User manual MEDION MD 90114 QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] 120 x 200 mm 22 September 2009 Contents Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety and installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Electromagnetic compatibility/ Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Shielded interface cables, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. 4 UK/ N. IRELAND HELPLINE 1-800-992508 (calls are charged at 7p per min from a standard landline, calls from mobiles could be higher) 120 x 200 mm 22 September 2009 Cleaning As a rule, it is not necessary to clean the equipment. Before cleaning, always pull out the plug and all connection cables. Do not use any solvents, corrosive or gaseous cleaning products. This equipment 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 on an external storage medium. There is no liability assumed for data loss or damage to data storage units, and no claims can be accepted for damages resulting from the loss of data or consequential losses. UK/ N. IRELAND HELPLINE 1-800-992508 (calls are charged at 7p per min from a standard landline, calls from mobiles could be higher) 5 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 Connection Windows® XP/Vista/Windows® 7 max. IRELAND HELPLINE 1-800-992508 (calls are charged at 7p per min from a standard landline, calls from mobiles could be higher) 120 x 200 mm 22 September 2009 Setting up Connecting the cables Connect the external hard disk to your computer using a free USB port. You can also connect the hard disk to computers with a USB 1. 1 port however the speed of transmission will be slower. USB connection (Back view) 1. Start your computer and wait until Windows® has been fully loaded. Connect the mini-USB connector of the supplied Y-cable to the USB port of your external hard disk. 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 an addition power source, in case your PC / Notebook does not supply sufficient power strength with one USB port. ® 4. With Windows XP/Vista/Windows® 7 the hard disk will be automatically recognized and connected. UK/ N. IRELAND HELPLINE 1-800-992508 (calls are charged at 7p per min from a standard landline, calls from mobiles could be higher) 7 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. 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 install a hard disk. [. . . ] If this happens you can force Windows not to run automatic background programmes. Go to Start->Run and type msconfig in the Open: box. On the General tab, uncheck all items listed under Selective startup (make sure that Selective startup is selected). This starts Windows with only the basics running; this insures nothing will interfere with ScanDisk and Defragmenter. [. . . ]