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- Page 1 USER MANUAL HARD DRIVE DOCK EXTERNAL DOCKING STATION Rev. 018...
- 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 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK Table of Contents General information ......................Page Chapter: Start Up the HD Dock ......................Page Chapter: Ejecting the HD from the Dock ..................Page Chapter: Partitioning your HD ......................Page Chapter: Trouble shooting - FAQ ...................... Page 18...
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Page 4: General Information
Internet connection for online warranty registration • Operating system: Mac OS X v10.5 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 3.0 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 50°C, please mind and be careful, altough it is not hot enough to burn people.
- Page 6 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK Chapter: Start Up the HD Dock Product view Freecom HD Dock Quattro 1. SATA connector 2. Power and Access LED 3. Slot for 2.5" SATA HDD 4. Slot for 3.5" SATA HDD 5. Eject Button Back 1.
- Page 7 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK Freecom Duplicator Dupl/ PC START 1. SATA connection 2. Power switch / current and access display LED 3. Switching button (PC/copy mode) 4. Start button (for starting the copying process) 5. Progress display 6. Slot for 2.5” SATA HDD (source hard disk) 7.
- Page 8 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK Freecom HD Dock USB .0 1. SATA connector 2. Power and Access LED 3. Slot for 2.5" SATA HDD 4. Slot for 3.5" SATA HDD 5. Eject Button Back 1. AC connector 2. USB 3.0 connector...
- Page 9 Switch on the HD Dock. * The available connections differ between the dock versions Hard Drive Dock USB 3.0, Hard Drive Dock Quattro and Hard Drive Duplicator.
- Page 10 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK Partition and format your hard drive (if required). See chapter 3 for further details. 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 11 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK 5. The copying process is finished when the progress display reaches 100% and stops flashing, and the “Source” and “Target” LEDs light up blue. Note: The duration of the copying process depends on the capacity of the hard disks in question.
- Page 12 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK Chapter: Partitioning your HD 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 instructions to enable you to adapt your hard drive to your needs.
- Page 13 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK 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 Windows XP / Vista / .
- Page 14 FREECOM HARD DRIVE 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 15 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK 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 / 7) how to create more than one partition.
- Page 16 FREECOM HARD DRIVE 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 17 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK 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 / 7) for creating the first partition.
- Page 18 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
- Page 19 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK 9. Right-click on "Free Space" and select "New Logical Drive". The "New Partition Wizard" opens. Click on "Next". 10. "Logical drive" is already selected. Click on "Next". 11. Specify the partition size and click on "Next".
- Page 20 FREECOM HARD DRIVE DOCK 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 settings (e.g.
- Page 21 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 •...
- Page 22 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.