Freecom Desktop Hard Drives Manuel utilisateur

USER MANUAL

MOBILE HARD DRIVES

DESKTOP HARD DRIVES

Rev. 028

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FREECOM DESKTOP HARD DRIVE

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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,

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for. It may not be used near or with any life-sustaining systems.

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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.

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advances.

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.

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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.

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Table of Contents

General Information .......................................................................................................................page 4

Precautionary measures................................................................................................................page 5

Freecom Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive .............................................................page 6

Chapter

Hardware Installation.....................................................................................................................page 7

Chapter

Driver Installation ............................................................................................................................page 7

Chapter

Installation of the application software..................................................................................page 8

Chapter

Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive .........................page 10

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General Information

The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble-

free operation.

System requirements

In order to use the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive, following components

are needed:

PC:

• Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher

•256 MB RAM (Vista/7: 512 MB RAM) or higher

• Available USB 3.0/2.0 port*

• Internet connection for online warranty registration, software updates and downloads

• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Mac:

• PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel Mac

•256 MB RAM or higher

• Available USB 2.0/3.0 port*

• Internet connection for online warranty registration, software updates and downloads

• Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher

* To achieve 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.

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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"unplugorejecthardware"optionintheWindowstaskbar)beforedisconnecting

the data cable. Failing to do so may result in data loss.

• Do not drop the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive or expose it to other

kinds of sudden mechanical 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.

• IftheFreecomMobile HardDrive/DesktopHardDriveismovedfromacoolenvironment

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.

• Do not place liquids or drinks on the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive.

Whenliquids arespilledandgetincontactwiththeelectronicswithinthedriveenclosure,

it will damage the drive and will cause the drive to malfunction.

• Do notuse the Freecom MobileHard Drive / Desktop HardDriveinadusty 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 configuring 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.

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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

maximuminterchangeabilityoftheFreecomMobileHardDrive/DesktopHardDrivebetween

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.

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Chapter: Hardware Installation

1. Connect the 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.

3. Connect the interface cable* to the interface port of your computer.

4. 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.

Chapter: Driver Installation

Under Windows XP / Vista / 7 and Mac OS X a separate Freecom driver is not required. The

drivers willbe installedautomaticallybytheoperatingsystemafterpluggingin theFreecom

Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive into the interface port of the computer.

2.1.

Safely remove the Freecom Mobile Hard Drive / Desktop Hard Drive

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.

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Chapter: Installation of the application software

Software installation PC

1. Click on "Start PC.exe" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Freecom start menu

opens.

2. Click on "Software Installation". 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 ("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".

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Software installation Mac

1. Click on "Start MAC" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Freecom start menu

opens.

2. Click on "Software Installation". 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. Click on "Start MAC" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Freecom start menu

opens.

2. Click on the button "Save Freecom files".

3. All provided data on the Freecom hard drive will be saved to the folder "Freecom" in

"Documents".

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Chapter:PartitioningyourFreecomMobileHardDrive/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

File system

Operating system

FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+

Windows XP / Vista / 7 yes yes yes no

Mac OS X yes yes yes (only read) yes

Maximum size of a partition

File system

Operating system

FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+

Windows XP / Vista / 7 4 GB* 32 GB 16 TB -

Mac OS X 10.1.x - 128 GB - 2 TB

Mac OS X 10.2.x - 128 GB - 8 TB

Mac OS X 10.3.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB

Mac OS X 10.4.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB

Mac OS X 10.5.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB

Mac OS X 10.6.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB

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