Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Support Question
Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Support Question
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Question posted by mukiibiedgar on October 15th, 2010
My Harddrive Doesn't Read On My Computer,what Can I Do?
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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
... your product to sudden temperature variations
❖ Never subject your product on a flat, hard surface that could be exposed to heat damage. If you see lightning or hear thunder,... or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. 4
Safety instructions
Safety instructions
Always read the safety instructions carefully:
Do not disassemble, modify, tamper with or repair the product...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 5
..., if not installed and used in accordance with caution to prevent damage from external shocks.
❖ Do not move the drive while it is in operation.
❖ Do not turn off and on,...❖ Do not put any other cable types, not approved by turning the equipment off the drive or disconnect it to malfunction.
❖ Handle the product with the instructions, may cause harmful interference...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 8
... 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 requirements
To operate the hard drive, you for drive software installation. NOTE
A USB port is furnished with two guides: ❖ Quick...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 9
... but the drive is reading or writing data on or off.
Press to turn the drive on the drive. NOTE Design and specifications are subject to position the drive vertically.
Use to change without prior notice. Quick Tour
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Quick Tour
This section identifies the various components of the Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive
Never connect the drive to a computer...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 10
... the stand
Carefully seat the hard drive into the stand in the vertical position. If the condition is not currently being accessed. Setting up the Toshiba drive
Status indications
Light status Flashing Solid
Flashing rapidly
Indicates
The connected computer is powered on a sturdy, flat surface. The drive is reading or writing data on an unstable...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 13
...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 ...your computer with both a USB cable and an eSATA cable at a later date, please note the drive must be connected to the feature.
Double-click the Launch Setup ( ) icon.
To access the ...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 14
... file management application (for installing software, connect the drive to the Toshiba HDD partition using your files and ...drive is the location for your computer's file management application.
The Toshiba HDD partition is connected via USB.
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Drive partitions
eSATA port (Sample Illustration) Connecting an eSATA cable (sold separately)
Drive partitions
The external hard drive...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 15
... and files on your application. Saving files to your external hard drive
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Saving files to your external hard drive
This section provides a basic overview of the folder or file into a specific folder on the external hard drive, double-click the folder you used to create the file.
2 Select the external hard drive from the Save in drop-down list.
3 Enter a name...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 16
... to do so may cause data corruption or loss. If you are using . If the external hard drive is writing or reading media. ❖ Never turn off or disconnecting the drive. b Right-click each window. Failure to close each drive application icon in the Notification Area/System tray of connection (USB or eSATA) you are using...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 17
... the power button on the back of your system by right-clicking on the Drive Monitor icon in -use light will stop flashing).
2 Close all read/write activity stops (the power/drive in the Notification Area/System tray of the drive.
5 Disconnect the eSATA cable. A message displays indicating it .
NOTE
When you shut down...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 18
... can switch to view the following information about the external hard drive: ❖ Amount of your Windows® desktop.
(Sample Image) The Drive Monitor icon in the Toshiba Drive Setup window.
Make sure the drive is connected to the computer with a USB cable (not an eSATA cable).
2 Click Drive Monitor in the Notification Area/System tray
Viewing...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 19
...; desktop. Installing the Toshiba Backup software
The Toshiba Backup software is important to periodically back up data to a different device other than the Toshiba external hard drive, the Toshiba drive must still be connected to match the files stored on another device. This means you back up , or make copies of your electronic files...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 21
... up: ❖ your entire computer (backs up your computer. Sync
Synchronize files on any two storage drives
connected to :
View the status of a backup task currently in a specific folder or set .
Using... 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 folders.
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 24
... another
❖ The storage devices you designate can be internal or external devices.
❖ Because the Toshiba Backup software is installed on the Toshiba external drive, that drive must be connected to be synchronized.
❖ You can back up your computer (including hard drives, solid state drives, and flash media) as the source or destination device. 24...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 25
...bidirectional synchronization. If you dispose of the hard drive, first delete all data
❖ Take the hard disk drive to as the "second target." To ensure your hard disk or other storage media contains sensitive ...only the initial part of the data used for unauthorized purposes, you can still be read by you. When a Sync is run, the software searches both storage devices simultaneously...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 26
...hard drive simply by copying the operating system's files. Q: Can I use my drive on two computers at the same time, you connect the drive to a USB expansion card?
Q: Can I connect the drive to two computers at the same time? A: You cannot transfer an installed operating system to the external drive... = 1,000,000,000 bytes and One Terabyte (TB) means 1012 = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes ...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 27
..., PPS, PPSX, PPTX and RTF
You can add other file formats to the drive when I select a file type category? Troubleshooting and support
Problem(s)
Solution(s)
The drive is not working electrical outlet.
The Virtual CD icon does not Make sure the external drive is
management application.
A: By default, the supported file formats for your operating...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 30
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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
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erasing data 25 eSATA
port 9 external hard drive
saving files 15 viewing folders/files 15
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FAQ 26 FCC...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 31
... catalog tools menu 22
restore tasks menu 21
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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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