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USER MANUAL

Rev. 015

MOBILE HARD

DRIVES

DESKTOP HARD

DRIVES

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Summary of Contents for Desktop Hard Drives

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL Rev 015 MOBILE HARD DRIVES DESKTOP HARD DRIVES ...

Page 2: ...any life sustaining systems Freecomcannotbemadeliableforanydamages lossofdataordamagefollowing thereof whatsoever including withoutlimitation damagesforlossofbusiness profits business interruption loss of business information or other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or inability to use this Freecom product even if Freecom has been advised of the possibility of such damages We reserve the ...

Page 3: ...es page 5 Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive page 6 Individual look page 6 Chapter Hardware Installation page 7 Chapter Driver Installation page 7 Chapter Installation of the application software page 8 Chapter Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive page 10 2010 Freecom Technologies EN ...

Page 4: ... 7 512 MB RAM or higher Available USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 port Internet connection for online warranty registration software updates and downloads Operating system Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac PowerPC G4 G5 or Intel Mac 256 MB RAM or higher Available USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 port Internet connection for online warranty registration software updates and downloads Operating system Mac OS X v10 4 or h...

Page 5: ...le Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive when the ambient temperature is below 10 C or above 35 C If the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive is moved from a cool environment to a warmer environment please allow the drive to acclimatize to the ambient temperature before operating the device Failing to do so may lead to condensation within the drive enclosure which in turn may cause the drive to ma...

Page 6: ...e Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive has been partitioned 1 partition and pre formatted FAT32 file system The FAT32 format ensures maximum interchangeability of the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive between different computers Should you choose to format the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive in another file system e g NTFS please be aware of possible problemswhencon...

Page 7: ...e LAN for connecting the device to your PC Mac Chapter Driver Installation Under Windows XP Vista 7 and Mac OS X a separate Freecom driver is not required The drivers will be installed automatically by the operating system after plugging in the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive into the interface port of the computer SinceUSB 0isbackwardscompatiblewithUSB1 1 theFreecomMobile Hard Drive ...

Page 8: ... continue with the installation Saving Freecom data PC The user manuals and complementary software when applicable are pre loaded onto the hard drive We recommend that you save these files to your computer My Documents Freecom toalwayshaveabackupofthesefilesincaseyou accidentally reformat the drive or delete these files from the drive Saving these files from the external hard drive to your compute...

Page 9: ...com to always have a backup of these files in case you accidentally reformat the drive or delete these files from the drive Saving these files from the external hard drive to your computer is easy 1 Click on Start MAC in the main directory of the hard drive The Freecom start menu opens 2 Click on the button Save Freecom files 3 All provided data on the Freecom hard drive will be saved to the folde...

Page 10: ...ilesystemmightfitbetterfortheirneeds Thismanualdescribes currentlimitationsofmostcommonfilesystemsandInstructionstoenableyoutoadapt the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive to your needs File System features Please refer to the tables below for an overview File systems supported by different operating systems File system Operating system FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS Windows XP Vista 7 yes yes yes no...

Page 11: ...ck with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop 2 Select the option Manage 3 Select the option Storage Disk Management 4 ChooseyourexternalFreecomMobileHardDrive DesktopHardDriveandright click on the partition 5 Select Delete Partition and confirm by clicking on Yes The partition will be deleted now Creating a partition The following steps will guide you through the process ...

Page 12: ...12 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE 5 Click with the right mouse button on the unallocated area and select the option New Partition The New Partition Wizard opens Click on Next EN ...

Page 13: ...f your partition Click on Next if only one partition is to be created See next chapter Creating two or more partitions on the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive under Windows XP Vista 7 how to create more than one partition 8 Assign a drive letter to your hard drive Normally you can use the default options Click on Next EN ...

Page 14: ...e either FAT32 or NTFS the Allocation unit size should remain on Default Finally select Perform a quick format and click on Next 10 Click on Finish to complete the partitioning of your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive Your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive will be formatted now and is ready to use afterwards EN ...

Page 15: ...ws XP Vista 7 for creating the first partition 2 Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop 3 Select the option Manage 4 Select the option Storage Disk Management 5 Right click on the unallocated space of your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive and select the option New partition The New Partition Wizard opens Click on Next 6 Select Extended partition and c...

Page 16: ...16 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE 8 Click on Finish to create the Extended partition The unallocated space now changed to Free space EN ...

Page 17: ...rtitionWizard opens Click on Next 10 Logical drive is already selected Click on Next 11 Specify the partition size and click on Next 12 Assign a drive letter and click on Next 13 Select the formatting option Format this partition with the following settings Chooseeither FAT32 or NTFS the Allocationunitsize shouldremainon Default Finally select Perform a quick format and click on Next 14 Click on F...

Page 18: ...ard Drive under Mac OS X 1 Open the Disk Utility This can be found in Applications Utilities 2 Click on the tab Partition Here you can setup the partition settings and partition the drive according to your settings e g Mac OS Extended Detailed information how to use the Disk Utility can be found in the help EN ...

Page 19: ...ing the serial number on the product has been altered removed or made illegible This guarantee covers only the hardware components packaged with the product This guarantee covers none of the following a any consumable supplied with the product such as media or batteries b damage to or loss of any software programs data or removable storage media c any damage resulting from adaptations changes or a...

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