User manual MEDION MD 90161 QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] The hard disk is not designed for use in commercial applications/situations. This will ensure reliable operation and long life expectancy of your product. 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 instructions to the new owner. [. . . ] Our target group These instructions are intended for advanced users. regardless of the possible professional utilization , this Notebook is designed for day-today household use. The functions and applications for use have been designed with the entire family in mind. Please check the contents of the box and notify us within 14 days of purchase if the contents of this box is incomplete. The following should be included with the hard drive: · Connect the external hard disk to your computer using a free USB port. The operating indicator (blue LED) will light up as soon as the hard drive is connected to a source of electricity. Connect the other end of the Y-cable which has two USB Type-A connectors with the following labels 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. We recommend to connecting both USB Type-A (MAIN & AUX) connectors to your PC / Notebook's USB ports when using the hard drive. Start your computer and wait until Windows® has been fully loaded. Note Your drive has already been set up (1 partition in FAT32 format) and so it will not be necessary to reformat or repartition it. We would like to remind you once again that when installing the new hard disk some programmes are used that could cause your data to be irreversibly lost if used incorrectly. With Windows® XP/Vista use the disk management help program in order to install the hard disk. you can find the program in the computer management section of control panel. With these operating systems you must have administration rights to install a hard disk. 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 manual of your operating system to find out how to partition hard drives with your particular system. 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). When you use Windows XP and Windows 2000 you can choose between three file systems for disk partitions: NTFS, FAT and FAT32. Español Italiano 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 see that data is being transmitted when the LED display flashes blue. When the LED display is constantly blue, no data is being transmitted. However, you should make sure that all files that you have opened from the hard disk (documents, etc. Errors can have simple causes, but sometimes they are caused by faulty equipment. [. . . ]