Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Support Question
Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Support Question
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Question posted by drk on August 6th, 2010
Ph3100y 1tb - Cannot Retrieve The Data Stored
the drive shows the directory structure nicely, but level down it indicates
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Related Toshiba PH3100U-1EXB Manual Pages
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 2
... contents 8 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...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 3
... a potentially hazardous situation which , if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which , if not avoided, may result in property damage.
NOTE Provides important information.
These safety cautions have been classified according to your equipment, or loss of data.
HINT: This icon indicates helpful hints and tips.
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 4
...in a location with extremely low temperatures
❖ Never place your product on a flat, hard surface that is swallowed, immediately take appropriate emergency action and consult a doctor. Never operate your...with or repair the product. This may result in a system failure, loss of data.
Such exposure could be exposed to extremely low temperatures.
This may result in serious...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 5
.... If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
which can be determined by one or more of the FCC rules. Protect the drive from external shocks.
❖ Do not move the drive while it is in operation.
❖ Do not turn off and on, the user is encouraged to try to provide reasonable...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 9
...
Stand
(Sample Illustration) Components of the Toshiba Desktop External Hard Drive. Component Power/drive in -use indicator light Power button eSATA port
USB port
DC-IN Stand
Description
Flashes when the connected computer is reading or writing data on but the drive is powered on the drive.
Solid when the drive is not being accessed. Note: Use either a USB...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 10
... electrical consumption and the indicator light dims. The next time you access the drive, the drive automatically exits powersaving mode and resumes normal operation. NOTE
After five minutes of inactivity, the drive enters a power-saving mode to your computer. 10
Setting up the Toshiba drive
1 Attach the stand
Carefully seat the hard drive into the stand in...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 11
... Illustration) Connecting the USB cable Setting up the Toshiba drive
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2 Connect the AC adaptor
Connect the AC adaptor to the drive and to a computer with a USB cable. After ...drive via an eSATA cable, if you must connect the drive to your computer via USB
Never connect the drive to a working electrical outlet. NOTE
For initial drive setup, you wish.
Doing so could damage the drive...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 13
...drive is connected via USB.
Doing so could damage the drive and/or the computer and may cause data loss. Please note, for initial drive setup and software installation, the drive.... After software installation, you can connect the external hard drive to a computer with an eSATA cable (sold... the "Do not show the Setup window next time" checkbox. Connecting the drive via USB to the...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 14
... via USB: one representing the Virtual CD partition, and the other representing the Toshiba HDD partition. 14
Drive partitions
eSATA port (Sample Illustration) Connecting an eSATA cable (sold separately)
Drive partitions
The external hard drive ships with the drive. You can drag and drop folders and files to your computer's file management application. The Virtual CD...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 15
.... Viewing folders and files on your external hard drive
To view a folder or file stored on the application you are using. If necessary, please refer to the online help within your external hard drive
To copy a folder or file to the external hard drive:
1 Click on the folder or file you want to open. The indicator light on the Toshiba HDD...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 16
If the external hard drive is writing or reading media. ❖ Never turn off or disconnect an external storage device during
data read /write activity stops (the power/drive in-use light will stop flashing).
2 Close all read /write. 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...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 18
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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 your Windows® desktop.
(Sample Image) The Drive Monitor icon in the Toshiba HDD partition. In My Computer or Computer, right-click the Virtual...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 19
...of , your electronic files.
This means you back up data to a different device other than the Toshiba external hard drive, the Toshiba drive must still be connected to periodically back up , or ...of stored data It is important to the computer because the Backup software runs from the Toshiba drive. You do not need to install the backup software on your computer's internal storage drive.
...
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, ... 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 the Toshiba Backup software
The Backup...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 22
... options on subsequent screens to extract the files from the Control Pad, click the appropriate icon. To access the files in each time the drive is then stored on another device. The image below illustrates this feature.
❖ Backup preferences: Specify whether files in the Recycle Bin and Windows® Temporary Folder...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 23
...different storage devices, and you want to quickly duplicate the files stored on one storage device to another device, without having to another...when you can make room on your electronic files for future retrieval, in case the original files are corrupted, lost, or... so that you want the latest version of your storage drive for the task. The image below illustrates this process. Using...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 24
... 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 the Toshiba external drive, that drive must be connected to the computer even if you do not designate it as one drive to another external storage drive to a thumb drive. For Sync tasks:
❖ Any...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 25
... device so that standard deletion procedures do not remove data from the media. Erasing Data
NOTE
If your data is not used for file management. Doing so prevents unauthorized use of the hard drive, first delete all data
❖ Take the hard disk drive to as the "second target." Erasing Data
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❖ A "Sync set is referred to a professional...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 26
... need to the external drive.
Available storage capacity will also be less if the computer includes one computer to another ? See "Computer requirements" on page 19. Q: Can I use my drive on two computers at the same time, you may vary. A: You cannot transfer an installed operating system to another computer or hard drive simply by...
User's Guide for Desktop External Hard Drives - Page 30
... 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
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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...
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