Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Support Question
Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Support Question
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Question posted by chefcharles9 on October 6th, 2012
Ph3100u-1exb Driver Not Recognized
my external hard drive is not being recognized by windows 7
I have all my music on it. It was being recognized a couple day ago I went to plug it in and it windows didn't recognize it. I also
tried it on another computer same result
please let me know if I could do anything to recitify this problem thanks
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Related Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Manual Pages
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 2
... 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...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 4
... extremely low temperatures. Such exposure could cause fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in locations with excess heat
❖ Never place your product on a flat, hard surface that is swallowed, immediately take appropriate emergency action and consult a doctor. Never place your product in serious injury. 4
Safety instructions
Safety instructions
Always read...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 5
...on a circuit different from your computer, or shut down or unplug your computer while the drive is encouraged to try to correct the interference by Toshiba, will not occur in an operational...cause harmful interference 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 that interference will...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 7
Regulatory Statements
7
Trademarks
Mac is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.
Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Other brands and product names are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. and other countries.
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 8
... above), Windows Vista®, or Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4, or 10.5
233 MHz processor (Pentium, Celeron, AMD, etc.) or better
USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port, or eSATA port
NOTE
If connected to a USB 1.1 port, the drive will operate at USB 1.1 speeds (up to a computer with the following items: ❖ Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive ❖ Stand...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 9
...
9
Quick Tour
This section identifies the various components of the Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive
Never connect the drive to turn the drive on or off. Doing so could damage the drive and/or the computer and may cause data loss. Component Power/drive in -use indicator light Power button eSATA port
USB port
DC-IN Stand...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 10
...Stand (Sample Illustration) Attaching the stand
Do not place the drive on the drive.
Disconnect and then re-connect the drive to collapse or toppling.
NOTE
After five minutes of books,... the drive enters power-saving mode. An error has occurred. The drive is powered on a sturdy, flat surface. 10
Setting up the Toshiba drive
1 Attach the stand
Carefully seat the hard drive into ...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 13
... installed the software via USB, you can connect the external hard drive to your computer has an eSATA connector, you can use the software via an eSATA connection. To access the Setup window again after disabling it:
1.
The Setup window is not accessible when the drive is connected to the computer with an eSATA cable (sold...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 14
...page 10. 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 your computer's...example, My Computer or Windows® Explorer), if the drive is visible. You can drag and drop folders and files to your files and folders. When the drive is mounted, two ...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 15
... the file in .
5 Select Edit, and then Paste from the window's menu bar. If necessary, please refer to the external hard drive may vary depending on the drive flashes as the file is written to your external hard drive.
Saving files to your external hard drive
15
Saving files to your external hard drive
This section provides a basic overview of the folder or file...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 16
... you are using a USB connection
To turn off/disconnect the drive if you are using . b Right-click each window.
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 are using a USB connection...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 18
... partition and installed in the Toshiba HDD partition.
18
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 your Windows® desktop.
(Sample Image) The Drive Monitor icon in the Notification Area/System tray
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 19
... than the Toshiba external hard drive, the Toshiba drive must still be connected to the backup software.
The software also enables you can connect the drive to any computer, and have instant access to the computer because the Backup software runs from the Toshiba drive. Periodic back up , or make copies of your Windows® desktop. You...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 21
Sync
Synchronize files on any two storage drives
connected to your music files), or all files in progress, view backup histories, or check ...
Back up: ❖ your entire computer (backs up your computer's
startup disk and all attached internal and external storage devices except the destination drive), or ❖ all files or selected files from a backup set of a certain type (for example,...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 24
... storage devices connected to your computer (including hard drives, solid state drives, and flash media) as either the source or the destination device.
The devices you are synchronizing can be internal or external devices.
❖ Because the Toshiba Sync software is installed on the Toshiba external drive, that drive must be connected to the computer even if...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 25
... 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 doesn't ... not remove data from the media. Doing so prevents unauthorized use of the hard drive, first delete all data
❖ Take the hard disk drive to as the "second target." In either order, the result is run,...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 26
... may need to the external drive.
Available storage capacity will also be less if the computer includes one computer to two computers at the same time? Q: Can I use my drive on page 8. A: Toshiba does not provide data recovery services. A: No. If you connect the drive to another computer or hard drive simply by copying the operating...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 27
...The computer does not recognize the drive.
The Virtual CD icon does not Make sure the external drive is connected to the drive and to the ...Music Files: MP3, WMA, AAC, MP4
❖ Video Files: AVI, WMV, WM9, MPG, MPEG, MOV, FLV, AND 3GP
❖ Office Documents: DOC, XLS, XLA, PPT, PDF, MDB, XLSX, DOCX, PPS, PPSX, PPTX and RTF
You can add other file formats to the computer and the drive...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 30
...
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
F
FAQ 26 FCC...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 31
... 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...
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