Medion External hard disk Manual de usuario

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Contents:

Safety and installation.................................................. 3

Cleaning ..................................................................... 4

Data security ............................................................ 4

Introduction .................................................................. 5

What’s included ........................................................... 5

System requirements ................................................... 5

Setting up ..................................................................... 6

Connecting the cables .................................................. 6

Turning on the hard disk............................................... 7

Installing the hard disk................................................. 7

Before you install your hard disk ... ............................. 7

Partitioning programs ................................................ 8

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

Formatting the drive .................................................. 8

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

Deleting hard disks from the system .............................12

Customer service ..........................................................13

Troubleshooting .......................................................14

Do you require additional support? .............................15

WARRANTY ..................................................................16

SAFETY AND INSTALLATION

Please read this chapter carefully and observe all listed

notes. This will ensure reliable operation and long life expec-

tancy of your product. Keep these instructions with your

product at all times. The proper set up, use and care can

help extend the life of your product. In the event that you

transfer ownership of this product, please provide these in-

structions to the new owner.

Changing the hard disk must only be performed by a person

who is experienced in repairing and upgrading PCs.

Should you not possess the necessary qualifications, call

in a technician.

Hard disks are extremely fragile. Never drop or shake the hard

drive - this could irreversibly damage the data on the hard disk.

Be especially careful when transporting the hard disk. We

provide no guarantee for this type of damage.

Follow the user guide for your PC.

Only use the hard disk with the original power supply unit.

The socket must be located near the equipment and be easy

to reach. If the power adapter plug is pulled out, the exter-

nal hard disk will be disconnected from the mains.

Do not insert any objects through the slits and openings

into the interior of the hard disk. This could lead to a

short circuit or even cause a fire.

Never open the hard disk casing. If you do so, the hard disk

will no longer be covered by the guarantee.

Do not let children play unattended with electrical de-

vices. Children cannot always recognize the possible danger.

The hard disk is not designed for use in commercial applica-

tions/situations.

After transportation, wait until the equipment is at room

temperature before turning it on. If there is a large differ-

ence in temperature or humidity, damp can build up through

condensation and cause an electrical short circuit.

In order to avoid damage from a fall, place the hard disk on a

stable and level surface which does not vibrate.

Keep your hard disk and all connected equipment away from

damp and avoid dust, heat and direct sunlight in order to

prevent operational problems.

The slits and openings in the hard disk are for air circulation.

Do not cover these openings, as this could lead to overheating.

For additional safety, we recommend using power connection

through a power surge protection unit in order to protect your

equipment from power surges and lightning strikes.

The voltages and interfaces used in the equipment are in line

with the low voltage protection guidelines set out in

EN60950. Connections to other equipment may only be

made using similar interfaces with low voltage protection in

accordance with EN 60950.

Please use our Service Center if you have any technical prob-

lems with your hard disk. If repairs are needed, please use

exclusively our authorised service partners.

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY

On connecting the hard disk, you must keep to the guidelines

for electromagnetic compatibility.

Make sure that it is located at least one meter away from

sources of high frequency and magnetic disturbance (TVs,

speakers, mobile telephones, etc. ) in order to avoid opera-

tional problems and data loss.

CLEANING

As a rule, it is not necessary to clean the equipment. Before cleaning,

always pull out the plug and all connection cables.

Caution! This equipment does not include any parts that

need servicing or cleaning.

Make sure that the hard disk casing does not get dirty. Do not

use any solvents, corrosive or gaseous cleaning products.

DATA SECURITY

Every time you update your data make back-up copies on an

external storage medium. MEDION does not assume liability

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.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Please check to ensure that your product is complete and inform

us within 14 days of purchase if anything is missing. The follow-

ing should be included with the hard drive:

External 3.5” hard disk in compact casing

USB 2.0/1.1 connection cable

IEEE 1394 (FireWire/iLink) connection cable

Power supply unit

User guide, guarantee documents

Driver software for Windows®98SE

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Computer PC/AT compatible computer

Processor Pentium class above 200 MHz

Operating system Windows®98SE/2000/ME/XP

Working memory 32 MB or more

Connection USB or IEEE1394 interface

CONNECTING THE CABLES

You can connect the external hard disk to your computer

using a free USB or IEEE 1394 (Firewire) port. If your com-

puter supports USB 2.0, it does not make a big difference if

you connect the hard disk using a USB or IEEE1394. The

speed of transmission is more or less the same for both sys-

tems.

You can also connect the hard disk to computers with a USB

1.1 port. The speed of transmission is then somewhat slower.

(approximate diagram) nopq

nConnection for USB 1.1/2.0

oConnection for IEEE 1394 (FireWire,iLink, 4 pole)

pConnection for IEEE 1394 (FireWire,iLink)

qConnection for power adapter

1. Start your computer and wait until Windows®has been

fully loaded.

2. Connect the desired data connection cable to the corre-

sponding connection (n, oor p) on your external hard

disk.

3. Connect the other end of the connection cable to your

computer.

4. Now connect the power adaptor to a socket that can

easily be reached. Plug the power adaptor plug into the

corresponding socket (q) in the hard disk.

ON/OFF

TURNING ON THE HARD DISK

1. Push the on/off button on the back of

the hard disk. The LED display turns

orange as soon as the hard disk is

turned on. The LED display turns green

when the hard disk is ready.

2. With Windows®ME/2000/XP the hard

disk is now automatically recognised

and connected.

If you have Windows®98SE, you will need to

use the included data media with the driver

on. Insert this in order to install the required

driver and follow the instructions on the

screen.

INSTALLING THE HARD DISK

ÂCAUTION! 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.

ÂMake a backup of all your data and check that the

recovery procedure works.

PARTITIONING PROGRAMS

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®98SE/ME the hard disk is installed with the

DOS program FDISK. Look under help in Windows for de-

tailed information on using this program.

PARTITIONING THE DRIVE

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.

FORMATTING THE DRIVE

In order to remove data from the hard disk, the partitions

must be formatted.

ÂCAUTION! 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.

CHOOSING BETWEEN NTFS, FAT, AND FAT32

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 fea-

tures 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 parti-

tion with NTFS rather than convert from FAT or FAT32. For-

matting 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 us-

ing the convert command, NTFS is the better choice of file

system. (For more information about Convert.exe, after

completing Setup, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then

press ENTER. In the command window, type help convert

and then press ENTER.)

In order to maintain access control on files and folders and

support limited accounts, you must use NTFS. If you use

FAT32, all users will have access to all files on your hard

drive, regardless of their account type (administrator, lim-

ited, or standard.)

NTFS is the file system that works best with large disks. (The

next best file system for large disks is FAT32.)

There is one situation in which you might want to choose FAT

or FAT32 as your file system. If it is necessary to have a

computer that will sometimes run an earlier version of Win-

dows and other times run Windows XP, you will need to have

a FAT or FAT32 partition as the primary (or startup) partition

on the hard disk. Most earlier versions of Windows cannot

access a partition if it uses the latest version of NTFS. The

two exceptions are Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 with

Service Pack 4 or later. Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4

or later has access to partitions with the latest version of

NTFS, but with some limitations: It cannot access files that

have been stored using NTFS features that did not exist

when Windows NT 4.0 was released.

For anything other than a situation with multiple operating

systems, however, the recommended file system is NTFS.

ÂImportant: Once you convert a drive or partition

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 or Windows

2000 can access files on

an NTFS partition. A

computer running Win-

dows NT 4.0 with Ser-

vice Pack 4 or later

might be able to access

some files. Other operat-

ing systems allow no

access.

Access is avail-

able through

MS-DOS, all

versions of Win-

dows, Windows

NT, Windows

2000, Windows

XP, and OS/2.

Access is avail-

able only

through Win-

dows 95 OSR2,

Windows 98,

Windows Millen-

nium Edition,

Windows 2000,

and Windows XP.

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