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- Page 1 USER MANUAL HARD DRIVE DOCK EXTERNAL DOCKING STATION 2.5" & 3.5" SATA & PATA USB 2.0 Rev. 933...
- Page 2 -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.
- Page 3 Need assistance? Have questions? In case you have a question about the use of this product, need information about other Freecom products or need technical assistance, please contact the Freecom Service Center for your country. See www.freecom.com for details. Freecom offers free unlimited helpdesk support.
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Page 4: General Information
Compact size docking design • Unique hard drive ejection mechanism • Power LED indicator • Access LED indicator • Supports hot swaps To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom HD Dock Pro your computer should be equipped with an USB 2.0 port. - Page 5 • Freecom warranty this product against defects of materials and workmanship under normal use, Freecom cannot be made responsible for any damage caused by accident, abuse, misuse etc, nor any hardware/software damage or data loss. The surface temperature of hard drive may reach 0°C, please mind and be careful, altough it is not hot enough to burn people.
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Page 6: Start Up The Hd Dock Pro
Freecom HD Dock Pro Chapter 1: Start Up the HD Dock Pro 1.1 Freecom HD Dock Pro - Top 1. SATA connector 2. Power and Access LED 3. Slot for 2.5" SATA HDD 4. Slot for 3.5" SATA HDD 5. Eject Button - Front 6. - Page 7 Start Up the HD Dock Pro 1. HDD installation for ." or ." 1. Connect the cable of the power supply to the Freecom HD Dock Pro and the power supply itself to the socket. 2. Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the HD Dock Pro and on the computer.
- Page 8 Freecom HD Dock Pro 4. Switch on the HD Dock Pro. 5. Partition and format your hard drive (if required). See chapter 2 for further details. PC: Your hard drive appears in "My Computer" and can be used now. Mac: Your hard drive appears on the desktop and can be used now.
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Page 9: Partitioning Your Hd
Partitioning your HD Chapter : Partitioning your HD .1 General information Your hard drive must be partitioned and formatted before it can be used. This chapter describes current limitations of most common file systems and instructions to enable you to adapt your hard drive to your needs. . File System features Please refer to the tables below for an overview: File systems supported by different operating systems... - Page 10 Freecom HD Dock Pro Example for different partitions with different file systems on one HD File system NTFS FAT32 Total size of HD 80 GB 60 GB 20 GB Note: On NTFS formatted hard disks data can only be written under Windows XP / Vista. Under Mac OS X data can only be read.
- Page 11 Partitioning your HD 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".
- Page 12 Freecom HD Dock Pro 6. Select "Primary partition" and click on "Next". 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 HD under Windows XP / Vista) how to create more than one partition.
- Page 13 Partitioning your HD 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". 10. Click on "Finish" to complete the partitioning of your hard drive. Your hard drive will be formatted now and is ready-to-use afterwards.
- Page 14 Freecom HD Dock Pro .. Creating two or more partitions on the HD under Windows XP / Vista 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the hard drive under Windows XP / Vista) for creating the first partition.
- Page 15 Partitioning your HD 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
- Page 16 Freecom HD Dock Pro 9. Right-click on "Free Space" and select "New Logical Drive" . The "New Partition Wizard" opens. Click on "Next". 10. "Logical drive" is already selected. Click on "Next". 11. Specify the partition size and click on "Next".
- Page 17 Partitioning your HD . Partitioning your HD under Mac OS X 1. Open the "Disk Utility". This can be found in "Applications" —> "Utilities". 2. Click on the tab "Partition". Here you can setup the partition settings and partition the drive according to your settings (e.g.
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Page 18: Trouble Shooting - Faq
Freecom HD Dock Pro Chapter : Trouble shooting - FAQ If you still have problems getting your Freecom HD Dock Pro to function properly despite having installed it correctly, then please check the following items: • What can I do when the hard drive does not work and there is cklicking noise arising from it? It means the power supply is not adequate enough to start the hard drive.