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Freecom Hard Drive XS User Manual

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USER MANUAL
HARD DRIVE
XS
EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
/
3.5"
/
USB 2.0
Rev. 906

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL HARD DRIVE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE 3.5" USB 2.0 Rev. 906...
  • 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Hardware Installation ......................page Chapter : Driver Installation ........................page Chapter : Installation of the application software ..............page Chapter 4: Using Freecom Turbo USB 2.0 (only PC) ..............page 10 Chapter 5: Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive XS ..............page 11 © 2009 Freecom Technologies...

  • Page 4: General Information

    Internet connection for online warranty registration and software updates and downloads • Operating system: Mac OS Xv10.3 or higher * To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom Hard Drive XS 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 Hard Drive XS or expose it to other kinds of sudden me- chanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the Freecom Hard Drive •...
  • Page 6 Freecom Hard Drive XS between different computers. Should you choose to format the Freecom Hard Drive XS in another file system (e.g. NTFS), please be aware of possible problems when connecting the Freecom Hard Drive XS to another computer...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    USB .0 interface. 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 hard drive will be saved to the folder "Freecom" in "My Documents".

  • 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 hard drive will be saved to the folder "Freecom" in "Docu- ments".

  • Page 10: Using Freecom Turbo Usb 2.0 (Only Pc)

    2. Run “Start.exe” from your Hard Drive XS and go to Software Installation -> Freecom Turbo USB 2.0. 3. 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 Hard Drive XS.

  • Page 11: Partitioning Your Freecom Hard Drive Xs

    Chapter 5: Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive XS 5.1 General information Your Freecom Hard Drive XS 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 Hard Drive XS.
  • Page 12 000/XP/Vista The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your Freecom Hard Drive XS. After this procedure your Freecom Hard Drive XS will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter.
  • Page 13 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive XS 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 14 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 Hard Drive XS under Windows 2000/XP/Vista) how to create more than one partition.
  • Page 15 "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 Hard Drive XS. Your Freecom Hard Drive XS will be formatted now and is ready-to-use afterwards.
  • Page 16 3. Select the option "Manage". 4. Select the option "Storage" -> "Disk Management". 5. Right-click on the unallocated space of your Freecom Hard Drive XS and select the option "New partition" (Windows 2000: "Create partition"). The "New Partition Wizard" (Windows 2000: "Create Partition Wizard") opens. Click on "Next".
  • Page 17 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive XS 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
  • Page 18 Freecom Hard Drive XS 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 19 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive XS 5.4 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive XS 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 20 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.