendly disposal Packaging All packaging and packaging materials that are no longer required can and should be recycled Data security Every time you update your data make back up copies o...

Страница 6: ...m mobiles could be higher 6 What s in the box Please check to ensure that the below mentioned parts are in the box and inform us if anything is missing External 2 5 hard disk in compact casing USB connection cable User manual guarantee documents System requirements Operating system Windows XP Vista Windows 7 Connection max 2 USB ports ...

Страница 7: ...ll be slower USB connection Back view 1 Start your computer and wait until Windows has been fully loaded 2 Connect the mini USB connector of the supplied Y cable to the USB port of your external hard disk 3 Connect the other end of the Y cable which has two USB Type A connectors with the following labels The MAIN connector must be connected to your PC Notebook at all times when in use the AUX is a...

Страница 8: ...ause your data to be irreversibly lost if used incorrectly Note Make a backup of all your data and check that the recovery procedure works Partitioning programmes With Windows Vista XP Windows 7 the Windows Disk Management Tool help program in order to install the hard disk You can find the program in the computer management With some operating systems you must have administration rights to instal...

Страница 9: ...to convert partitions to NTFS The Setup program makes conversion easy whether your partitions used FAT FAT32 or the older version of NTFS This kind of conversion keeps your files intact unlike formatting a partition If you do not need to keep your files intact and you have a FAT or FAT32 partition it is recommended that you format the partition with NTFS rather than convert from FAT or FAT32 Forma...

Страница 10: ...rtition to NTFS you cannot simply convert it back to FAT or FAT32 You will need to reformat the drive or partition which will erase all data including programs and personal files on the partition The following table describes the compatibility of each file system with various operating systems NTFS FAT FAT32 A computer running Windows XP Vista Windows 7 or Windows 2000 can access files on an NTFS ...

Страница 11: ...ns Volumes from 512 MB to 2 TB In Windows XP you can format a FAT32 volume up to 32 GB only Does not support domains File size limited only by size of volume Maximum file size is 2 GB Maximum file size is 4 GB Deleting hard disks from the system Depending on the operating system the external hard disk must be disconnected before it can be deleted Read how this works in the help files of your opera...

Страница 12: ...ccessories System Tools Disk Defragmenter 3 Select a drive and click Analyze 4 Defragment if your PC recommends it ScanDisk is not present in Windows XP Instead use Check Disk To start Check Disk 1 Open My Computer right click a drive and then click Properties 2 On the Tools tab under Error checking click Check Now Sometimes Defragmenter or Scandisk works on 10 or 30 of a hard drive and then hangs...

Страница 13: ...one of the files on the disk are open when you unplug the drive Be sure to stop the drive before disconnecting the power or adapter cable to prevent any data loss PROBLEM The drive is not recognized by my computer ANSWER Restart your computer PROBLEM The hard drive does not seem to have as much storage capacity as I allocated ANSWER Check that your operating system and file system support the desi...

Страница 14: ...Technology Centre please have the following information available How is your computer configured What additional peripherals do you use What messages if any appear on your screen What software were you using when the error occurred What steps have you already undertaken to solve the problem If you have already been given a customer number from a previous call to us please have this available Copy...

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