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How to connect this external hard disk | EN |
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1 Connect the USB cable to the hard disk, and to an empty USB port of the computer.
A drive icon, Philips External Hard Disk, appears in Windows Explorer and the blue light should light up. (The computer sometimes needs to be restarted, before you can use the new hardware).
2 When Windows does not recognize the hard disk (some PCs or laptops provide insufficient bus power on one USB port), plug the additional USB power cable (D) into an empty USB port of your computer.
How to safely disconnect?
1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon
in the system tray in the lower right part of the screen.
2In the window that appears, select the name of the device that is to be removed, then click the Stop button.
3When the Stop a hardware device screen appears, check that the correct information is displayed, and then click the OK button.
4When the message Safe to remove hardware appears, remove the drive from the computer’s USB port.
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