Backup Solutions - SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive FP-UFE2/1.5TB User Manual

Depending on the size of the drives, it will take a few hours to rebuild the
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RAID structure (rebuild speed is approximately 80GB to 100GB per hour).
If at the start of this procedure you copied data to another drive,
remember to copy that data back to your newly formatted drive after the
rebuild is complete.
Note: The Duo Pro Drive can accomodate ormal read/write activities after
the mode change (during the rebuild) but the transfer rate will be slower.

Backup Solutions

Your Duo Pro Drive comes with unbeatable online and local backup software.
• Fabrik Local Backup (FLB)
FLB is an easy to use local backup program for backing up and restoring
files from an external hard drive. Information on how to use FLB is
available in the online help which can be accessed from any screen within
the software. Once you have set up your initial backup, you can schedule
regular backups to occur at the time of your choice.
• Fabrik Ultimate Backup (FUB)
c. Double-click Utilities.
d. Double-click Disk Utility.
e. On the left side you will see the list of hard drives available on your
Mac. Find the Duo Pro Drive. It will show the drive size (in GB). Click
once on the line with the size (in GB) for the Duo Pro Drive.
f. Click Erase at the top of the screen
g. Select the desired volume format.
MacOS Extended is for use on Mac only; MS-DOS format is for use
with both Mac and Windows systems.
h. Change the name of the drive if desired.
i. Click Erase at the bottom of the screen. After viewing the warning
message that appears, click Erase again.
Erasing the drive will take a few minutes and then the rebuild process
will begin automatically.
Backup Solutions
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Using the Duo Pro