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User’s Guide
Toshiba Desktop External
Hard Drive
English/Español
GMAA0020901T
01/10
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2 Contents Safety icons ......................................................................................... 4 Other icons used ........................................................................... 4 Safety instructions............................................................................... 5 Regulatory Statements......................................................................... 6 Introduction ..............................................................................
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3 Erasing Data ...................................................................................... 28 About Startup Disk Restore ............................................................... 28 Using Startup Disk Restore ............................................................... 29 Frequently asked questions ............................................................... 33 Troubleshooting and support ............................................................ 34 If you need further a
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Safety icons 4 Safety icons This manual contains safety instructions that must be observed to avoid potential hazards that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data. These safety cautions have been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and icons highlight these instructions as follows: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which,
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Safety instructions 5 Safety instructions Always read the safety instructions carefully: Do not disassemble, modify, tamper with or repair the product ❖ Do not attempt to disassemble, modify, tamper with or repair the product. Disassembly, modification, tampering or repairing the product could cause fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Choking hazards ❖ Never leave small parts such as covers, caps and screws within the reach of infants or small children. Swallowing
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Regulatory Statements 6 ❖ Do not drop the drive. Protect the drive from severe shocks, which can damage the drive or cause it to malfunction. ❖ Handle the product with caution to prevent damage from external shocks. ❖ Do not move the drive while it is in operation. ❖ Do not turn off the drive or disconnect it from your computer, or shut down or unplug your computer while the drive is in operation (LED is flashing). Doing so may result in an operational error. ❖ Do not put any heavy objec
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Regulatory Statements 7 FCC Conditions This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Contact Address: TOSHIBA America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, California 92618-1697 Telephone: (949) 583-3000 Industry Canada Requ
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Regulatory Statements 8 Trademarks Intel, Pentium and Celeron are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
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Introduction 9 Introduction Thank you for choosing a TOSHIBA product. Your TOSHIBA product is furnished with two guides: ❖ Quick Start Guide ❖ Comprehensive PDF User’s Guide (This document) Package contents Check to make sure you have all of the following items: ❖ Toshiba desktop external hard drive (Gen 2) ❖ Stand ❖ AC power adaptor ❖ USB cable ❖ Toshiba Software CD Included on the CD: ❖ User's Guide PDF ❖ Backup software ❖ Drive Monitor application ❖ Power Saver application ® ❖ Startup Disk R
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Quick Tour 10 If connected to a USB 1.1 port, the drive will operate at USB 1.1 NOTE speeds (up to 12 Mbps). For faster performance, connect the drive to a computer with a USB 2.0 port. Quick Tour This section identifies the various components of the Toshiba desktop external hard drive. Power button Power/drive in-use indicator light eSATA port USB port DC-IN Stand (Sample Illustration) Components of the Toshiba desktop external hard drive Never connect the Toshiba drive to a computer
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Setting up the Toshiba desktop external hard drive 11 Design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice. NOTE Status indications Light status Indicates The connected computer is reading or writing data on Flashing the drive. The drive is powered on but is not currently being Solid accessed. An error has occurred. Disconnect and then re-connect Flashing rapidly the drive to your computer. If the condition is not cleared, contact Toshiba support. After a (user) set period of
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Setting up the Toshiba desktop external hard drive 12 2 Connect the AC adaptor Connect the AC adaptor to the Toshiba drive and to a working electrical outlet. AC adaptor (Sample Illustration) Connecting the AC adaptor 3 Connect the Toshiba drive to your computer via USB Never connect the Toshiba drive to a computer with both a USB cable and an eSATA cable at the same time. Doing so could damage the drive and/or the computer and may cause data loss. Connect the drive to your computer using
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Connecting the drive via eSATA 13 4 Turn on the Toshiba drive Press the power button on the back of the Toshiba drive to turn on the power. Power button (Sample Illustration) Turning on the power After you connect and turn on the Toshiba drive, the drive will mount to your computer. You are now ready to use your Toshiba desktop external hard drive. Connecting the drive via eSATA If your computer has an eSATA port, you can connect the Toshiba desktop external hard drive to the computer with
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Saving files to your Toshiba desktop external hard drive 14 Saving files to your Toshiba desktop external hard drive This section provides a basic overview of how to save files to your Toshiba desktop external hard drive. However, the procedure for saving files to the drive may vary depending on the application you are using. If necessary, please refer to the online help within your application. To save a file to the Toshiba desktop external hard drive: 1 Select File, and then Save As in the
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Turning off/disconnecting the Toshiba drive 15 Turning off/disconnecting the Toshiba drive To avoid losing or corrupting data stored on the Toshiba desktop external hard drive, be sure to follow the instructions in this section when you want to turn off the drive or disconnect it from your computer. Do not turn off or remove the external storage device while it is writing or reading media. ❖ Never turn off or disconnect an external storage device during data read/write. Doing so can cause
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Turning off/disconnecting the Toshiba drive 16 4 Select USB Mass Storage Device and then click Stop. 5 Select Toshiba HDD and then click OK. A message displays indicating it is safe to remove the device from your computer. 6 Turn off the drive and/or disconnect the USB cable connecting the drive to your computer. The procedure for safely removing a hardware device may vary NOTE depending on your computer's operating system. Refer to the documentation provided with your operating system if th
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Checking used/free disk space and drive properties 17 Checking used/free disk space and drive properties Use the Drive Monitor to view the following information about the Toshiba desktop external hard drive: ❖ Amount of used and free disk space ❖ File system type Installing and Using the included (optional) software After you load the Toshiba Software CD, that shipped with your Toshiba desktop external hard drive, into the optical disc drive on your computer, the Toshiba Drive Setup/Welcome s
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Drive Monitor 18 Option Click to: Install the Power Saver application, which gives Power Saver you the option to put your Toshiba drive to Sleep (power down) after a period of disk inactivity, see “Using the Power Saver application” on page 20. View the online User’s Guide (this document). User’s Guide After you install or activate a feature, the ( ) icon displays next to the feature. If you decide to use one or more of the software applications, please note the Toshiba drive must be connec
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Power Saver 19 3 Click Drive Monitor in the Toshiba Drive Setup/Welcome screen. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to load the application. The application is installed onto your computer. Viewing the Toshiba drive information In order to use the Drive Monitor application your Toshiba drive NOTE must be connected to your computer via USB (not eSATA). To view the Toshiba drive information, do one of the following: ❖ Click the Drive Monitor icon in the Notification area/System ® tray of your W
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Power Saver 20 Installing the Power Saver application To install the Power Saver application: 1 Load the Toshiba Software CD that shipped with your Toshiba drive into your computer's optical disc drive. The Toshiba Drive Setup/Welcome screen appears. (Sample Image) Toshiba Drive Setup/Welcome Screen 2 If the Toshiba Drive Setup/Welcome screen does not launch automatically, double-click the Toshiba CD icon under My Computer\Computer to launch it. 3 Click Power Saver in the Toshiba Drive Setup
