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- Page 1 USER MANUAL TOUGH DRIVE LEATHER EXTERNAL MOBILE HARD DRIVE 2.5" USB 2.0 WIN & MAC Rev. 828...
- 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 10 Chapter 5: Using Freecom ULTRA USB 2.0 (only PC) ..............page 19 Chapter 6: Partitioning your ToughDrive Leather .................page 20 © 2008 Freecom Technologies... -
Page 4: General Information
The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble- free operation. System requirements In order to use the Freecom ToughDrive Leather , following components are needed: PC: • Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher •... -
Page 5: Precautionary Measures
• Do not drop the ToughDrive Leather (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 Leather. •... -
Page 6: Toughdrive Leather
Freecom ToughDrive Leather ToughDrive Leather The hi-speed data transfer through the USB 2.0 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 ToughDrive Leather has been partitioned (1 partition) and pre- formatted (FAT32 file system). -
Page 7: Hardware Installation
000. 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 8 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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Page 9: Installation Of The Application Software
Installation of the application software . Software installation 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"... -
Page 10: Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool
4.1.1 Configuring the password protection 1. Connect your Freecom ToughDrive Leather to your PC. A Hard Disk Drive (“FREECOM HDD”) and a Virtual CD-ROM Drive (“Freecom”) will appear in “My Computer”. The Virtual CD-ROM Drive is an undeletable partition on your ToughDrive Leather on which the Freecom Hard Drive Protection software is stored. - Page 11 Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool 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 12 Freecom ToughDrive Leather 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 13 Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool 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 14 Freecom ToughDrive Leather 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 15 4..1 Configuring the password protection 1. Connect your Freecom ToughDrive Leather to your Mac. A Hard Disk Drive (“FREECOM HDD”) and a Virtual CD-ROM Drive (“Freecom”) will appear. The Virtual CD-ROM Drive is an undeletable partition on your ToughDrive Leather on which the Freecom Hard Drive Protection software is stored.
- Page 16 Confirm the password in the second field and click on “OK”. Accessing the password-encrypted hard disk 1. Connect your Freecom ToughDrive Leather to your Mac. A window will open, stating that the inserted disk is not readable. Click on “Ignore”.
- Page 17 Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool 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 Leather is to erase and format the hard drive.
- Page 18 Freecom ToughDrive Leather 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 19: Using Freecom Ultra Usb 2.0 (Only Pc)
6. Run “Start.exe” from your ToughDrive Leather and go to Software Installation -> Freecom Ultra USB 2.0. 7. The Freecom Ultra USB 2.0 Wizard will open. Uncheck the drive and click on “Configure” to disable the Freecom Ultra USB 2.0 driver for the Freecom ToughDrive Leather. -
Page 20: Partitioning Your Toughdrive Leather
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 Leather. 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 ToughDrive Leather to your needs. - Page 21 6.. Creating a partition on the Freecom ToughDrive Leather The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your Freecom ToughDrive Leather. After this procedure your ToughDrive Leather will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter.
- Page 22 Freecom ToughDrive Leather 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 23 Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Leather 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 ToughDrive Leather under Windows 2000 / XP / Vista) how to create more than one partition.
- Page 24 "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 Leather. Your ToughDrive Leather will be formatted now and is ready-to-use afterwards.
- Page 25 Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Leather 6.. Creating two or more partitions on the ToughDrive Leather under Win- dows 000 / XP / Vista 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the ToughDrive Leather under Windows 2000 / XP / Vista) for creating the first partition.
- Page 26 Freecom ToughDrive Leather 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
- Page 27 Partitioning your Freecom ToughDrive Leather 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 28 Freecom ToughDrive Leather 6.4 Partitioning your ToughDrive Leather 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 29 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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