User manual SONY VAIO VGN-NW180J/S

[. . . ] This 30-day period starts on the date of your first telephone contact with WD Technical Support. E-mail support is free for the entire warranty period and our extensive knowledge base is available 24/7. To help us keep you informed of new features and services, remember to register your product online at http://register. wdc. com. Accessing Online Support Visit our product support website at http://support. wdc. com and choose from these topics: · Downloads - Download drivers, software, and updates for your WD product. · Registration - Register your WD product to get the latest updates and special offers. [. . . ] If desired, click the Install & Reboot button. When the process is complete, the network drive reboots. Update from File To update the firmware manually: 1. Contact WD Tech Support http://support. wdc. com for information on new firmware availability. VAIO VGN-NW180J/S USER MANUAL 61 CONFIGURING VAIO VGN-NW180J/S SETTINGS 2. If a new firmware file is provided, save the file to a Desktop location on your computer. Select the file saved on your hard drive and click the Open button. A message prompts for confirmation that you want to update now. An "Installing Update" progress bar displays, and when installation is complete, the drive reboots. Auto Update To automatically check for and update the firmware: 1. For Auto Update, select the Enabled check box. From the drop-down lists, specify the frequency and time at which the drive should look for an update on the WD website, and if one is available, to automatically install it and reboot. The short test checks the drive for major performance problems. The result of a short drive test is a pass or fail evaluation of the drive's condition. The short drive test can take several minutes to complete. The more comprehensive drive diagnostic is the full test. It methodically tests each and every sector for error conditions, and inserts bad-sector markers as required. The full drive test takes several hours to complete, depending on the size and data configuration of your drive. To run a test: 1. Select Short Test (default setting) or Full Test, and then click the Run button. Messages indicate that the test is running and whether the drive passed or failed the test. If the drive passed the test, click the Close button to return to the Utilities page, -OR If the drive fails the test, click the Customer Support button to get assistance. VAIO VGN-NW180J/S USER MANUAL 65 CONFIGURING VAIO VGN-NW180J/S SETTINGS Factory Restore Note: For information about using the Reset button to return the password and network mode to factory settings, see "Resetting the My Book Live" on page 111. In this area of the Settings page, the Administrator can choose a short factory restore or a full one. The drive loses all information, and the Administrator password returns to none. Note: A Quick Factory Restore formats the drive, while a Full Factory Restore securely erases the drive. Important: You may want to export and save the drive's current configuration before restoring factory default settings so that you can import it afterwards. Note that importing a configuration in this case does not restore shares, users, or Twonky and Mionet settings (except MioNet enabled). [. . . ] Partition--A logical division on a hard drive that the operating system treats as a separate hard drive. Each partition is assigned a unique drive letter. VAIO VGN-NW180J/S USER MANUAL 116 Port (Hardware)--A specialized outlet on a device for connecting to other devices using a cable or a plug. Ethernet ports, power ports, and USB ports are examples. Protocol-- A convention of data transmission that defines timing, control format, and data representation. [. . . ]