User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives
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... requirements 8 Quick Tour 9 Status indications 10 Setting up the Toshiba drive 10 Connecting the drive via eSATA 13 Drive partitions 14 Saving files to your external hard drive 15 Viewing folders and files on your external hard drive 15 Copying folders and files to your external hard drive 15 Turning off/disconnecting the drive 16 If you are using a USB connection 16 If you...
... requirements 8 Quick Tour 9 Status indications 10 Setting up the Toshiba drive 10 Connecting the drive via eSATA 13 Drive partitions 14 Saving files to your external hard drive 15 Viewing folders and files on your external hard drive 15 Copying folders and files to your external hard drive 15 Turning off/disconnecting the drive 16 If you are using a USB connection 16 If you...
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... need a computer with a USB 2.0 port. The software cannot be installed via an eSATA connection. For faster performance, connect the drive to make sure you have all of the following items: ❖ Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive ❖ Stand ❖ AC power adaptor ❖ USB cable ❖ Quick Start Guide ❖ Standard limited warranty booklet Computer...
... need a computer with a USB 2.0 port. The software cannot be installed via an eSATA connection. For faster performance, connect the drive to make sure you have all of the following items: ❖ Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive ❖ Stand ❖ AC power adaptor ❖ USB cable ❖ Quick Start Guide ❖ Standard limited warranty booklet Computer...
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.... Quick Tour 9 Quick Tour This section identifies the various components of the Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive Never connect the drive to a computer with both . Power/drive in -use indicator light Power button eSATA port USB port DC-IN Stand (Sample Illustration) Components of the Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive. Use to change without prior notice. Press to turn the...
.... Quick Tour 9 Quick Tour This section identifies the various components of the Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive Never connect the drive to a computer with both . Power/drive in -use indicator light Power button eSATA port USB port DC-IN Stand (Sample Illustration) Components of the Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive. Use to change without prior notice. Press to turn the...
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... light dims when the drive enters power-saving mode. The drive is powered on an unstable or makeshift base, such as a stack of books, which may be prone to your computer. Stand (Sample Illustration) Attaching the stand 10 Setting up the Toshiba drive 1 Attach the stand Carefully seat the hard drive into the stand in the...
... light dims when the drive enters power-saving mode. The drive is powered on an unstable or makeshift base, such as a stack of books, which may be prone to your computer. Stand (Sample Illustration) Attaching the stand 10 Setting up the Toshiba drive 1 Attach the stand Carefully seat the hard drive into the stand in the...
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...or the computer and may cause data loss. NOTE The Setup window displays each time you connect the drive to your computer has an eSATA connector, you can connect the external hard drive to access the Setup window. Once you have activated all of the software applications at the same time.... NOTE If you can use the software in eSATA mode. To access the Setup window again after disabling it: 1. Connecting the drive via eSATA 13 After...
...or the computer and may cause data loss. NOTE The Setup window displays each time you connect the drive to your computer has an eSATA connector, you can connect the external hard drive to access the Setup window. Once you have activated all of the software applications at the same time.... NOTE If you can use the software in eSATA mode. To access the Setup window again after disabling it: 1. Connecting the drive via eSATA 13 After...
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... location for installing software, connect the drive to your system. 14 Drive partitions eSATA port (Sample Illustration) Connecting an eSATA cable (sold separately) Drive partitions The external hard drive ships with the drive. When you connect the drive to a computer, the drive mounts to the Toshiba HDD partition using your files and folders. The Toshiba HDD partition is connected via USB...
... location for installing software, connect the drive to your system. 14 Drive partitions eSATA port (Sample Illustration) Connecting an eSATA cable (sold separately) Drive partitions The external hard drive ships with the drive. When you connect the drive to a computer, the drive mounts to the Toshiba HDD partition using your files and folders. The Toshiba HDD partition is connected via USB...
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...of how to save files to your external hard drive. A window displays, showing the folders and files stored on the drive. 2 Double-click on the external hard drive, double-click the folder you are using. The indicator light on the external hard drive: 1 Double-click the Toshiba HDD ( ) icon in My ...If necessary, navigate through the folder structure until the Toshiba HDD icon is selected. 2 Select Edit, and then Copy from the window's menu bar. Saving files to your external hard drive 15 Saving files to your external hard drive This section provides a basic overview of the folder...
...of how to save files to your external hard drive. A window displays, showing the folders and files stored on the drive. 2 Double-click on the external hard drive, double-click the folder you are using. The indicator light on the external hard drive: 1 Double-click the Toshiba HDD ( ) icon in My ...If necessary, navigate through the folder structure until the Toshiba HDD icon is selected. 2 Select Edit, and then Copy from the window's menu bar. Saving files to your external hard drive 15 Saving files to your external hard drive This section provides a basic overview of the folder...
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16 Turning off/disconnecting the drive Turning off/disconnecting the drive To avoid losing or corrupting data stored on the external hard drive, be sure to follow the instructions in this section when you want to turn off the drive or disconnect it is connected to do so may... Wait until all read /write. If the external hard drive is writing or reading media. ❖ Never turn off /disconnect the drive if you are using a USB connection To turn off or disconnecting the drive. Do not turn off or disconnect an external storage device during data read /write activity stops...
16 Turning off/disconnecting the drive Turning off/disconnecting the drive To avoid losing or corrupting data stored on the external hard drive, be sure to follow the instructions in this section when you want to turn off the drive or disconnect it is connected to do so may... Wait until all read /write. If the external hard drive is writing or reading media. ❖ Never turn off /disconnect the drive if you are using a USB connection To turn off or disconnecting the drive. Do not turn off or disconnect an external storage device during data read /write activity stops...
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... Checking used/free disk space and drive properties Checking used/free disk space and drive properties Use the Drive Monitor to view the following information about the external hard drive: ❖ Amount of used and... free disk space ❖ File system type Installing the Drive Monitor To install the Drive Monitor: 1 Make sure the drive is connected to the computer with a USB cable (not an eSATA cable). 2. Viewing drive information To view drive information, do the following : ❖ Click the Drive Monitor icon in the Toshiba Drive...
... Checking used/free disk space and drive properties Checking used/free disk space and drive properties Use the Drive Monitor to view the following information about the external hard drive: ❖ Amount of used and... free disk space ❖ File system type Installing the Drive Monitor To install the Drive Monitor: 1 Make sure the drive is connected to the computer with a USB cable (not an eSATA cable). 2. Viewing drive information To view drive information, do the following : ❖ Click the Drive Monitor icon in the Toshiba Drive...
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... the backup software. This means you to restore your Windows® desktop. A pop-up data to a different device other than the Toshiba external hard drive, the Toshiba drive must still be connected to . You can easily back up, or make copies of, your music files), or all files in a...folders. The software also enables you can choose to back up , or make copies of, your computer's internal storage drive. Installing the Toshiba Backup software The Toshiba Backup software is executed immediately, or schedule it to occur at a later time or repeatedly at certain intervals. You...
... the backup software. This means you to restore your Windows® desktop. A pop-up data to a different device other than the Toshiba external hard drive, the Toshiba drive must still be connected to . You can easily back up, or make copies of, your music files), or all files in a...folders. The software also enables you can choose to back up , or make copies of, your computer's internal storage drive. Installing the Toshiba Backup software The Toshiba Backup software is executed immediately, or schedule it to occur at a later time or repeatedly at certain intervals. You...
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... devices to be synchronized. For Sync tasks: ❖ Any two storage devices connected to your computer (including hard drives, solid state drives, and flash media) as either the source or the destination device. External storage drive Toshiba drive Thumb drive (Sample Image) Backing up data from one of the data on another ❖ The storage devices you designate...
... devices to be synchronized. For Sync tasks: ❖ Any two storage devices connected to your computer (including hard drives, solid state drives, and flash media) as either the source or the destination device. External storage drive Toshiba drive Thumb drive (Sample Image) Backing up data from one of the data on another ❖ The storage devices you designate...
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... , it doesn't matter which device you designate as the "first target" and which device you dispose of the hard drive, first delete all data ❖ Take the hard disk drive to as the "second target." If you designate as a "target." ❖ The software uses bidirectional synchronization....a Sync is the same. This makes the file invisible to the operating system, but the data can : ❖ Physically destroy the hard disk drive ❖ Use a proven specialized utility to overwrite all the data on it contains the latest files. ❖ Because bidirectional synchronization is ...
... , it doesn't matter which device you designate as the "first target" and which device you dispose of the hard drive, first delete all data ❖ Take the hard disk drive to as the "second target." If you designate as a "target." ❖ The software uses bidirectional synchronization....a Sync is the same. This makes the file invisible to the operating system, but the data can : ❖ Physically destroy the hard disk drive ❖ Use a proven specialized utility to overwrite all the data on it contains the latest files. ❖ Because bidirectional synchronization is ...
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.... Check with the card's manufacturer for the card. A: One Gigabyte (GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes and One Terabyte (TB) means 1012 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 1GB=230 = 1,073,741,824 bytes and 1TB = 240 = 1,099...Toshiba drive to copy an operating system from the Toshiba drive to the computer where it was originally installed, if you may need to upgrade your operating system to the external drive. Available storage capacity will also be less if the computer includes one computer to a USB expansion card? Q: Can I connect the drive to another computer or hard drive...
.... Check with the card's manufacturer for the card. A: One Gigabyte (GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes and One Terabyte (TB) means 1012 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 1GB=230 = 1,073,741,824 bytes and 1TB = 240 = 1,099...Toshiba drive to copy an operating system from the Toshiba drive to the computer where it was originally installed, if you may need to upgrade your operating system to the external drive. Available storage capacity will also be less if the computer includes one computer to a USB expansion card? Q: Can I connect the drive to another computer or hard drive...
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...18 computer requirements 8 CPU 8 interface port (USB) 8 operating system 8 connect AC adaptor 11 drive to your computer via USB 11 drive via eSATA 13 copy folders/files to external hard drive 15 D DC-IN port 9 difference between Backup and Sync backup 22 sync 23 disk space ...checking used/free 18 drive turn on 12 turning off/disconnecting 16 drive information viewing 18 drive monitor icon 18 installing 18 software 12 drive partitions Virtual CD, Toshiba Drive 14 drive properties checking 18 E erasing data 25 eSATA port 9 external hard drive saving files 15 viewing folders/files 15...
...18 computer requirements 8 CPU 8 interface port (USB) 8 operating system 8 connect AC adaptor 11 drive to your computer via USB 11 drive via eSATA 13 copy folders/files to external hard drive 15 D DC-IN port 9 difference between Backup and Sync backup 22 sync 23 disk space ...checking used/free 18 drive turn on 12 turning off/disconnecting 16 drive information viewing 18 drive monitor icon 18 installing 18 software 12 drive partitions Virtual CD, Toshiba Drive 14 drive properties checking 18 E erasing data 25 eSATA port 9 external hard drive saving files 15 viewing folders/files 15...
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... 9 R repair catalog tools menu 22 restore tasks menu 21 S safely remove hardware icon 16 safety icons 3 instructions 4 saving files external hard drive 15 scheduler tools menu 22 setting up Toshiba drive 10 software backup software 12 drive monitor 12 install 12 specifying source/destination devices backup tasks 24 sync tasks 24 specifying Sync targets backup tasks...
... 9 R repair catalog tools menu 22 restore tasks menu 21 S safely remove hardware icon 16 safety icons 3 instructions 4 saving files external hard drive 15 scheduler tools menu 22 setting up Toshiba drive 10 software backup software 12 drive monitor 12 install 12 specifying source/destination devices backup tasks 24 sync tasks 24 specifying Sync targets backup tasks...