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Freecom Mobile Drive II User Manual

External mobile hard drive / 2.5" / usb 2.0
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USER MANUAL
MOBILE DRIVE II
EXTERNAL
MOBILE
HARD DRIVE
/
2.5"
/
USB 2.0
Rev. 902

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL MOBILE DRIVE II EXTERNAL MOBILE HARD DRIVE 2.5" USB 2.0 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

    Installation of the application software ..............page Chapter 4: Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool ................page 10 Chapter 5: Using Freecom Turbo USB 2.0 (only PC) ..............page 19 Chapter 6: Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Drive II ..............page 20 © 2009 Freecom Technologies...

  • Page 4: General Information

    Internet connection for online warranty registration and software updates and downloads • Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher * To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom Mobile Drive II your PC should be equipped with an USB 2.0 port.

  • Page 5: Precautionary Measures

    Failing to do so may result in data loss. • Do not drop the Freecom Mobile Drive II or expose it to other kinds of sudden me- chanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the Freecom Mobile Drive II.

  • Page 6: Freecom Mobile Drive Ii

    Freecom Mobile Drive II between different computers. Should you choose to format the Freecom Mobile Drive II in another file system (e.g. NTFS), please be aware of possible problems when connecting the Freecom Mobile Drive II to another computer...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    01. 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".

  • Page 9: Installation Of The Application Software

    Installation of the application software . 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 10: Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool

    4.1.1 Configuring the password protection 1. Connect your Freecom Mobile Drive II to your PC. A Hard Disk Drive (“FREECOM HDD”) and a Virtual CD-ROM Drive (“Password”) will appear in “My Computer”. The Virtual CD-ROM Drive is an undeletable partition on your Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II to your Mac. A Hard Disk Drive (“FREECOM HDD”) and a Virtual CD-ROM Drive (“Password”) will appear. The Virtual CD-ROM Drive is an undeletable partition on your Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II is to erase and format the hard drive.
  • Page 18 Freecom Mobile Drive II 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.

  • Page 19: Using Freecom Turbo Usb 2.0 (Only Pc)

    2. Run “Start.exe” from your Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II.

  • Page 20: Partitioning Your Freecom Mobile Drive

    Chapter 6: Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Drive II 6.1 General information Your Freecom Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II.
  • Page 21 6.. Creating a partition on the Freecom Mobile Drive II The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your Freecom Mobile Drive II. After this procedure your Mobile Drive II will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter.
  • Page 22 Freecom Mobile Drive II 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 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 Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II. Your Freecom Mobile Drive II will be formatted now and is ready-to-use afterwards.
  • Page 25 3. Select the option "Manage". 4. Select the option "Storage" -> "Disk Management". 5. Right-click on the unallocated space of your Freecom Mobile Drive II and select the option "New partition" (Windows 2000: "Create partition"). The "New Partition Wizard" (Windows 2000: "Create Partition Wizard") opens. Click on "Next".
  • Page 26 Freecom Mobile Drive II 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space".
  • Page 27 Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Drive II 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 Mobile Drive II 6.4 Partitioning your Freecom Mobile Drive II 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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