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FreeAgent Pro Data Mover

Adjusting Drive Sleep Intervals

You can choose how long your FreeAgent drive can remain inactive before it goes into

power-saving mode.

To adjust the drive sleep interval,

Step 1:

Click

Utilities

on the Command panel.

The

Utilities

window opens:

Figure 4: Utilities

Step 2:

Click

Adjust Drive Sleep Interval

The

Adjust Drive Sleep Interval

window opens:

Figure 5: Adjust Drive Sleep Interval

Summary of Contents for FreeAgent Pro Classic

Page 1: ...Onlysmart people readthe manual...

Page 2: ...tching USB eSata 1394 Interfaces 12 Managing Your Drives 14 Backup Restore 15 Registering AutoBackup 15 Creating a Backup Plan 16 System Rollback 22 Creating Automatic Restore Points 22 Creating Manua...

Page 3: ...nect your Freeagent drive Use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray OR Press the power switch on the base of the drive Note The drive cannot shut down while it s being accessed wait until...

Page 4: ...self down Disconnecting eSATA and 1394 Devices Follow the same procedures as those listed in the previous section to safely remove the FreeAgent while it s connected via eSATA or 1394 The device icons...

Page 5: ...ATA Safely Remove Hardware Messages The FreeAgent drive is listed as a Disk drive in the Safely Remove Hardware window 1394 Devices Here are the device icons and identification strings in the Safely R...

Page 6: ...Pulsing lights indicate that the drive is in use and unplugging power or data cables while the drive is in use can cause data corruption or loss Installing FreeAgent Tools and AutoBackup The software...

Page 7: ...s XP AutoStart Window Note Drive letters are assigned by your Windows operating system Step 2 Select Install FreeAgent Tools and click OK The InstallShield Wizard setup window opens Figure 7 InstallSh...

Page 8: ...o Data Mover 6 Figure 8 Welcome Step 3 Click Next The License Agreement window opens Figure 9 License Agreement Step 4 Click Yes to agree to the terms of the agreement The Choose Destination Location...

Page 9: ...cation Step 5 Select Next to accept the default destination location or Browse to select a different destination location The Setup Status window opens Figure 11 Setup Status After the FreeAgent softw...

Page 10: ...amework 1 1 be present on your system If the AutoBackup software does not find NET Framework 1 1 it installs it The AutoBackup End User License Agreement window opens Figure 13 AutoBackup End User Lic...

Page 11: ...p Setup Status When the setup is complete the AutoBackup InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens Figure 15 AutoBackup InstallShield Wizard Complete Step 8 Select Finish to complete the AutoBackup i...

Page 12: ...xt The FreeAgent Tools InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens Figure 17 FreeAgent Tools InstallShield Wizard Complete Step 11 Decide whether to restart your computer now and click Finish Note Afte...

Page 13: ...After FreeAgent Tools and AutoBackup have been installed FreeAgent Tools and AutoBackup icons are placed on your desktop and in your system tray Double click the desktop of the system tray icons to op...

Page 14: ...g interface modules Switching USB eSata 1394 Interfaces Warning Do not use a regular screwdriver to perform this operation To switch from one interface to another Step 1 Turn the drive off and remove...

Page 15: ...3 Press Module into Base Step 5 Lightly press the module into place using your thumbs until the edges of the module are flush with the base Step 6 Turn the screw clockwise with your fingers as far as...

Page 16: ...Figure 1 Your Drives Window The Command panel allows you to access your drive features and manage drive utilities In the Your Drives window Step 1 Select a drive to manage from the list Step 2 Select...

Page 17: ...complete the registration you need the AutoBackup Product Key attached to the Quick Start Guide in your FreeAgent drive shipping carton Note An Internet connection is required to complete AutoBackup...

Page 18: ...ide included in your FreeAgent drive shipping carton and email address Step 3 Click OK Creating a Backup Plan You create a backup plan to tell Autobackup what files to back up how many versions to kee...

Page 19: ...Destination Selection Step 1 Verify that your FreeAgent drive is selected and click Next Figure 4 Smart Picks Step 2 Check the boxes next to the files and folders you want backed up and click Done Th...

Page 20: ...ow this message in the future if you don t want to see this window again and click OK The Select Items to Back Up window opens Figure 6 Select Items to Back Up Step 4 Verify the files and folders you...

Page 21: ...p Plan Name Step 5 Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click Next A Backup Plan Confirmation window opens Figure 8 Backup Plan Confirmation Step 6 Verify your backup plan is correct and click Done A...

Page 22: ...p has been completed the Backup Complete window opens with a summary of your Backup information Figure 10 Backup Complete After your first backup the AutoBackup software monitors file and folder chang...

Page 23: ...FreeAgent Pro Data Mover 22 since the last backup and automatically backs up those files once your drive is re connected For more information on AutoBackup features visit www memeo com...

Page 24: ...m as Restore Points called check points These Restore Points mark places to return to in the event of a problem with your computer You should create a Restore Point before you make a system change suc...

Page 25: ...Restore Point Interval and click Apply Creating Manual Restore Points To manual create a restore point Step 1 Click System Rollback on the Command panel The Rollback window opens Figure 3 Rollback St...

Page 26: ...ndow displays the name and date of this Restore Point Figure 5 Create Restore Point Confirmation Step 4 Choose OK Rolling Back to a Restore Point To roll back your computer to a Restore Point Step 1 S...

Page 27: ...mputer to a previous state The Rollback System Rollback window opens Figure 7 Rollback System Rollback Step 4 Select a restore date from the calendar and a time stamped check point in the Restore Poin...

Page 28: ...estore dialogue box displays a Restore in Progress message before your system reboots Undoing System Rollback To undo a system rollback and return to a current Restore Point Step 1 Save and close all...

Page 29: ...witch located in the upper right corner of the System Rollback window to turn off the Automatic Restore Points feature Figure 11 Rollback On Off Switch Warning When you disable Automatic Restore Point...

Page 30: ...re 12 Rollback Step 2 Toggle the On Off switch to Off A confirmation window opens to verify that you want to turn off Automatic Restore Points Figure 13 Restore Off Step 3 If you are sure you want to...

Page 31: ...one The Internet Drive provides password protected space on Seagate servers so you can store data that you want to access remotely or share with others Figure 1 Internet Drive To sign up for the Inter...

Page 32: ...Pro Data Mover 31 Figure 2 Internet Drive Access The Seagate Internet Drive registration website page opens Figure 3 Seagate Internet Drive Registration Page Step 2 Complete the registration form and...

Page 33: ...he eSATA port will reflect the lighting and sleep settings you specified using the USB or 1394 interface Running Drive Diagnostics You should run a diagnostic on your on your FreeAgent drive regularly...

Page 34: ...he data on your drive and takes only a few minutes to complete When the test is complete the Utilities window displays the results Figure 3 Drive Diagnostic Results If the drive encounters an error du...

Page 35: ...can remain inactive before it goes into power saving mode To adjust the drive sleep interval Step 1 Click Utilities on the Command panel The Utilities window opens Figure 4 Utilities Step 2 Click Adju...

Page 36: ...Interval window confirms that the power setting for your Seagate drive has been changed Figure 6 Power Settings Confirmed Step 5 Click OK to return to the Utilities window Adjusting the Drive Lights...

Page 37: ...e 7 Utilities Window Step 2 Click Adjust Drive Lights The Drive Lights window opens Figure 8 Drive Lights Step 3 Choose whether to display status and activity lights on your drive Step 4 Click Apply t...

Page 38: ...B eSata 1394 Interfaces 12 Creating a Backup Plan 16 Creating Automatic Restore Points 22 Creating Manual Restore Points 23 D Disconnecting eSATA and 1394 Devices 2 1394 Devices 3 eSATA Devices 2 E eS...

Page 39: ...12 System Rollback 22 Creating Manual Restore Points 23 Rolling Back to a Restore Point 24 Turning Off Automatic Restore Points 27 Undoing System Rollback 26 T Turning Off Automatic Restore Points 27...

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