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Duo Pro Drive User Guide

 

Using the Kensington Lock Slot

FUB is a powerful offsite backup service that enables you to backup your 
files to an offsite server securely. You are entitled to a free limited storage 
account with an option to upgrade to an unlimited storage plan for a low 
monthly fee. For more information on Fabrik Ultimate Backup, visit 
backup.fabrik.com.

To begin the installation, double-click the launcher located in the Fabrik 
Backup Solutions folder of the Duo Pro Drive. For additional information visit 
www.simpletech.com/support

Using the Kensington Lock Slot

Included on the Duo Pro Drive is a Kensington security lock slot. This slot is 
compatible with Kensington locking devices (sold separately). For more 
information on the Kensington Security Slot and available products visit 
www.kensington.com.

Reformatting for Write-Access on the Mac

Duo Pro Drives come pre-formatted with NTFS. For full read/write access to 
Duo Pro Drive on a Mac computer you must reformat your Duo Pro Drive.

To format your Duo Pro Drive for a Mac:

1

If your Duo Pro Drive is not turned on and connected to your Mac 
(remember: Mac OS 10.3 and later are required), do that now.

2

Double-click the Duo Pro Drive icon on your desktop.

3

Drag the Backup Solutions folder to your desktop.

4

Double-click the MacHD on your desktop.

5

Double-click Applications.

6

Double-click Utilities.

7

Double-click Disk Utility.

8

Find your Duo Pro Drive on the list of hard drives on the left and select 
the line that shows disk capacity (in GB).

9

Click Erase.

Summary of Contents for Duo Pro Drive FP-UFE2/1.5TB

Page 1: ...DuoProDrive UserGuide document version 1 0 071011...

Page 2: ...adio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio and television reception whic...

Page 3: ...o Pro System Requirements 9 Package Contents 9 Views of the Duo Pro Drive 10 LED Behavior Front Panel 11 eSATA Cables and Interface Cards 12 Connecting and Starting Your Duo Pro Drive 12 Understanding...

Page 4: ...iv Duo Pro Drive User Guide...

Page 5: ...ng so will void the manufacturer warranty Never insert any metallic object into the drive Electrical shock fire or short circuiting may result If the Duo Pro Drive appears to be defective or malfuncti...

Page 6: ...ference such as computer displays televisions or speakers as it can affect the operation of your Duo Pro Drive Do not place heavy objects on top of the Duo Pro Drive Do not expose your Duo Pro Drive t...

Page 7: ...ous toddler a theft or a natural disaster you know your files are still safe and secure online and off site Fabrik Ultimate Backup keeps encrypted copies of your files on our dedicated off site server...

Page 8: ...8 Duo Pro Drive User Guide Duo Pro Drive Features and Benefits...

Page 9: ...ac OS 10 3 or higher USB 1 1 or 2 0 port eSATA II port may require optional eSATA card upgrade Power requirements 100 240 V 1 5A 50 60 HZ power Supply voltage fluctuations should not exceed 10 of the...

Page 10: ...Duo Pro Drive All of the connectors switches and security lock are located on the rear panel of the Duo Pro Drive and are described in the following illustration Model No xxxx xxxxx xxx DC input sock...

Page 11: ...he drive is on and ready for use Blinking The drive is active read write rebuild The lower LED on the front panel of the drive has two states Steady red glow Single drive failure only applicable when...

Page 12: ...port on your PC and connect an eSATA cable not provided between your drive and the computer For more information about eSATA refer to eSATA Cables and Interface Cards on page 12 a USB connections Conn...

Page 13: ...or you might lose data The instructions that follow will guide you through the process Be sure and allow several hours for the rebuilding process to finish You can use the drive during this time but i...

Page 14: ...e the RAID switch to the desired position See Views of the Duo Pro Drive on page 10 for an illustration of the rear panel containing this switch 4 Turn the Duo Pro Drive power switch to the ON positio...

Page 15: ...on the size of the drives it will take a few hours to rebuild the RAID structure rebuild speed is approximately 80GB to 100GB per hour If at the start of this procedure you copied data to another dri...

Page 16: ...atible with Kensington locking devices sold separately For more information on the Kensington Security Slot and available products visit www kensington com Reformatting for Write Access on the Mac Duo...

Page 17: ...compatibility but performance is reduced so it should only be selected if you really need read write compatibility on both platforms 11 If desired you can change the drive label too 12 Click Erase and...

Page 18: ...18 Duo Pro Drive User Guide Reformatting for Write Access on the Mac...

Page 19: ...now by our Support organization This document will be updated online soon with the new information Contacting Technical Support Technical Support is available Monday through Friday from 6 30 AM to 5 3...

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