User manual MEDION EXTERNAL USB HARDDISK MD 90069

[. . . ] Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Please read this chapter carefully and observe all listed notes. This will ensure reliable operation and long life expectancy of your product. Keep these instructions with your product at all times. [. . . ] 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. With Windows® 2000/XP use the data media management 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. With Windows® ME the hard disk is installed with the DOS program FDISK. Look under help in Windows for detailed information on using this program. Partitioning a drive divides the space into different areas which can be accessed as separate logic drives (with letters C:, D:, E: etc. Read the operating system manual to find out to partition hard drives. 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 partitioning using Windows® Explorer (right click on the drive and select format). Read which formatting options you have in the next section. When you use Windows XP and Windows 2000 you can choose between three file systems for disk partitions: NTFS, FAT, and FAT32. Use the information below to compare the file systems. NTFS is the recommended file system for the following reasons: NTFS is more powerful than FAT or FAT32, and includes features required for hosting Active Directory as well as other important security features. You can use features such as Active Directory and domain-based security only by choosing NTFS as your file system. it is easy 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. Formatting a partition erases all data on the partition and allows you to start with a clean drive. Whether a partition is formatted with NTFS or converted using the convert command, NTFS is the better choice of file system. [. . . ] Close down all applications and disable your virus scanner if possible. 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. This is usually caused by Windows programs running in the background. If this happens, you can prevent force Windows to not run automatic background programs. [. . . ]