User manual MEDION EXTERNAL 500 GB HDD MD 90101

[. . . ] Contents: Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety and installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Electromagnetic compatibility/Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The difference between those two ports is the transmission speed. Using a USB 1. 1 port instead of a USB 2. 0 port means a slower transmission speed. The external SATA connection offers a faster transmission speed than through USB. (Back view) Electrical connection USB eSATA connection connection 1. Start your computer and wait until Windows® has been fully loaded. Connect the USB cable to the USB connection on your external hard disk. Or Use a suitable eSATA cable (not included) if your PC has an external SATA interface. Connect the other end of the connection cable to your computer. Now connect the power adaptor to a power socket that can easily be reached. Plug the rounded DIN end of the power adaptor into the corresponding socket in the hard disk. The operating indicator (blue LED) will light up as soon as the hard drive is connected to a source of electricity. With Windows 2000/XP/Vista the hard disk is now automatically recognized and connected. ® 6 UK / NORTHERN IRELAND HELPLINE 0871 3761 020 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND HELPLINE 1-800-992 508 Installing the hard disk Note Your drive has already been set up in the factory. It will not be necessary to reformat or repartition it. Partitioning or formatting a disk drive deletes data. We assume no responsibility for lost data. Before you install your hard disk . . . We would like to remind you once again that when installing the new hard disk some programs are used that could cause your data to be irreversibly lost if used incorrectly. Make a backup of all your data and check that the recovery procedure works. Partitioning programs With Windows® 2000/XP use 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 install a hard disk. Look under help in Windows for detailed information on using this program. Partitioning the drive Partitioning a drive divides the space into different areas which can be accessed as separate logical drives (with letters C:, D:, E: etc. ). Read you PC operating system manual to find out how to partition hard drives. 7 UK / NORTHERN IRELAND HELPLINE 0871 3761 020 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND HELPLINE 1-800-992 508 Formatting the drive In order to remove data from the hard disk, the partitions must be formatted. You must be totally sure about which drive letter to enter so that you don't format a drive that contains data you wish to keep. You can carry out the formatting using Windows® Explorer (right click on the drive and select format). Most earlier versions of Windows cannot access a partition if it uses the latest version of NTFS. [. . . ] 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. 12 UK / NORTHERN IRELAND HELPLINE 0871 3761 020 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND HELPLINE 1-800-992 508 Warranty The sales receipt serves as proof of first purchase and should be kept in a safe place. It is required should you need to make use of the guarantee. If the product is passed onto another user, then they shall be entitled to guarantee services for the remaining period of the guarantee. [. . . ]