Medion MD 90170, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...line mobile costs may be higher free phone Medion Electronics Ltd 120 Faraday Park Faraday Road Dorcan Swindon SN3 5JF Wiltshire United Kingdom Hotline UK N Ireland 0871 37 61 020 costs 7p min from a BT landline mobile costs may be higher Hotline Rep of Ireland 1 800 992508 free phone Fax 01793 71 57 16 To contact us by email please visit the Service and Support section of our website at www medio...

Page 2: ...epairs 7 Disposal 8 Data security 8 What s in the box 9 System requirements 9 Setting up 10 Connecting the cables 10 Installing the hard disk 12 Before you install your hard disk 12 Partitioning programs 12 Partitioning the drive 13 Formatting the drive 13 Deleting hard disks from the system 14 Customer service 15 First aid in the case of malfunctions 15 Copying this manual 17 ...

Page 3: ... product please provide these instructions to the new owner Use in accordance with regulations This hard drive serves as a universal storage medium for PCs and notebooks Liability is excluded in the case of use not in accordance with the appropriate regulations Modifications to the hard drive by you are forbidden This device is not intended for use with office workstations This hard drive is only ...

Page 4: ...kaging material such as plastics away from child ren There could be the danger of suffocation in the case of mi suse 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 The hard drive consumes energy and becomes very warm dur...

Page 5: ...mperature or humidity Keep your hard disk and all connected equipment away from damp and avoid dust heat and direct sunlight in order to prevent operational problems Place the hard disk on a stable and level surface that does not vibrate in order to avoid damage caused by a fall Route the cable so that no one can step on it or stumble over it Do not place any objects or furniture on the cable to a...

Page 6: ...ingly in the course of time We recommend that you ventilate the room regularly in order to counteract the formation of this smell 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 operational problems and data loss Information about conformity This device fulfils the requirements for ele...

Page 7: ... in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception this can be established by turning the equipment off and on The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into...

Page 8: ...ent as a rule Al ways detach the plug and all connection cables before clean ing Do not use any solvents corrosive or gaseous cleaning prod ucts Caution This equipment does not include any parts that need ser vicing or cleaning Repairs The connection line of the plug in power supply unit must be replaced by the manufacturer or a similarly qualified individu al to avoid danger if it has been damage...

Page 9: ...ul life Make enquiries about the options for environ mentally friendly disposal Packaging All packaging and packaging materials that are no longer required can and should be recycled Data security Make back up copies on an external storage medium every time you update your data No liability is assumed for data loss or damage to data storage units and no claims can be accepted for damage result ing...

Page 10: ... IRELAND HELPLINE 1 800 992 508 9 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 hard disk USB connection cable User guide guarantee documents System requirements Operating system Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 7 Connection USB ...

Page 11: ...e USB 3 0 port You will also be able to connect the device to computers through a 1 1 USB or a 2 0 USB port However the transfer speed will then be significantly lower Information Operation with 3 0 USB port is only possible with the USB cable with 3 0 USB specifications supplied with the de vice Although the use of a 2 0 USB cable is possible it will not however offer the speed advantage of the 3...

Page 12: ...s an addition power source in case your PC Notebook does not supply sufficient power strength with one USB port 4 The operating indicator blue LED will light up as soon as the hard drive is connected to a source of electricity 5 The hard disk will now be recognized and connected automat ically with Windows Vista XP Windows 7 Information You will be able to use the hard drive directly through the d...

Page 13: ...e 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 recov ery procedure works Partitioning programs Use the Windows Disk Management Tool help program in orde...

Page 14: ...erent areas that can be accessed as separate logical drives with letters C D E etc Read your PC operating system manual to find out how to partition hard drives Formatting the drive In order to remove data from the hard disk the partitions must be formatted Caution You must be totally certain about the drive letter to enter so that you do not format a drive that contains data you wish to keep You ...

Page 15: ...ct the hard disk from the operating system 2 Now unplug from main power and disconnect all the connec tion cables from the external hard disk Caution The hard disk must not be deleted or turned off while it is being accessed This can lead to data loss You can see that data is being transmitted when the LED display flashes blue When the LED display is constantly blue no data is being transmitted Ho...

Page 16: ...mputer a correctly installed operating system cables correctly attached to the hard disk Regular execution of the Windows defragmenter and Scan Disk programs to remove sources of error and to increase the system performance Troubleshooting We would like to give you basic ideas in the following in order to recognize a problem possibly present and to remove the cause of it We shall be glad to help y...

Page 17: ...SWER Check that your operating system and file system support the desired amount If you need further assistance Please contact our helpline if the troubleshooting suggestions in the previous section have not solved your problem We will try to help you over the telephone However before you contact your nearest MEDION Technology Centre please have the following information available How is your comp...

Page 18: ...n All rights reserved Copying in mechanical electronic and any other form without the written approval of the manufacturer is prohibited Copyright 2010 All rights reserved This manual is protected by Copyright The Copyright is owned by Me dion Trademarks MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners We reserve the right to ma...