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1. It is recommended that vau close all other applications before continuing Click Next ta continue or Cancel ta exit Setup Cancel 3 Please read the license agreement carefully To accept the license agree ment confirm with Yes Note Clicking on No ends the installation Select the target folder and program folder in the start menu in which the Freecom Personal Media Suite symbol is to appear ie Setup Freecom Personal Media Suite License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation Freecom Technologies End User License Agreement Software Product FREECOM PERSONAL MEDIA SUITE Licensor FREECOM TECHNOLOGIES GmbH LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO SOFTWARE PURCHASED FROM FREECOM OR A C3 do not accept the agreement 4 Default target folder is C Programs Freecom Personal Media Suite You can select a different target folder for the program files by selecting another folder on your hard drive Installation of the Freecom Personal Media Suite software fe Setup Freecom Personal Media Suite Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts Select the Start Menu folder in which you would like Setup to create the program s shortcuts then click Next Freecom Personal edia2. Continue by clicking on Next 13 FREECOM FHD XS 6 The Hardware Wizard finds a Freecom FHD XS Add New Hardware Wizard By clicking on Next the necessary files will be installed Afterwards click on Finish to complete the installation Congratulations You ve just finished to install the Freecom FHD XS and the external hard drive is almost ready to use 14 Daily use of the FHD XS with Freecom Personal Media Suite software CHAPTER 4 Daily use of the FHD XS with Freecom Personal Media Suite software PC only 4 1 Creating a SYNC folder After the installation of the FHD XS is finished the Freecom SYNC folder will be created automatically when Freecom Personal Media Suite was installed before If not please refer to chapter 4 3 page 23 Creating a new SYNC folder 4 2 The SYNC button The FHD XS is equipped with a SYNC button which enables you to synchronize files between your computer and the FHD XS and viceversa The synchronization process occurs simply by the push of a button The SYNC button only works if the Freecom Personal Media Suite Software is installed on your computer For information regarding software installation please refer to Chapter 1 Installation of the Freecom Personal Media Suite Software 15 FREECOM FHD XS 4 3 Status of LEDs EL ring LED button e ELring on FHD XS on e ELring flickers Access to the FHD XS e LED button on SYNC button pressed LED ring f
3. SYNC 4 WWW FREECOM COM One button data synchronization Compus with Rev 405 feos Mac ITEKTSCSOO JI FReeCOM FREECOM FHD XS Dear user Thank you for choosing the Freecom FHD XS external hard drive For optimal use and performance we advise you to read this manual carefully before using this product Freecom Technologies Germany www freecom com Contents of the box Please check the contents of the box the following items should be included e Freecom FHD XS external hard drive e CD ROM with manual driver and application software e Quick Install Guide e Warranty card envelope Warning All rights reserved The products named in this manual are only used for identifi cation purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies This device was designed for home or office use Freecom cannot be made liable 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 Table of Contents USER MANUAL General INT Omat ON eee nidesasa ate o nici EA Eai page 4 Precautionary measures e
4. Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select the tab Secure amp Compress Click on Open folder in order to open the Secure amp Compress folder If the Freecom Personal Media Suite is already open and has started mini mised in the taskbar you can also open the Secure amp Compress folder with a right click on the taskbar symbol of the Freecom Personal Media Suite Open Open Secure amp Compress Folder Secures Configuration Exit Naturally you can also open the Secure amp Compress folder over the Windows Explorer 5 3 3 Encrypting files and folders Open the Secure amp Compress folder Pull the files or folders to be encrypted in the Secure amp Compress folder using the drag amp drop function Each file is now compressed and then encrypted The first time you will be requested to enter and confirm a password Select Save password on this computer if you do not want to be requested to enter a password again Alternatively you can also right click on the files or folders and select the Secure amp Compress folder in the context menu under Send to 5 3 4 Decrypting files and folders In order to decrypt files and folders which are in the Secure amp Compress folder please proceed as follows 1 2 Open the Secure amp Compress folder Select the file s or folder s to be decrypted and pull them into the target folder e g with the Windows Explorer using drag amp drop Your files are now
5. 34 6 3 2 Creating a partition on the FHD XS under Windows 98 SE ME The following steps will guide you the process of creating partitions on your FHD XS under Windows 98SE ME After this procedure your Freecom FHD XS will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter 1 Click on the Start button 2 Select Run 3 Enter fdisk and confirm with OK Your computer has a disk larger than 512 MB This version of Windows includes improved support for large disks resulting in more efficient use of disk space on large drives and allowing disks over 2 GB to he formatted as a single drive IMPORTANT If you enable large disk support and create any new drives on this disk you will not be able to access the new drives using other operating systems including some versions of Windows 95 and Windows NT as well as earlier versions of Windows and MS DOS In addition disk utilities that were not designed explicitly for the FAT32 file system will not be able to work with this disk If you need to access this disk with other operating systems or older disk utilities do not enable large drive support Do you wish to enable large disk support CY ND 4 Answer the question Do you wish to enable large disk support by pressing the Return key FAT32 is now activated 5 Choose Option 5 Change current fixed disk drive by pressing 5 Return and Microsoft Windows Millennium Fixed Disk Setup Program CG g
6. Q sax eA d E Search fy Folders E X Name Size Type Date Modified B Preview 53KB JPEG Image 5 10 2002 3 12 PM l Edt 53KB JPEG Image 5 10 2002 3 12 PM Folders Ej Desktop zi My Documents a My Music 3 Bw neue Open With gt C Christmas 2001 Disneyland Compressed zipped Folder te elt eo My Birthday 30 damn that s old ay Baden teeth carts i My Family O The Ocean O Tom s 1st Birthday Create Shortcut B My Documents Jd 315 Floppy A Properties FHD 1 1 Print 48KB JPEG Image 5 10 2002 3 14 PM 81KB JPEG Image 5 10 2002 3 15 PM Copy J Mail Recipient 4 My Computer Rename My Network Places Recycle Bin 31 FREECOM FHD XS CHAPTER 6 Partitioning your FHD XS PC only 6 1 General information Your FHD XS 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 FHD XS 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 FHD XS to your needs 6 2 File System features Please refer to the tables below for an overview File systems supported by different operating systems wma FAT FAT32 NTFS Windows 98SE not supported Window
7. page 5 FHD XS external hard drive cccccccsssseeeeeeeeeeessseeeeeeessaeasseeeeeeensaeaaaes page 6 CHAPTER 1 Installation of the Freecom SYNC software PC s page 7 CHAPTER 2 Hardware installation PEN page 10 CHAPTER 3 Driver installation PC RETE page 12 CHAPTER 4 Daily use of the FHD XS with Freecom Personal Media Suite software PC eese page 15 CHAPTER 5 The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite PC page 17 CHAPTER 6 Partitioning your FHD XS PC vswrcersesssrdssiearcateecseviesssaccostedsvaeesunccesene page 32 CHAPTER 7 MONSOON crate als cee E EE E oes ta eee deen eee eee page 46 2004 Freecom Technologies FREECOM FHD XS General Information The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble free operation Hardware Requirements In order to use the Freecom FHD XS following components are needed e Intel Pentium Il 233MHz or higher e 64MB RAM or higher e CD ROM drive for installing drivers and or software e Available USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 port e Internet connection for online warranty registration and driver software updates and downloads Software Requirements e Windows 98 SE e Windows ME e Windows 2000 e Windows XP Mac e iMac iBook Mac G3 G4 or Power Book G3 with USB interface e Operating system Mac OS 9 0 or higher OS 9 0 does not support USB 2 0
8. 8 Every day use After you have installed all software created the SYNC folder and configured the software and FHD XS you can start using Freecom SYNC to synchronize all your data with the FHD XS You can use the SYNC function for instance to make backups of important files to take files from work to your home or on the road Usage of the SYNC folder with other computers Please follow these instructions if you want to use the SYNC folder with another second computer All files you want to work with on another computer have to be opened directly out of the Freecom SYNC folder You should not copy them to another hard disk as this might cause a later synchronization to perform incorrectly 25 FREECOM FHD XS Synchronization of new or changed files This example shows how you can synchronize files which were changed or created on the FHD XS with the original files on the primary computer 1 Connect the FHD XS with the primary computer 2 Press the SYNC button or open the context menu on the SYNC icon in the taskbar and click on Start synchronization Open Open Sync Folder Freecom Sync Open Secure amp Compress folder Secures Start synchronization Freecom Sync Configuration Exit 3 A status window appears and the SYNC LED on the FHD XS starts blinking Please select Update if you wish to synchronize the file or otherwise select Cancel If you choose not to synchronize the file Cancel you will be a
9. B Loge drew 44 Partitioning your FHD XS 9 Right click on Free Space and select New Logical Drive Windows 2000 Create Logical Drive The New Partition Wizard Windows 2000 Cre ate Partition Wizard opens Click on Next m Comgeter Management El x Hb Be ien Weer me Hip alg xl t mum Bx S Corpus Managerni Local volue T LI poe Fle ayaa Span Capuc e hee Spe e Fini fake meee Cen hexd E abes Too ic Pase Sake NIFS Heal bee Chen eo EE az ie rs HL Event venen ZSDATENZ D Faden Masc PATI Pirate IgE 7 208 ie D Shared Pokie CUDATERZ F Peien Bak PATE Heath T GB 4 5 4 Ke I Local ers andi Group eir s tun Bade FATI balia B TR d mi Perfek Loge nd HURTS cae cr or Bekk FATA Healite 3 a h ir LM Ceia Mcr Pate n Wa FATE Helfen Partitions TDd6FB EXENB irs o pud eite yay HO rites Bank NIF Hel disponi Pontii k IM he ir Cook Cehagrarim Dok Jy avie ed ipoh v h hy ann UIDI MEN W i nen wi DES FERATI 4 29 08 HTES 4 Et dENTER 85 GB hnalhe CUninien Partie Healiber Linbrieren Partition Hauaitire Seabed Uralkccated TEIA fe fi Dasta Partition Bex eS mum 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 Choose either FAT32 or NTFS the Allo cation Unit Size should remain on Default Finally select
10. Bundled True Image software and Freecom Personal Media Suite do not support MAC OS USB 2 0 is downwards compatible to USB 1 1 To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom FHD XS your PC should be equipped with an USB 2 0 port USB 2 0 PCI Host Controllers are separately available at www freecom com General Information Precautionary measures To ensure that your Freecom FHD XS functions properly please take note of the following precautions If these are not followed you may void your warranty and damage the FHD XS e Safely remove the FHD XS via your operating system the unplug or eject hardware option in the Windows taskbar before disconnecting the Cable Failing to do so may result in data loss e Do not drop the Freecom FHD XS or expose it to other kinds of sudden mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the hard drive e Do not use the Freecom FHD XS when the ambient temperature is below 10 C or above 45 C e f the Freecom FHD XS is moved from a cool environment to a warmer environment please allow the drive to acclimatize to the ambient tempera ture 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 e Donotplace liquids or drinks on the FHD XS When liquids are spilled and get in contact with the electronics within the drive enclosure it will damage the drive and will cause the drive t
11. Suite Accessories Administrative Tools Games Don t create a Start Menu folder 5 In the dialogue Options you can select whether to create a link to the Freecom Personal Media Suite Software on the desktop and whether the program should be started automatically when starting Windows It is recommended to select both options for better operation of the Freecom Personal Media Suite ie Setup Freecom Personal Media Suite Select Additional Tasks Which additional tasks should be performed Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing Freecom Personal Media Suite then click Next Additional icons Start on Windows startup C ce 6 Click on Next to start the installation All necessary program files are now written on the hard drive of your computer 7 In the last window you will be asked whether you want to start Freecom Personal Media Suite now It is recommended to select this option so that you can configure the software for your FHD XS Please click on Finish FREECOM FHD XS 1 2 Deinstallation of the Freecom Personal Media Suite In order to remove the Freecom Personal Media Suite from your computer please proceed as follows 1 Inthe Start menu please click on Programs Freecom Personal Media Suite 2 Select Uninstall Freecom Personal Media Suite The software is now removed from your computer 10 Hardware Installation CHAPTER 2 Hardware Ins
12. and driver CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Connect your Freecom FHD XS to the USB connector of your notebook or computer 3 The Add New Hardware Wizard opens and a USB 2 0 Device USB 2 0 PCI Host Controller or a USB TO IDE USB 1 1 connector is found Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drivers for LISB20 Device device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work i Cancel Click on Next 12 Driver Installation 4 In the next window select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click on Next Add New Hardware Wizard What do you want Windows to do vuonan nemenu uNe NANA NNNNA NNN NNNMNNN NANENANE NENANA NANNAN NENNEN KENNEN ENNEN NEN Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Si oon sone coo coco oonoonc T ne d boooOcOOODODOOOODOOOOOODOCOOOODOCOOOODOCOOOODOCOOOODOOODOODU C Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so pou can select the driver you want Back Cancel 5 Make sure that the checkbox CD ROM drive is activated in the next window Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Nest to start the search I Floppy disk drives IY CO ROM drive Microsoft Windows Update Specify a location D wS8SE inse F Emwee Back Cancel
13. in case of system failure Be sure to exclude all parts not 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 product the 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 repaired 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 All Freecom products come with unlimited free technical phone and web support Freecom Product Warranty period Traveller amp Portable 1 year Two years in Europe Classic amp Internal Series 1 year Two years in Europe FX SERIES amp FS 1 1 year Two years in Europe FHD 1 FHD 2 FHD xs amp FireWire Harddrive 1 year Two years in Europe USBCard 1 year Two years in Europe DAT amp LTO Drives retail 3 years DAT S Kits 2 years ThinServer 1 year Two years in Europe Beatman 1 year Two years in Europe Cables 1 year Two years in Europe Controller inside 3 years after online registration only GB
14. 0 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Partition size in MB 19540 ES 8 Assign a drive letter to your hard disk Normally you can use the default 9 options Click on Next Select the formatting option Choose either FAT32 or NTFS the Allo cation Unit Size should remain on Default Finally select Perform Quick Format and click on Next New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you 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 v Allocation unit size Default v Volume label FHD XS Perform a quick format 41 FREECOM FHD XS 10 Click on Finish to complete the partitioning of your FHD XS Your FHD XS 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 You selected the following settings lt lt Disk selected Disk 2 Partition size 19540 MB Drive letter or path File system FAT32 Allocation unit size Default Volume label FHD 2 PRO Qhiick Format Yeo To close this wizard click Finish 42 Partitioning your FHD XS 5 4 3 Creating two or more partitions on the FHD XS under Windows XP 2000 1 Repeatthe steps from the previous ch
15. 3 Click on Complete so that the new folder is created Then opens the Freecom SYNC folder 5 4 3 Opening the SYNC folder 1 Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select the tab Freecom SYNC 2 Click on Open folder in order to open the SYNC folder 2 If the Freecom Personal Media Suite is already open and has been started minimised in the taskbar you can also open the SYNC folder through a right click on the taskbar symbol of the Freecom Personal Media Suite 5 4 4 Adding files into the SYNC folder 1 Open the SYNC folder 2 Pull the respective files or folders in the SYNC folder using the drag amp drop function 3 Alternatively you can also right click on the file s or folder s and select the SYNC folder in the context menu under Send to Your files folders are now copied into the SYNC folder 23 FREECOM FHD XS 5 4 5 Synchronisation of files and folders 24 There are three possibilities for the synchronization of your files Ts 2 Press the SYNC button of your FHD XS Your data is now synchronized Synchronisation of the data when your FHD XS is connected to your compu ter For this please proceed as follows a b C Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and click on the tab Freecom SYNC Select a SYNC folder if you have not yet done so Activate the function SYNC on Freecom USB device plug in in the tab Freecom SYNC Freecom Sync synchonize all files in this fo
16. Perform Quick Format and click on Next 14 Click on Finish to complete partitioning Your partition will be formatted now and is ready to use 45 FREECOM FHD XS 46 CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting After connected the FHD XS to my computer for the first time no Freecom SYNC folder has been created auto matically After installation of Freecom Personal Media Suite the message No Freecom FHD XS external hard drive found appears Files deleted in the SYNC folder are still appearing during the syn chronization An empty folder is not synchronized If you are working with the program Total Commander and are using the send to dialog to add items to the SYNC folder the message The brief case is in use on another computer could appear You cannot create a SYNC folder with aname you used for another deleted SYNC folder Not enough memory on the target drive FHD XS during creation of SYNC folder Not enough memory on the target drive FHD XS during synchronization e Install the Freecom Personal Media Suite software and safely remove and reconnect the FHD XS Follow the instructions on chapter 5 4 2 Creating a new SYNC folder e Connect the Freecom FHD XS to your computer Check all connections between the Freecom FHD XS the power supply and the computer Safely remove and reconnect the Freecom FHD XS You have to Split From Original the files from their counterparts before
17. apter Creating a partition on the FHD XS under Windows XP 2000 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 Select the option Storage Disk Management 5 Right click on the unallocated space of your FHD XS and select the option New partition Windows 2000 Create partition The New Partition Wizard Windows 2000 Create Partition Wizard opens Click on Next 6 Select Extended partition and click on Next New Partition Wizard Eg Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Primary partition mm Description An extended partition is a portion of a Master Boot Record MBA 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 s 7 Now you can adjust the size of your partition Enter the size and click on Next New Partition Wizard L Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 9539 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Partition size in MB 953g 43 FREECOM FHD XS 8 Click on Finish to create the Extended partition The unallocated space now changed to Free space New Pa
18. ble to synchronize this file during the next synchronization Update Freecom Sync E E The following files need ta be updated To change the update action eg usethe right mouse button to click the file you want to change In Briefcase ES In O Excel Unmodified Modified 11 19 2003 4 37 PM Replace 11 19 2003 3 00 PM 26 The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite 5 5 Skip files during synchronization If you want to skip just one file out of many please click on this file with the right mouse button and select Skip The green arrow next to the selected file changes to a blue one indicating that this file will not be synchronized You will be able to synchronize this file during the next synchronization Update Freecom Sync B B The following files need to be updated To change the update action Cr suse the right mouse button to click the file you want to change In Briefcase E In D AExcel Unmodi Modified apg 11194 gt Replace re 11 19 2003 3 00 PM 4 Replace T skip What s This 5 5 1 Handling deleted files Deleting files on either the primary computer or the SYNC folder on the FHD XS results in a red X next to the file during the next synchronization Update Freecom Sync 3 3 The following files need to be updated To change the update action Cac suse the right mouse button to click the file you want to change In Briefcase x In D Deleted Unmodified Sales 2003 De
19. decrypted and decompressed The encrypted original remains on the FHD XS The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite 5 3 5 Deleting the Secure amp Compress folder Click on Delete folder in order to delete the selected Secure amp Compress folder ATTENTION All files in the folder are irrevocably deleted Before the deletion a security request is carried out whether you really want to delete the folder Personal Media Suite Attention Deleting the Secure amp Compress folder will also delete ALL Files in this Folder Are you sure vou want to delete the Secure amp Compress Folder 5 3 6 Changing the password 1 Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select the tab Secure amp Compress 2 Click on Change password The following window opens Change your password Type your current password Type your new password Confirm new password Remember password on this computer 3 Please enter your current password in the top input field Enter your new password in the middle input field and confirm it in the bottom input field 21 FREECOM FHD XS Please note Your changed password applies to all files and folders encrypted from the time of the change For files and folders which were encrypted before the password which was used for encryption remains 22 Changes of the password do not apply to files and folders already encrypted 5 4 Freecom SYNC 5 4 1 What is Fr
20. e Partition Wizard The New Partition Wizard opens Click on Next New Partition Wizard 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 You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next Cancel 6 Select Primary partition and click on Next z New Partition Wizard Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create wenvecncecMceKeesaenccccneesed Extended partition 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 40 Partitioning your FHD XS 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 FHD XS under Windows XP 2000 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 1954
21. ecom Personal Media Suite in the system tray Important We recommend to leave the function Start program on Windows start activated under all circumstances in order to be able to use all the functions of the Freecom Personal Media Suite e g Autorun SYNC on Freecom drive plug in 5 2 Autorun The Autorun function enables you to open or start documents files or programs automatically when your Freecom FHD XS is connected to your PC Automatically start for example the last document you were working on MP3 play lists your favourite film and much more These files do not have to be on your FHD XS for this Secure amp Compress Freecom Sync Autorun Autorun Open these files if FreecomUSB Device gets connected Add file Add folder Remove A FHD XS G 37 GByte 99 Free space www freecom com Ga 5 2 1 Adding files folders 1 Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select the Autorun tab 2 Addfiles folders and programsto the Autorun list by either clicking on Add file and selecting the corresponding file or by pulling the files into the Autorun list field using drag amp drop 3 For folders please select Add folders or pull a folder into the Autorun list field using drag amp drop 4 Alternatively you can create a new folder on your FHD XS using the Add folder function by clicking on Create new folder naming the folder and selecting it 18 The User Interface of the Freec
22. eecom SYNC The Freecom SYNC integrated in the Freecom Personal Media Suite is a program for synchronizing files The computer serves as origin of the data This data can be processed on any number of other computers Example You create a document at work and want to work on it at home Freecom Personal Media Suite is installed on your PC at work Copy the document from the PC at work to your Freecom SYNC folder on your FHD XS Open the document at home directly out of the Freecom SYNC folder Work on it and save it in the Freecom SYNC folder Connect the Freecom FHD XS to your PC at work and press the SYNC button on your FHD XS The document will now be synchronized between your PC at work and the Freecom FHD XS While synchronizing only modified files will be replaced by newer files The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite Secure amp Compress Freecom Sync Autorun Freecom Sync Synchonize all files in this folder no folder selected Select folder Delete folder Sync now A FHD XS G 37 GByte 83 Free space www freecom com 9 L Exit 5 4 2 Creating a new SYNC folder 1 Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select the tab Freecom SYNC Click on Change folder and select a folder on your FHD XS 2 Alternatively you can create a new SYNC folder on your FHD XS using the Change folder function by clicking on Create new folder naming the folder e g SYNC and selecting it
23. ght mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage 3 Select the option Storage gt Disk Management Choose the hard disk which is Unallocated Ensure that the entire drive is llocated unallocated B Cispa Mansgeiest TEJ I Be Action Wee Windy Hep alg EE g DEA Compar Panagarsant Local okies tet Tipe Fie Sjien Status Capai Free Spass e Free Faut Tolerance Csaba j Sean Took Fic Pattin Beak MIPS Hear Syaa amu umm Ma D d vant Virar ERATE is Pavtition Base FATH Weak iL LGE 7 028 SUUS Ho me H ka Shared Fokis EOR Partition Bamc PATIZ Hasli LLA 4g IL Ka D E y Local Uoma andcrrups DEE F Portion Beds FATID Hesi HALS 7308 SE io ore E g Paroma Loge and Maria prey an Partition Basic FATIZ Hasty UnkrornParttion OAE SRB G Ha Ds xum Manager Syn Partition Ens HTFS Hash Mirean Pain 450 2548 N Ho im prae c EN Hamceabie orae y Dni Duda rd n Cit Aang i fio and Faplcalipra TH m hsi S C T SSE e AX X R ie WIN oi WIH ebd io 14 228 IDZD MB PATE 4122 BATES 4f GA MTS xEmGB Ondine Hehe nkro Partie Healthy Unknosen Parte Healite Myon linseed SEDIS d 37 07 GB Ordre piss 2 Bate 19 DE ab 19 DE 2E trie Minois E A d TRON ia Ha Faris ir Bl hied Para pation M Eed passi M Loa cres 39 FREECOM FHD XS 5 Click with the right mouse button on the unallocated area and select the option New Partition Windows 2000 Creat
24. ith an USB port and continue Even at your home office where you can be close to the people you love and still having all your business data available Simply press the SYNC button before you leave the office and you are always up to date and can work with the data on the FHD XS The FHD XS provides a vast amount of memory more than most computers are equipped with It is ideal for storing large graphics or videos The files can be edited directly from the FHD XS as its USB 2 connection is fast enough by far 29 FREECOM FHD XS This is what you have to do Follow the instruction in the manual to install the FHD XS and the SYNC folder Mark the files and folders you want to copy to the SYNC folder Click with the right mouse button on the files and folders and select Send to SYNC folder Done Now all your valuable data has been copied to the FHD XS Every time you push the SYNC button all changed or added deleted files and folders from the selected folders will be synchronized with the data on the FHD XS fit My Projects Er File Edit View Favorites Tools Help d 2 Search ie Folders Y X Project Management Budget Investments Personnel Products B My Documents My Music a E My Pictures 3o mm rm Explore Open roduct Search z P My Computer Sharing and Security a SQ My Network Pls IPED F compressed zipped Folder Recycle Bin Cut B Desktop create shortcut Copy _J Mail Recipien
25. key to return to the fdisk options 5 Select Option 1 Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive by pressing 1 and confirm with Return 6 Select Option 2 Create Extended DOS Partition by pressing 2 and confirm with Return Wait until the drive integrity check is completed 7 Enter either the size or a percentage value for the partition size or press Return to accept the default value 8 Press ESC to return and wait until the drive integrity check is completed 9 Alogical drive needsto be defined now Enterthe size of the logical drive and press Return or accept the default value by pressing Return 10 Press ESC to return to the fdisk options 11 Now press the ESC key to close the fdisk window Your hard disk is now partitioned 12 Stop your hard disk by using the hot unplug icon in the lower right corner of your screen and remove the USB cable from your hard disk Afterwards connect your hard disk again with your computer The hard disk will now be recognized by Windows As Windows tries to access your hard disk an error message will appear This happens because your hard disk is not yet formatted 37 FREECOM FHD XS 6 3 4 Formatting partitions on the FHD XS under Windows 98SE ME 1 Double click on the My Computer icon on your desktop 2 Click with the right mouse button on the drive symbol of your FHD XS Now a menu will appear where you can choose the option Format 3 Please perfor
26. l Unmodified Modified 11 19 2003 4 37PM Penisce 11 19 2003 3 00 PM EE a 4 Select Yes 28 Daily use of the FHD XS with Freecom SYNC software Confirm Split from Original Are unu sure you want to prevent any future updates af Sales 2003 5 5 2 What do need the SYNC button for The FHD XS comes with a special feature which is unique for this kind of product SYNC SYNC is a combination of hard and software that allows you safe and easy access transportation and synchronization of all your data And you can enjoy all this by just pressing one single button To help you start exploring the various ways you can utilize SYNC to make your life easier we are showing how we think you could use SYNC 5 5 3 Office use Have you ever had doubts storing your data on the network of your company only Sure there is always a backup of the server but do you really feel good with this remote backup The FHD XS is ideal for making alocal backup which stores your data independently from your network or local computer Simply send to your important files and directories to the SYNC folder on the FHD XS and update your backup from time to time by pressing just one single button This is extremely easy and very fast because the SYNC tool only backups changed files via the fast USB 2 connection The best thing is even when your network or local computer is not working you can take your FHD XS to any other computer equipped w
27. lder 3 Freecom Syne Your files are now synchronized each time when you connect your Freecom FHD XS to your computer Freecom Personal Media Suite has to be started This function is activated as standard when a SYNC folder is created 3 a b C d Starting the synchronization manually Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and click on the tab Freecom SYNC Select a SYNC folder if you have not yet done so Click on Synchronize now to start the data synchronization Alternatively right click on the system tray icon of the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select Start synchronization there The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite 5 4 6 Changing the SYNC folder a Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and click on the tab Freecom SYNC b Click on Change folder to select a new folder for data synchronization c Important The selected folder may not contain any files or folders 5 4 7 Deleting the SYNC folder a Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and click on the tab Freecom SYNC b Click on Delete folder in order to delete the active SYNC folder ATTENTION All files in the folder are irrevocably deleted Before the deletion a security request is carried out whether you really want to delete the folder Personal Media Suite Attention Deleting the SYNC Folder will also delete ALL Files in this Folder Are you sure you want to delete the SYNC Folder 5 4
28. lete 11 21 2003 10 44 AM This indicates that the file has been deleted and that its counterpart will be deleted too Please select Update to proceed 27 FREECOM FHD XS If you wish to keep the file please click with the right mouse button on the file and select Don t Delete The file will not be deleted and will be disregarded during the next synchronization If you want to delete a file on either the primary computer or in the SYNC folder and do not want to affect its counterpart it is necessary to Split From Original the files Please follow the instructions 1 Select the file or folder you want to delete 2 Choose Properties in the context menu 5 Freecom Sync File Edit View Favorites Tools Briefcase Help J 27 Ki Search E Folders Tem w E Address er G Freecom Sync Name Sync Copy In Status Size Briefcase Tasks D Excel Needs updating 14 KB Update f Update this item Open With gt Send To gt File and Folder Tasks Cut m Rename this file Copy iy Move this file Create Shortcut Copy this file Delete e Publish this File to the Web Rename E Emal this fie f Properties X Delete this file 3 Select Update and Split From Original Sales 7003 Properties _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ General Update Status Custom Summary Bd Sales 2003 To change the update action click the file with the right mouse button To update click Update In Briefcase 4 In Ds Exce
29. lickers Data transfer Synchronisation 16 The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite CHAPTER 5 The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite PC only o Secure amp Compress Freecom Sync Autorun Secure amp Compress Crypt and compress all files in this folder Open folder no folder selected 3 Select folder Delete folder Set Password ESSE TORT G A Fuss G 37 GByte 99 Free space 1 Tabs for configuration of the Freecom Personal Media Suite components Secure amp Compress Freecom SYNC Autorun Minimises Freecom Personal Media Suite in the taskbar Input field also shows the selected folder User menu Connected FHD XS drive letter available memory capacity Link to www freecom com Click on this to access the Freecom homepage Here you can find further information about your FHD XS Quick Help for Freecom Personal Media Suite 8 Minimises Freecom Personal Media Suite in the system tray oO Uu BW N N 5 1 Configuration To open the configuration menu please right click on the Freecom Personal Media Suite icon in the system tray and select Configuration 17 FREECOM FHD XS 1 Show splash screen Deactivate this function to prevent the display of the start screen when starting the program 2 Start program on Windows start Starts the Freecom Personal Media Suite in the background with every Windows start You will know this by the icon of the Fre
30. m a complete formatting of your drive You can also assign a name to your drive here 4 After you have completed your selection click on Start Attention Selecting the wrong drive will lead to a loss of your data Please ensure that the correct drive is selected 5 Confirm the next message with OK 6 After formatting is finished you can perform a disk scan To do so follow the instructions of the Windows Help system If you don t want to scan your disk just close the message window Repeat these steps for each partition if more than one partition was created Now your FHD XS is ready for use You can use itlike an internal hard disk for storing your data 38 Partitioning your FHD XS 6 4 Partitioning your FHD XS under Windows XP 2000 6 4 1 Deleting a partition on the FHD XS under Windows XP 2000 1 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 Choose your external hard drive and right click on the partition ae En Select Delete Partition and confirm by clicking on Yes The partition will be deleted now 6 4 2 Creating a partition on the FHD XS under Windows XP 2000 The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your FHD XS After this procedure your Freecom FHD XS will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter 1 Click with the ri
31. o malfunction e Donotuse the FHD XS ina dusty environment Dust inside the enclosure may damage the internal electronics and result in drive malfunction e Opening the FHD XS will void the warranty e Since USB 2 0 is backwards compatible with USB 1 1 the FHD XS can be connected to all USB ports When connected to a USB 1 1 port however the performance data transfer rate of the FHD XS will be much lower than when the drive is connected to a USB 2 0 port FREECOM FHD XS FHD XS external hard drive The hi speed data transfer through the USB 2 0 interface makes it ideally suitable for data storage file sharing backup archiving digital video editing audio playback and all applications that need fast file access For your convenience the Freecom FHD XS has been partitioned 1 partition and pre formatted FAT32 file system The FAT32 format ensures maximum interchangeability of the FHD XS between different computers Should you choose to format the FHD XS in another file system e g NTFS please be aware of possible problems when connecting the FHD XS to another computer than the one you used for formatting Options e Freecom USB 2 0 LE PCI Host Controller See www freecom com for these and other Freecom products or contact your local Freecom reseller dealer Recommended sequence of installation Install Freecom Personal Media Suite Software Plug the interface cable into the appropriate slot of your computer Onl
32. om Personal Media Suite 5 2 2 Removing files folders from the Autorun list 1 Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select the Autorun tab 2 Select the file or the folder to be removed in the Autorun list field 3 Click on Remove The corresponding entry is removed from the list 5 3 Secure amp Compress The Secure amp Compress function serves to compress and encrypt your documents Unauthorised access to your personal data is therefore impossible Secure amp Compress Freecom Sync Autorun Secure amp Compress Crypt and compress all files in this folder Open folder no folder selected Select folder Delete folder Set Password e ele TOME A FHD x5 G 37 GByte 99 Free space www freecom com 9 L Exit 5 3 1 Add Select Folders 1 Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select the tab Secure amp Compress 2 Click on Change folder and select the folder on your Freecom FHD XS whose content is to be compressed and encrypted 3 Alternatively you can create a new folder to be encrypted on your FHD XS using the Change folder function by clicking on Create new folder naming the folder e g Secure and selecting it In the selected folder all files even in sub directories are compressed and then encrypted The active Secure amp Compress folder is easily recognised on your FHD XS by the Padlock 19 FREECOM FHD XS 5 3 2 Opening the Secure amp Compress folder 20 4
33. pon the terms and conditions set out below Conditions This guarantee will be granted only when the original invoice or sales receipt indicating 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 batter ies b 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 written consent of Freecom d attempted repair by any party other than autho rized by Freecom and e accidents lightning water fire or any other such cause beyond the reason able 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
34. rtition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings cted Partition size 9539 MB To close this wizard click Finish Cosspeter Mansgemest mu x UH Be ction ew Wake Hep al amp ec mm m Cranputer Panagarsart Lacal Jie mem rige rue sese State Spey Frees Spese E Free ET Tokrance Cahen J Sen Took SF ic Pattin Pamc MIPS Hali Syara ami umm I Ma D E Evan Vinseur ERATE x Paion Bec FAT32 Heat LLL 7 0208 Uu Ho Oe Shared Feii EOE E Partition Bamc PATIZ Heating LLE 4a 4 Ka D Looe Liner and Groupe SFE Partition Basic FATA Hasit 376 ama Le He Of Performance Loga anri eer e ip partition Base FATI Haar ala IE SoMa I Cavia Mareen te UTE Partition Exc FATI Healthy Minnen prin iia ME GHHE 625 Ho irs T meg JEPNI Partition Bae HIPS Hasti Uroen Parn A 2 348 SA Ma Ds Disk Dui raggrard ur Disk Panagarsant x E Services and Applications EI 0cc CXE dccll ii LLL illl e a Dk S EEUU Sh m B Eee WIS og LL 14 2268 IDZD MB PATE d ER GENTES 43 GA MIPS ELI Online Healthy Linkr Petite Hashr linker Patton Heatha Coon insect M7 Panic DATEMI ik Oe GB 11 72 GEFATSE Onin Haar JEDE 2 z Baca FROL Piel qni 19 DE GB BIT GHPATIC mE Ondine Hasire Free spass eet CD POM Ha Pincha X B Unalacand B Frap pation Bi Exianded pasion Bj Fra pace
35. s ME not supported Maximum size of a partition nga FAT FAT32 S Windows 98SE 60 GB 1 2 n na 0 000 Windows 2000 32 GB 16 TB Windows XP 32 GB 16 TB I A patch for Windows 98SE is required for hard disks larger than 60 GB 2 Hard disk capacity will not be displayed correctly by fdisk 3 FAT partitions larger than 2 GB can only be administrated by Windows 2000 XP 32 Partitioning your FHD XS Example for different partitions with different file systems on one FHD XS Total size of FHD XS The example above is a good solution for Windows 2000 XP users who some times exchange data with Windows 98SE ME PCs For storing the data under Windows 2000 XP both partitions can be used As the NTFS file system is not recognized by Windows 98SE ME data to be used on these operating systems must be stored on the FAT32 partition Please follow the steps below to adapt the FHD XS for your needs 6 3 Partitioning your FHD XS under Windows 985SE Windows ME Windows 98SE only The fdisk version which is installed together with your operating system does not recognize the correct size of hard disks larger than 64 GB Windows 98SE ME For large partitions fdisk will not display the partion size correctly Please ignore this as the partitioning results will still be OK Further information and an update to fix this problem can be found in article 263044 of the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the Microsoft Website
36. ss Esc to return to FDISK Options 9 If only one partition is required then answer Y to the question Do you wish to use the maximumavailable size for a Primary DOS partition If more than on partition is required go to the next section Create two or more partitions on the FHD XS under Windows 98 Windows ME Now the whole disk will be partitioned as one primary partition Wait until the drive integrity check is completed 10 Press the ESC key to return to the fdisk options 11 Now press the ESC key to close the fdisk window Your hard disk is now partitioned Partitioning your FHD XS 12 Stop your hard disk by using the hot unplug icon in the lower right corner of your screen and remove the USB cable from your hard disk Afterwards connect your hard disk again with your computer The hard disk will now be recognized by Windows As Windows tries to access your hard disk an error message will appear This happens because your hard disk is not yet formatted 6 3 3 Creating two or more partitions on the FHD XS under Windows 98SE ME 1 Repeat steps 1 to 7 from the previous chapter Create one partition on the FHD XS under Windows 98SE Windows ME 2 Answer the question Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a primary DOS partition with N 3 Enter either the size or a percentage value for the partition size Press Return and wait until the drive integrity check is completed Press the ESC
37. t Paste EJ My Documen ts Delete Jd 3 Floppy A amp FHD 1 I 5 5 4 Home use At the office there is always a backup of your important business data But how about your data at home All the memories stored in digital photo s made during your last holiday Or the first pictures and movies of your children You do not want to loose those The FHD XS is ideal for making a safety backup which stores your data independently from your computer Simply send to your important files and directories to the SYNC folder on the FHD XS and update your backup from time to time by pressing just one single button This is extremely easy and very fast because the SYNC tool only backups changed files via the fast USB 2 connection And all your memories are safe 30 Daily use of the FHD XS with Freecom SYNC software This is what you have to do Follow the instruction in the manual to install the FHD XS and the SYNC folder Mark the files and folders you want to copy to the SYNC folder Click with the right mouse button on the files and folders which contain the pictures or videos you want to be in a safe place and select Send to SYNC folder Done Now all your valuable data has been copied to the FHD XS Every time you push the SYNC button all changed or added deleted files and folders from the selected folders will be synchronized with the data on the FHD XS amp The Ocean DER Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help ae
38. t Copyright Microsoft Corp 1983 28008 FDISK Options Current fixed disk drive 1 Choose one of the following Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive Set active partition Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive Display partition information Change current fixed disk drive Enter choice 11 Press Esc to exit FDISK 6 Select the hard disk by its number where the Usage contains no value but only a percent symbol Select the number of the corresponding hard disk and confirm by pressing the Return key Now your hard disk is activated and ready to be partitioned 35 36 Change Current Fixed Disk Drive Mbytes Free Usage 38931 18807 1664 17132 6648 16245 19532 lt i MByte 1648576 bytes Enter Fixed Disk Drive Number 1 2 Press Esc to return to FDISK Options Note Partition size of large hard disks will not be displayed correctly However partitioning results will be OK 7 Select Option 1 Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive by pressing 1 and confirm with Return 8 Select Option 1 Create primary DOS partition by pressing 1 and confirm with Return Wait until drive integrity is completely checked A Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive Current fixed disk drive 2 Choose one of the following 1 Create Primary DOS Partition 2 Create Extended DOS Partition 3 Create Logical DOS Drive lt s gt in the Extended DOS Partition Enter choice 11 Pre
39. tallation Since USB 2 0 is backwards compatible with USB 1 1 the FHD XS can be connected to all USB ports When connected to a USB 1 1 port however the performance data transfer rate of the FHD XS will be much lower than when the drive is connected to a USB 2 0 port For optimal performance the FHD XS should always be connected to a USB 2 0 port The Freecom USB 2 0 PCI Host Controller Card is available at www freecom com Recommended after Hardware installation only Windows 98 After you have connected the FHD XS please start with the driver installation as in chapter 3 1 on page 12 described Windows ME 2000 XP Under Windows ME 2000 XP a separate Freecom driver is not required The drivers for Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows XP will be installed automatically by the operating system after plugging in the Freecom FHD XS into the USB port of the computer Your Freecom FHD XS is fully backwards compatible with USB 1 1 11 FREECOM FHD XS CHAPTER 3 Driver installation PC only Under Windows ME 2000 XP a separate Freecom driver is not required The drivers will be installed automatically by the operating system after plugging in the Freecom FHD XS into the USB port of the computer Driver installation USB under Windows 98 SE Note Your Freecom FHD XS is fully backwards compatible with USB 1 1 The installation for USB 1 1 is the same as described below for USB 2 0 Insert the Freecom Manual
40. under http support microsoft com 33 FREECOM FHD XS 6 3 1 Deleting a partition on the FHD XS under Windows 98SE ME The following steps will explain how to delete a partition on your FHD XS 1 Click on the Start button 2 Select Run 3 Enter fdisk and confirm with OK 4 fdisk will be started Answer the question Do you wish to enable large disk support by pressing the Return key FAT32 is now activated 5 Choose Option 5 Change current fixed disk drive by pressing 5 and Return 6 Select the hard disk to be deleted by its number ATTENTION Please make sure that the correct drive is selected Selecting the wrong drive will lead to a loss of your data 7 Choose Option 3 Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive by pressing 3 and Return 8 Your FHD XS comes formatted as primary partition Select option 1 Delete Primary DOS Partition by pressing 1 and Return 9 Select the partition to be deleted by pressing its number and Return 10 Enter the drive label and press Return 11 Confirm with Y and Return to delete the partition 12 Press the ESC key to return to the fdisk options 13 Press ESC to exit fdisk Stop your hard disk by using the hot unplug icon in the lower right corner of your screen and remove the USB cable from your hard disk Afterwards connect your hard disk again with your computer The hard disk will now be recognized by Windows
41. y Windows 98 SE Install all necessary drivers nr o ox Create a SYNC folder with Freecom Personal Media Suite Software Please refer to chapters 1 3 for a detailed description of the hardware and software installation Installation of the Freecom Personal Media Suite software CHAPTER 1 Installation of the Freecom Personal Media Suite software PC only If you want to use the SYNC button on the FHD XS you need to install the Freecom Personal Media Suite software first Note To use the functions of the Freecom Personal Media Suite described in this handbook your Freecom FHD XS has to be connected to your PC 7 1 Installation of the Freecom Personal Media Suite 1 Insert the FHD XS Software amp Manual CD into your CD drive The Freecom start menu opens FHD Lifelis changing User s Manual WWW FREECOM COM Install Software Support Freecom Products Quit In case the software does not open automatically please click on Start in the main directory of the CD 2 Click on Install Software and select Freecom Personal Media Suite The installation of the Freecom Personal Media Suite starts now Follow the instructions on the screen confirm with Next in order to continue with the installation FREECOM FHD XS Era e Ls tup Freecom Personal Media Suite Welcome to the Freecom Personal Media Suite Setup Wizard This will install Freecom Personal Media Suite 1 18 an your computer
42. you may delete them Please refer to chapter 5 5 1 Handling deleted files Empty folders are not taken into ac count during synchronization The SYNC folder is opened by another program Please close all applications which are using the SYNC folder This happens only under Windows 98 Please restart Windows 98 After re start you can create the new SYNC folder Delete fileson thetarget drive FHD XS or select less files Delete files on the target drive FHD XS li FREECOM WARRANTY 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 u
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