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Freecom HD Dock User Manual

External docking station / 2.5" & 3.5" sata/ usb 2.0 / esata
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USER MANUAL

HARD DRIVE

DOCK
EXTERNAL
DOCKING STATION /
2.5" & 3.5" SATA
/
USB 2.0
/
eSATA
Rev. 902

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  • Page 1: Hard Drive

    USER MANUAL HARD DRIVE DOCK EXTERNAL DOCKING STATION / 2.5" & 3.5" SATA USB 2.0 eSATA Rev. 902...
  • 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

    General information ......................Page Chapter 1: Start Up the HD Dock ......................Page Chapter : Ejecting the HD from the Dock ..................Page Chapter : Partitioning your HD ......................Page Chapter 4: Trouble shooting - FAQ ...................... Page 17 © 2009 Freecom Technologies...

  • Page 4: General Information

    Internet connection for online warranty registration • Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher Environment Operating temperatur: 5°C - 35°C. Operating humidity: 5-90%, non-condensing To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom HD Dock your PC 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.

  • Page 6: Start Up The Hd Dock

    Chapter 1: Start Up the HD Dock 1.1 HDD installation for ." or ." 1. Connect the cable of the power supply to the Freecom HD Dock and the power supply itself to the socket. 2a. USB: Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the HD Dock (for data transfer with USB).

  • Page 7: Ejecting The Hd From The Dock

    Ejecting the HD from the Dock 5. Partition and format your hard drive (if required). See chapter 3 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.
  • Page 8 Freecom HD Dock 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 instruc- tions to enable you to adapt your hard drive to your needs.

  • Page 9: Partitioning Your Hd

    Partitioning your HD 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 Win- dows XP / Vista. Under Mac OS X data can only be read. The example above is a good solution for Windows XP / Vista users who sometimes exchange data with Macs.
  • Page 10 Freecom HD Dock 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 11 Partitioning your HD 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 12 Freecom HD Dock 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...
  • Page 13 Partitioning your HD .. 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. 2.
  • Page 14 Freecom HD Dock 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
  • Page 15 Partitioning your HD 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". 11.
  • Page 16 Freecom HD Dock .4 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 set- tings (e.g.

  • Page 17: Trouble Shooting - Faq

    Please check the hard drive, and format it if it is a new one. If using eSATA to transfer,please check whether your motherboard supports hot swap. If not, connect the Freecom HD Dock to the eSATA port on computer before starting it.
  • Page 18 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.