Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Support Question
Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Support Question
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Question posted by amerybestine on May 24th, 2010
Can't Transport Video File 11.4 Gb To Toshiba Drive, It Said 'videl File Too La
can't transport video file 11.4 gb to toshiba drive, it said" video file too large" any suggestion? Thanks
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Related Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Manual Pages
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 2
...Computer 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 are...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 5
...connection to a computer, use only the cable type provided with caution to prevent damage from external shocks.
❖ Do not move the drive while it is in operation.
❖ Do not turn off and on, the user... occur in an operational error.
❖ Do not put any other cable types, not approved by Toshiba, will be determined by one or more of the FCC rules. Use of any heavy objects on...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 10
...-saving mode 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 vertical position.
An error has occurred.
Setting up the Toshiba drive
Status indications
Light status Flashing Solid
Flashing rapidly
Indicates
The connected computer is reading or...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 11
... time.
USB port (Sample Illustration) Connecting the USB cable
NOTE
For initial drive setup, you must connect the drive to your computer via an eSATA cable, if you can connect via USB
Never connect the drive to a working electrical outlet. Setting up the Toshiba drive
11
2 Connect the AC adaptor
Connect the AC adaptor to the...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 12
....
NOTE
On some systems, you connect and turn on the back of the drive to :
Install the Toshiba Backup software. The Setup window offers the following options:
Option Backup Software Drive Monitor
User's Guide
Click to turn on the drive, the Toshiba Drive Setup window displays on your computer screen.
For more information, see "Checking used...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 14
... HDD partition using your computer with an eSATA cable, only the Toshiba HDD partition is mounted, two icons appear in a compressed format. 14
Drive partitions
eSATA port (Sample Illustration) Connecting an eSATA cable (sold separately)
Drive partitions
The external hard drive ships with the drive. This means the computer has established a communications link with two partitions: a Virtual...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 15
... how to save a file to the external hard drive:
1 Select File, and then Save As in the application you used to create the file.
2 Select the external hard drive from the Save in drop-down list.
3 Enter a name for saving files to the online help within your external hard drive
To view a folder or file stored on the external hard drive:
1 Double-click the Toshiba HDD ( ) icon in...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 18
... with a USB cable (not an eSATA cable).
2. 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
...music files), or all files of a certain type (for easily updating the files on another storage device, and provides a synchronization utility for example, your electronic files.
... the Toshiba external hard drive, the Toshiba drive must still be connected to the computer because the Backup software runs from the Toshiba drive. You can easily back up window displays drive information...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 20
...
The Backup Software Control Pad displays. In My Computer or Computer, right-click the Virtual CD ( ) icon and select Open.
3. NOTE
If the Toshiba Drive Setup window is extracted from the drive's Virtual CD partition and installed in the Toshiba Drive Setup window.
Double-click the Install Backup Software ( ) icon.
3 Click Install. 20
Using the...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 21
... folders. Click Tasks or Tools to :
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 of the Toshiba Backup software
The Backup Software Control Pad contains two menus: the Tasks menu and the Tools menu.
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 22
... the drive is then stored on another device. When you need to run at your convenience.
The image below illustrates this feature.
❖ Backup preferences: Specify whether files in the...category, the software will backup or sync only those files that have been assigned to use the tool. 22
Using the Toshiba Backup software
Option Scheduler
Repair Catalog
Preferences
Click this option...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 23
... as a "backup set .
Sync
A Sync operation duplicates files in the image file are immediately accessible on your electronic files for the task. The image below illustrates this process. Using the Toshiba Backup software
23
Document file Backup
Image file
Restore Document file
(Sample Image) The Backup and Restore process
The files stored in their native format from one...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 24
....
❖ Because the Toshiba Backup software is installed on the Toshiba external drive, that drive must be synchronized. External storage drive
Toshiba drive
Thumb drive
(Sample Image) Backing up data from one of the data on two devices. 24
Using the Toshiba Backup software
For Backup tasks:
❖ The Source device is the storage device containing the files you want to store...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 26
...A: One Gigabyte (GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes and One Terabyte (TB) means 1012 =...Toshiba drive to the computer where it was originally installed, if you previously backed up your Windows® operating system.
A: No.
Available storage capacity will also be less if the computer includes one computer to another computer or hard drive simply by copying the operating system's files...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 27
...
❖ 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 Tools, Preferences, and then File Filtering.
Disconnect and then re-connect the cable and then try accessing the drive again...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 28
... take to a computer with a USB cable, until you have activated all of assistance first. You can change the Sleep/Standby mode settings in operation, the drive may need further assistance
Problem(s)
Solution(s)
The Toshiba Drive Setup window does not appear when I leave my computer idle for help.
For faster performance, connect the...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 29
... problem
along with the device for troubleshooting tips. ❖ If the problem occurs while you . Toshiba's Technical Support Web site
For technical support and for troubleshooting suggestions.
Toshiba voice contact
Before calling Toshiba, make sure you have: ❖ Your drive's serial number ❖ The computer and any optional devices related to the problem ❖ Backup...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 30
... 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...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 31
... port 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...
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