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Freecom Hard Drive Quattro User Manual

External hard drive / 3.5" / usb 2.0 / firewire 800 & 400 / esata
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USER MANUAL

HARD DRIVE

QUATTRO
EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
/
3.5"
/
USB 2.0
/
FIREWIRE 800 & 400
/
eSATA
Rev. 920

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  • Page 1: Hard Drive

    USER MANUAL HARD DRIVE QUATTRO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE 3.5" USB 2.0 FIREWIRE 800 & 400 eSATA Rev. 920...
  • 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 possibility of such damages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Precautionary measures ....................page Freecom Hard Drive Quattro ..................page Chapter 1: Hardware Installation ......................page Chapter : Driver Installation ........................page Chapter : Installation of the application software ..............page Chapter 4: Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro ............page 11 © 2009 Freecom Technologies...

  • Page 4: General Information

    Internet connection for online warranty registration, software updates and downloads • Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher * To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro your computer 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 Quattro or expose it to other kinds of sudden mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro.
  • Page 6 Freecom Hard Drive Quattro between different computers. Should you choose to format the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro in another file system (e.g. NTFS), please be aware of possible problems when connecting the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro to another computer than the one you used for formatting.

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    Never use ports at the same time! Remove the plastic protective cover sheets from the front and rear of the drive. Before connecting the cables make sure the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro is switched off. 1. Connect the interface cable (USB, Firewire or eSATA) to the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro.

  • Page 8: Driver Installation

    Therefore, please turn off the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro if it is not used. This saves power and increases the lifetime of the hard drive. The power switch is on the rear of the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro.

  • 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 Hard Drive Quattro . 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"...

  • Page 11: Partitioning Your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro

    Chapter 4: Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 4.1 General information Your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 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 Quattro.
  • Page 12 Mac data to be used on these operating systems must be stored on the FAT32 partition. Please follow the steps below to adapt the Hard Drive Quattro for your needs. 4. Partitioning your Hard Drive Quattro under Windows XP / Vista 4..1 Deleting a partition on the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro...
  • Page 13 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 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 14 See next chapter (Creating two or more partitions on the Freecom Hard Drive Quattro under Windows XP / Vista) how to create more than one partition. 8. Assign a drive letter to your hard drive. Normally you can use the default options.
  • 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 Quattro. Your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 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 Quattro and select the option "New partition". The "New Partition Wizard" opens. Click on "Next". 6. Select "Extended partition" and click on "Next".
  • Page 17 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
  • Page 18 14. Click on "Finish" to complete partitioning. Your partition will be formatted now and is ready-to-use. Note: If you select NTFS as file system, the data of your Hard Drive Quattro can be read only under Mac OS X. There is no possibility to write data.
  • Page 19 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 4.4 Partitioning your Freecom Hard Drive Quattro 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 settings (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.