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- Page 1 USER MANUAL TOUGH DRIVE CUSTOM EXTERNAL MOBILE HARD DRIVE 2.5" USB 2.0 WIN & MAC Rev. 848...
- 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 pos- sibility of such damages.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Chapter : Installation of the application software ..............page Chapter 4: Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool ................page 11 Chapter 5: Using Freecom Turbo USB 2.0 (only PC) ..............page 20 Chapter 6: Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Custom .............page 21 © 2008 Freecom Technologies... -
Page 4: General Information
Internet connection for online warranty registration and software updates and downloads • Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher * To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom ToughDrive Custom your PC should be equipped with an USB 2.0 port. - Page 5 Failing to do so may result in data loss. • Do not drop the Freecom ToughDrive Custom (more than 2 m) or expose it to other kinds of sudden mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the Freecom ToughDrive Custom.
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Page 6: Individual Look Of Freecom Toughdrive Custom
The template for Mac 1. Click on "Start MAC" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Freecom start menu opens. 2. Click on "Manual / Template". The template for the size can be found in the "Template"... - Page 7 General Information Individual look PC/Mac 1. Select a new pattern or cut out your own pattern (see template). 2. Put new pattern in transparent film and place it under the silicon cover. Ready! 2. Transparent film 3. Silicon cover 1. Photo 3.
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Page 8: Hardware Installation
091. Don’t use any other power supply! Chapter : Driver Installation Under Windows 2000 / XP / Vista and Mac OS X a separate Freecom driver is not required. The drivers will be installed automatically by the operating system after plugging in the... -
Page 9: Installation Of The Application Software
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". - Page 10 Freecom ToughDrive Custom . Installation software Mac 1. Click on "Start MAC" in the main directory of the hard drive. The Freecom start menu opens. 2. Click on "Install NTI Shadow". The installation starts now. Follow the instructions on the screen, confirm with "Next" in order to continue with the installation.
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Page 11: Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool
4.1.1 Configuring the password protection 1. Connect your Freecom ToughDrive Custom to your PC. A Hard Disk Drive (“FREECOM HDD”) and a Virtual CD-ROM Drive (“Password”) will appear in “My Computer”. The Virtual CD-ROM Drive is an undeletable partition on your ToughDrive Custom on which the Freecom Hard Drive Protection software is stored. - Page 12 Freecom ToughDrive Custom 3. Double-click on the „Password.exe“ symbol to run the Freecom Hard Drive Protection software. The Hard Drive Protection Wizard will open. Click “Next” to proceed. 4. Enter a password. This password will be required to access the protected partition.
- Page 13 Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool Accessing the password-encrypted hard drive 1. Open the virtual CD-ROM Drive and double-click on “Password.exe”. The Freecom Hard Drive Protection tool opens. 2. Enter your password and click “Finish”. Your password-protected hard drive will now be accessible in “My Computer”.
- Page 14 Freecom ToughDrive Custom 2. Click on “Lost your password?” and confirm that you want to start the “Erase and Format Hard Disk Wizard”. 3. To continue, you have to confirm that all data on your hard disk will be deleted. Click on “Next”...
- Page 15 Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool Removing the password encryption It is possible to remove the password protection feature, meaning that the data on the drive will always be visible when you connect the drive. 1. Make sure you already run the “Password.exe” to have access to your protected data.
- Page 16 4..1 Configuring the password protection 1. Connect your Freecom ToughDrive Custom to your Mac. A Hard Disk Drive (“FREECOM HDD”) and a Virtual CD-ROM Drive (“Password”) will appear. The Virtual CD-ROM Drive is an undeletable partition on your ToughDrive Custom on which the Freecom Hard Drive Protection software is stored.
- Page 17 Confirm the password in the second field and click on “OK”. Accessing the password-encrypted hard disk 1. Connect your Freecom ToughDrive Custom to your Mac. A window will open, stating that the inserted disk is not readable. Click on “Ignore”.
- Page 18 Freecom ToughDrive Custom I lost my password, what can I do now? If you lose your password, you will not be able to access your data anymore. The only way to continue using your ToughDrive Custom is to erase and format the hard drive.
- Page 19 Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool Removing the password encryption It is possible to remove the password protection feature, meaning that the data on the drive will always be visible when you connect the drive. 1. Make sure you already run “Password” to have access to your protected data.
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Page 20: Using Freecom Turbo Usb 2.0 (Only Pc)
6. Run “Start.exe” from your ToughDrive Custom and go to Software Installation -> Freecom Turbo USB 2.0. 7. The Freecom Turbo USB 2.0 Wizard will open. Uncheck the drive and click on “Configure” to disable the Freecom Turbo USB 2.0 driver for the Freecom ToughDrive Custom. -
Page 21: Partitioning Your Freecom Toughdrive Custom
Chapter 6: Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Custom 6.1 General information Your Freecom ToughDrive Custom 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 ToughDrive Custom. - Page 22 6.. Creating a partition on the Freecom ToughDrive Custom The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your Freecom ToughDrive Custom. After this procedure your ToughDrive Custom will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter.
- Page 23 Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Custom 5. Click with the right mouse button on the "unallocated" area and select the option "New Partition" (Windows 2000: "Create Partition Wizard"). The "New Partition Wizard" opens. Click on "Next".
- Page 24 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 ToughDrive Custom under Windows 2000 / XP / Vista) how to create more than one partition.
- Page 25 "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 Freecom ToughDrive Custom. Your Freecom ToughDrive Custom will be formatted now and is ready-to-use after-...
- Page 26 6.. Creating two or more partitions on the Freecom ToughDrive Custom un- der Windows 000 / XP / Vista 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the Freecom ToughDrive Custom under Windows 2000 / XP / Vista) for creating the first partition.
- Page 27 Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Custom 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
- Page 28 Freecom ToughDrive Custom 9. Right-click on "Free Space" and select "New Logical Drive" (Windows 2000: "Create Logical Drive"). The "New Partition Wizard" (Windows 2000: "Create Partition Wizard") opens. Click on "Next". 10. "Logical drive" is already selected. Click on "Next".
- Page 29 Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Custom 6.4 Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Custom 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 set- tings (e.g.
- Page 30 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.
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