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1. Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives Y ou can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next Cancel 12 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE 6 Select Primary partition and click on Next New Partition Wizard Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Extended partition 3l CI Description primary partition is a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition 7 Now you can adjust the size of 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 New Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 19540 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Partition size in MB 1954 wl 82. ott A ee a eS ioa duds EXwWIxn NIS meath unknown Partito 4 gum FA trn Services and Applications E SESE ESSE wr TOOMI AANT 1 23 un rira ningan Fatti Faith Lade abad 1 tux BATERI re nie nid Spa 2 15 08 2 Dioer n Ceo Qn Med x Bode Ee Ponens aen Ere atten E Free mace Loge dee Eia DETIENE MM Cw saisons 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 Selecttheformatting option Formatthis partition with thefollowing settings Choose either FAT32 or NTFS the Allocation unit size should remain on Default Finally select Perform a quick format and click on Next 14 Click on Finish to complete partitioning Your partition will be formatted now and is FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE ready to use Q Note If youselect NTFS as filesystem the data of your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive can be read only under Mac OS X There is no possibility to write data 17 Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive under Mac OS X 1 2 Click on the tab Partition First id 149 1 G8 WOC WD1600
3. Assign a drive letter to your hard drive Normally you can use the default options Click on Next 13 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE 9 Select the formatting option Format this partition with the following settings Choose either FAT32 or NTFS the Allocation unit size should remain on Default Finally select Perform a quick format and click on Next Lm eX New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition vou must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition File system FAT32 Allocation unit size Default Volume label FREECOM HDD Berform a quick format Enable file and folder cc 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 New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard Disk selected Disk 2 3 Partition size 19540 MB Drive letter or path I File system FAT 32 Allocation unit size Default Volume label Freecorn HDD Flick farmat Yes To close this wizard click Finish 14 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Creating two or more part
4. covered by this guarantee prior to returning the product to Freecom Freecom is not liable for any loss or damage to these items If during the repair of the productthe contents of the hard drive are altered deleted or in any way modified Freecom is not liable whatsoever Repair parts and replacement products will be provided on an exchange basis and will be either new equivalent to new or reconditioned All replaced parts and products become the property of Freecom The period of guarantee for any product or part re paired or replaced in warranty shall be the balance of the original guarantee Repairs or replacements on product or parts out of warranty carry 6 six months guarantee
5. ARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE 8 Clickon Finish to create the Extended partition The unallocated space now changed to Free space New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard llowing lecte Partition size 9539 MB To close this wizard click Finish Tait Ex Peien bame E RT m ire ERATE Parton Rae EM 1M m Du EA Loca errans bn KOE atn Bax FATE 40 AME Le Ha im Hg Performance bogs and peace Partition FATES nag 2 se Hn D Em Patio PATH a ae 2 tr Een Patton WTS Haw UnkrceeParsbon at He Du E EEE WI E WIS dns ica nao OC MB FATI 3 Po GB NTES Eei HTS Pht Healy Urkteman Parts Healifry Urkrewer Partibon Healthy Cops nen Urs ad eel Sine 1 ATIMI S727 11 72 GB PATH One HDD 190058 9577 BB FAT 32 IET rire T Di i i Jirn nnens CD EOM G Ha Hed amp l Grade Dd Bd Ves pace ILL 16 9 Right click on Free Space and select New Logical Drive The New Partition Wizard opens Click on Next J De bin yee Wee pen alm xi en Wiss type rie Sistem ane T Pron space Prea Raut ten het Es
6. C in the main directory of the hard drive The Freecom start menu Opens Click on the button Save Freecom files All provided data on the Freecom hard drive will be saved to the folder Freecom in Documents Welcome FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Save Freecom files FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Chapter Partitioning your Freecom Mobile HardDrive Desktop Hard Drive General information Your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive was partitioned and formatted to provide you with the maximum available capacity and compatibility FAT32 was chosen as file system to assure that you will be able to read your files on any PC It is recommended not to change the current configuration of your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive For some users another file system might fit better for their needs This manual describes current limitations of most common file systems and Instructions to enable you to adapt 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 HFS Operating system Maximum size of a partition Operating system WindowsXP Vista 7 4GB 32GB Mac OS X 10 3 x gt 128GB 1678 MacOSX104x gt 128GB 1678 MacOSX 10 5x gt 128GB 16 Mac OS
7. Connect the interface cable to the interface port of your computer Optional if your device comes with a power switch switch on the device before using it Please use the interface cables that come with your device e g USB eSATA Firewire LAN for connecting the device to your PC Mac Safely remove the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive A via your operating system the unplug or eject hardware option in the Windows taskbar before disconnecting the USB cable or power cable and before switching off the device Failing to do so may result in data loss Chapter Driver Installation Under Windows XP Vista 7 and Mac OS X a separate Freecom driver is not required The drivers willbeinstalled automatically by the operating system after plugging inthe Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive into the interface port of the computer FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Chapter Installation of the application software Software installation PC 1 Clickon Start PC exe in the main directory of the hard drive The Freecom start menu opens Welcome FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Freecem Produets Save Freecom files 2 Clickon Software The installation starts now Follow the instructions on the screen confirm with Next in order to continue with the installation Saving Freecom data The user manuals and complementary software when applicab
8. Disk Utility Help FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE frase Partition RAID Restore n how to use the Disk Utility can be found in Q7 Ask a Question Index FEATURED TOPICS What s new in Disk Utility If Disk Utility reports a fatal hardware error If you see overlapped extent allocation errors Enlarging a volume Creating new volumes on a disk Index www apple com 18 mcam WARRANTY PEARS VALID IN EUROPE TURKEY ONLY We thank you for purchasing this Freecom product and hope you will enjoy using it In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience on your part we suggest reading the quick install guide instruction manual and any additional electronic and or printed manuals When problems occur we have a database with Frequently Asked Questions FAQ on our Freecom website www freecom com please check this site before you contact the helpdesk Your Guarantee All Freecom products come with unlimited technical phone and web support By this Guarantee Freecom warrants their products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period listed below from the date of its original purchase If during this period of guarantee the product proves defective due to improper materials or workmanship Freecom will without charge for labour or parts at its sole discretion repair or replace the product or its defective parts upon the terms and conditions set out below Conditions Th
9. J5 4 Macintosh HD Volume Scheme Volume Information Max OS 10 5 d ET 13 ton 4 2 9 GB FUJITSU 22508 Name FREECOM FREECOM HOO Format OS ixterded Gournated E MATSWTA CD RW CW 8124 Size To partt on the selected dick Choose a volume scheme Set the name format aed uve for each volume Thes click Apply tartc w A new volume well be created Size mevert Apnty EA Disk Description FUJITSU MHZ22508H Gl Total Capacity Connection Bus w58 Write Stanes Read Wrae Type External T Status Not Supported USB Serial Number 60981255 777 Partition Map Scheme Matter Boot amp econt fy Here you can setup the partition settings and partition the drive according to your settings e g Mac OS Extended Detailed informatio the help 85 Disk Utility Help Repairing hard drives Repair them if an application quits unexpectedly a file is corrupted or your Mac won t start up Erasing disks Use a disk multiple times Erase it securely to prevent data from being recovered Partitioning a disk Enlarge a volume create new volumes and choose how to partition a disk into volumes Using RAID sets Protect your data against hardware failure or speed up access to your data Using disk images Move files from one Mac to another or burn an image to a disc for safekeeping Open the Disk Utility This can be found in Applications gt Utilities
10. X 10 6 x gt 12 167B 10 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Example for different partitions with different file systems on one Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive Total size of Freecom HD Note On NTFS formatted hard drives can only be written under Windows XP Vista 7 Under MacOSX data can only be read The example above is a good solution for Windows XP Vista 7 users who sometimes exchange data with Macs For storing the data under Windows XP Vista 7 both partitions can be used As the NTFS file system can only be read by Mac data to be used on these operating systems must be stored on the FAT32 partition Please follow the steps below to adapt the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive for your needs Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive under Windows XP Vista 7 Deleting a partition Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage Select the option Storage gt Disk Management posso n Choose your external Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive and right 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 of creating partitions on your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive A
11. al shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive Do not use the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive when the ambient temperature is below 10 C or above 35 C Ifthe Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive is moved fromacoolenvironment 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 malfunction Donot place liquids or drinks on the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive When liquids are spilled and getin contact with the electronics within the drive enclosure it will damage the drive and will cause the drive to malfunction Donotusethe Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive a dusty environment Dust inside the enclosure may damage the internal electronics and result in drive malfunction Opening the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive will void the warranty Since USB 3 0 is backwards compatible with USB 2 0 the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive can be connected to all USB ports When connected to a USB 2 0 port however the performance data transfer rate of the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive will be much lower than when the drive is connected to a USB 3 0 port If at any point during installing and or confi
12. eecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive following components are needed PC ntel Pentium IIl AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher 256 MB RAM Vista 7 512 MB RAM or higher e Available USB 3 0 2 0 port e Internet connection for online warranty registration software updates and downloads e Operating system Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac PowerPC G4 G5 or Intel Mac 256 MB RAM or higher e Available USB 2 0 3 0 port e Internet connection for online warranty registration software updates and downloads e Operating system Mac OS X v10 4 or higher Toachieve optimal performance from the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive your computer should be equipped with an USB 3 0 port Since USB 3 0 is backwards compatible with USB 2 0 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Precautionary measures To ensure that your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive functions properly please take note of the following precautions If these are not followed you may void your warranty and damage the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive Safely remove the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive via your operating system the unplug or eject hardware option inthe Windowstaskbar before disconnecting the data cable Failing to do so may result in data loss Donotdrop the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive or expose it to other kinds of sudden mechanic
13. fterthis procedure your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage Select the option Storage gt Disk Management PWN gt Choose the hard drive which is unallocated Ensure that the entire drive is unallocated 11 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE mmm tin _ De bieh yee hke jio slg xi Tae D Deri GUCATENIEA Pelien Pase FARES in E Tred Foder EXPCATENMZ E Fation foe FATE ILIA Al s ho Ux E needa Patten Bax FADE Healltry oe E Heiss E Puttin Tees Haw Lnkncem Paten MB D 3 FRA Sari Petes fe HIP fealty 23408 a Shar age inei oe ssh PA ipei x ia Seren Acpicanona Vae WI d WI z808 Lus 14 72 am 1020 MB PAPE a E TS HTES Unkncs Linkmicesn Partibon Cite Urat ed Seton C IE Ik 14 72 SB PATIC 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 New Partition Wizard
14. guring your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive you need assistance or have questions please contact the Freecom Support Center for your country See www freecom com for details Freecom offers free unlimited helpdesk support FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive The hi speed data transfer through the e g USB Firewire eSATA LAN interface makes it ideally suitable for data storage file sharing backup archiving audio playback and all applications that need fast file access For your convenience the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive has been partitioned 1 partition and pre formatted FAT32 file system The FAT32 format ensures maximum interchangeability ofthe 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 problems when connecting the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive to another computer than the one you used for formatting FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Chapter Hardware Installation 1 Connectthe interface cable to the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive 2 Optional Connect the cable of the power supply to the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive and the power supply itself to the socket
15. i FREECOM INNOVATIVE GERMAN QUALITY USER MANUAL MOBILE HARD DRIVES DESKTOP HARD DRIVES Rev 048 FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Dear user Thank you for selecting the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive as your external data storage device For optimal use and performance we advise you to read this manual carefully before using this product Please note this manual is a general manual which is used for several Freecom products Product pictures shown in this manual may differ from the device you bought Freecom Technologies Germany www freecom com Contents of the box Please check the contents of the box All articles included in this box are listed on the back side of the packaging Need assistance Have questions Incase you havea question about the use of this product need information about other Freecom products or need technical assistance please contactthe Freecom Service Center for your country See www freecom com for details Freecom offers free unlimited helpdesk support Warning All rights reserved The products named in this manual are only used for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies This device was designed for home or office use Warning This device is equipment complying with EN55022 class A This equipment can cause radio disturbances in a residential area If this is the case the use
16. is guarantee will be granted only when the original invoice or sales receipt indica ting the date of purchase product and serial number is presented together with the defective product and a Freecom RMA number received from the Freecom Website or given by a Freecom Service Center Freecom reserves the right to refuse the free of charge guarantee services when the date of purchase of the product cannot be proven This guarantee will not apply if the RMA number is missing 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 damage to or loss of any software programs data or removable storage media c any damage resulting from adaptations changes or adjustments which may have been made to the product without the prior writ ten consent of Freecom d attempted repair by any party other than authorized by Freecom and e accidents lightning water fire or any other such cause beyond the reasonable control of Freecom With respect to all services provided Freecom is not responsible for any damage to or loss of any programs data or other information stored on any media or any part of any product serviced Freecom is not liable for the consequence of business loss in case of system failure Be sure to exclude all parts not
17. itions on the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive under Windows XP Vista 7 1 Repeatthestepsfromthe previous chapter Creating a partition on the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive under Windows XP Vista 7 for creating the first partition Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage Select the option Storage gt Disk Management ET ame mc qe 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 click on Next New Partition Wizard Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Primary partition Description extended partition is a portion of a Master Boot Record MBR basic disk that can contain logical drives Use an extended partition if you want to have more than four volumes on your MBR basic disk 7 Now you can adjust the size of your partition Enter the size and click on Next New Partition Wizard Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes 9539 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Partition size in MB 9539 15 FREECOM MOBILE H
18. le are pre loaded onto the hard drive We recommend that you save these files to your computer My Documents Freecom 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 the button Save Freecom files 2 All provided data on the Freecom hard drive will be saved to the folder Freecom in My Documents Welcome FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Fraecem Produets Save Freecom files FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Software installation Mac 1 Click on Start MAC in the main directory of the hard drive The Freecom start menu opens Welcome FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Freecom Products Save Freecom files 2 Click on Software The installation starts now Follow the instructions on the screen confirm with Next in order to continue with the installation Saving Freecom data 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 Documents Freecom 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 Clickon Start MA
19. rhastotakeappropriate measures and assumeallresponsibility and costs for It may not be used near or with any life sustaining systems Freecom cannotbe madeliable for any damages loss of data or damage following thereof whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business 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 right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE Table of Contents General Inesnescm T Precautionary MSS USS inscia otro aptus i nnd ai oet ipee ons Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive esses Chapter Hardware esee Chapter Driver Installation RRRTRORRUNRRCR m Chapter Installation of the application software ssseseseesssessseesseessseessserssessseeesseesseessseroseesneeesseressees Chapter Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive Desktop Hard Drive 2010 Freecom Technologies FREECOM MOBILE HARD DRIVE FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE General Information The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble free operation System requirements In order to use the Fr
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