User Guide External Hard Disk with USB 1.1/2.0 and IEEE 1394 connection Copyright © 2003 All rights reserved. This manual is protected by Copyright. The Copyright is owned by Medion®. Trademarks: MS-DOS® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft®. Pentium® is a registered trademark of Intel®. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. We reserve the right to make technical changes.
Contents: Safety and installation .............................................. 3 Cleaning.................................................................... 4 Data security ........................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................. 5 What’s included .......................................................... 5 System requirements .................................................. 5 Setting up.................................
SAFETY AND INSTALLATION Please read this chapter carefully and observe all listed notes. This will ensure reliable operation and long life expectancy 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 instructions to the new owner.
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.
INTRODUCTION 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 following should be included with the hard drive: External 3.5” hard disk in compact casing USB 2.0/1.
SETTING UP CONNECTING THE CABLES You can connect the external hard disk to your computer using a free USB or IEEE 1394 (Firewire) port. If your computer 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 systems. 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) n o p q n Connection for USB 1.1/2.
TURNING ON THE HARD DISK n o (approximate diagram) 1. Push the on/off button on the front of the hard disk (n). The LED display (o) 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. Â If you have Windows® 98SE, you will need to use the included data media with the driver on.
Creating new partitions and drive letters influences previously installed drives and their drive letters. This can have a considerable effect on your whole system. For example, the system can refuse to start up because the system files are no longer to be found on the recorded drive letters. Similarly, programs may not work because the installation path no longer corresponds after partition. CDs may also fail to work because the drive letters have been changed.
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 detailed information on using the program.
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 features required for hosting Active Directory as well as other important security features.
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.
The following table compares disk and file sizes possible with each file system. NTFS Recommended minimum volume size is approximately 10 megabytes (MB). Volumes much larger than 2 terabytes (TB) are possible. Cannot be used on floppy disks. FAT Volumes from size up to 4 gigabytes (GB). Does not support domains. FAT32 Volumes from 512 MB to 2 TB. In Windows XP, you can format a FAT32 volume up to 32 GB only. Does not support domains.
DELETING HARD DISKS FROM THE SYSTEM Depending on the operating system, the external hard disk must be disconnected before it can be deleted. This is usually the case for Windows 2000. Read how this works in the help files of your operating system. 1. Disconnect the hard disk from the operating system if necessary. 2. Press the on/off button on the hard disk. 3. Now pull out the plug and disconnect all the connection cables from the external hard disk.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE: ¾ a computer that is intact and works with no problems ¾ a stable and correctly installed operating system ¾ cables correctly inserted in the hard disk ¾ regular execution of the Windows® “defragmenting” and “scandisk” programs to remove sources of error and increase the system performance TROUBLESHOOTING The following is a guide in order to identify any problems and eliminate the causes.
DO YOU REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT? If the suggestions in the previous section have not solved your problem, please contact the hotline. We will try and help you over the telephone.
LIMITATION OF WARRANTY To the extent allowed by local law, no other warranties are made with respect to this personal computer or the warranty services by any person, including but not limited to us and our suppliers. The express warranty stated above is the only express warranty made to you and is provided in lieu of all other express or implied warranties and conditions (if any) including any created by any other documentation or packaging.