Freecom Technologies Network hard drive Network Card User Manual
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1. 3 Restart the PC once uninstall is finished 34 Chapter 11 FAQ For the most recent list of FAQs please visit http www freecom com General 1 What can Classic SL Network Drive be used for Classic SL Network Drive can be used with a variety of applications It is ideal for all users that cannot afford NAS systems such as small to medium businesses SOHO Small Office Home Office workgroups departments schools and public institutions Classic SL Network Drive technology s con venience and low cost provides the best storage solution for home office networking Use as storage for Personal Computer and Home Networking storing and sharing files backup archiving etc Expanding storage requirements Business primary or secondary network storage Public institution s storage for data archives disclosed data backups and data conservation Multimedia storage device MP3s Digital Photos Digital Video Multi platform networking Simultaneous use from Macintosh and Win dows Non PC Non Computing applications security CCTV technograph re cording MRI entertainment How is Classic SL Network Drive different from NAS or SAN Classic SL Network Drive is a good alternative to NAS or SAN Classic SL Network Drive is much more cost effective efficient and easy to use It is for users looking for lower costs and storage associated with backup archiving Although both Classic SL Netw2. Fastest performance e Multi Write Windows2000 XP environment Multiple PC s can have Read and Write access simultaneously USB 2 0 Mode Select USB mode to use the Classic SL Network Drive as a portable external hard drive for your PC 10 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 3 2 For Windows 98 SE and Windows ME For the latest software and drivers visit www freecom com NDAS Mode Insert the included Classic SL Network Drive Installation CD into your CD ROM Drive You will be guided through the installation USB 2 0 Mode Follow the instructions below Step 1 Add Mew Hardware Wizard If this is your first time installing the Classic SL Network Drive the Add New Hardware Wizard will appear Click Next and follow the instructions on your screen If you have already previously installed the Classic SL Network Drive the Classic SL Network Drive will be listed as a local drive in My Computer Drive letter and name may vary between Personal Computers Step 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device Click Next Software Installation Step 3 Add Mew Hardware Winand Make sure that the checkbox CD ROM drive is activated Continue by clicking on Next Step 4 Add New Hasdasea Wiza Click Next Step 5 di Hew Hardware Wizard a Driver has been successfully installed click Finish 11 12 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 3 3 Classic
3. FReecOM Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Dear customer Thank you for purchasing the Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Network storage via Ethernet made possible through NDAS technology This User Manual is intended to help you install the Classic SL Network Drive quickly and easily onto your Personal Computer or Ethernet Network Please read the instructions carefully Freecom Technologies Germany www Freecom com Warning All rights reserved The products named in this manual are only used for identifi cation purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies This device was designed for home or office use Warning This device is equipment complying with EN55022 class A This equip ment can cause radio disturbances in a residential area If this is the case the user has to take appropriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for It may not be used near or with any life sustaing systems Freecom cannot be made liable for any damages loss of data or damage following thereof 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 We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances Table o
4. Register a New Device Refresh Status About Options Exit Go to Classic SL Network Drive Aggregation amp Mirroring window Here enabled Classic SL Network Drive is indicated with blue or green colored Classic SL Network Drive Aggregation Mirroring Ge rol beh Bie Jeol Hala pi i Pe fefieih L E ptr 7 o Da Bae qed ae Desk Fror RAID i r Oam 5 Hairi Orie F Cier 9 heak Orie L gt Chri SL Meheapel Enie 2 gt Cesk S hebak Drive 2 8 4 4 Format Classic SL Network Drive Before you can use the new aggregated mirrored Classic SL Network Drive the Primary Network Drive needs to be formatted Please refer to Chapter 9 Formatting Classic SL Network Drive 8 4 5 Register Aggregated Mirrored Classic SL Network Drive for other users Once the Primary Classic SL Network Drive has been successfully formatted enable the Primary Classic SL Network Drive or add both Primary and Secondary Classic SL Network Drives to all the other PCs that want to use the Aggregated Mirrored Classic SL Network Drive The Secondary Classic SL Network Drive will automatically be enabled once Primary Classic SL Network Drive is enabled NOTE The Classic SL Network Drive Administrator will automati cally detect the mode of the Primary and Secondary Classic SL Network Drive when enabled on additional PCs Only the Primary Network Drive may be enabled 25 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 8 4 6 U
5. Type in net share sharename DriveLetter path For example net share Classic SL Network Drive F Save the file as a bat extension For example the file name would be called NetDisk bat Why can t my computer go into hibernation or standby If you want to use your computer in hibernation or standby you must have Classic SL Network Drive disabled before that can occur Click on the Classic SL Network Drive Admin Tool on your system tray go to your Classic SL Network Drive and then you should see a menu with Disable as one of the choices I have clicked on the Classic SL Network Drive Admin Tool on my desktop and nothing happens The icon on the desktop is only used to launch our icon into the system tray if for some reason it is not already there The icon in the system tray is used for Enabling Disabling Adding Removing andswitching modes for Read Write on Classic SL Network Drive FAQ 21 When I try to copy something to my Classic SL Network Drive why 22 does the following show up Cannot copy Classic SL Network Drive Administrator The disk is write protected Remove the write pro tection or use another disk You probably do not have Read Write access Click on the Classic SL Network Drive Icon in your bottom right system tray Go to your Classic SL Network Drive and then click on Enable Read Write Why can t I format my whole Classic SL Network Drive to FAT32 Windows 2000 XP comes with a limitat
6. without the quotation marks Then type in chkdsk Classic SL Network Drive DriveLetter F For example if your Classic SL Network Drive shows up as drive letter E in My Computer you would type in the following chkdsk E F After running chkdsk and it still does not mount then try formatting the Classic SL Network Drive again and retry mounting drive USB 1 I have plugged in Classic SL Network Drive to my USB port and cannot see Classic SL Network Drive in My Computer You must power off Classic SL Network Drive completely before doing so Try plugging Classic SL Network Drive into a different USB port on your computer and see if that works If using Windows 98SE Windows Me or Mac make sure that Classic SL Network Drive is formatted in a supported file system Windows 98SE Windows Me requires FAT32 Mac has its own file system but also supports FAT32 You should choose the appropriate one 2 My Classic SL Network Drive shows up as a Black dot when used with USB When used with USB mode the Classic SL Network Drive Software is not needed therefore you will see a Black Dot disconnected in the system tray since it is an indicator only for NDAS Ethernet mode Aggregation amp Mirroring PIC 1 I cannot Aggregate or Mirror NDAS Please make sure that your NDAS is disabled before mirroring or aggregat ing them 49 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Regulatory Statements United States FCC The comput
7. Drive to your wireless router or access point with the included Ethernet cable 2 Make sure the power connector is firmly attached to the Classic SL Network Drive and connect the power adapter to a power source 3 Slide the On Off Switch to ON position 2 2 USB Mode Classic SL Network Drive 1 Connect the included USB cable from the USB port on the Classic SL Network Drive to your PC s USB port 2 Make sure the power connector is connected firmly to the Classic SL Network Drive and connect the power adaptor to a power source 3 Slide the On Off Switch to ON position Software Installation Chapter 3 Software Installation 3 1 For Windows XP and Windows 2000 Installation of the Classic SL Network Drive software is simple and easy Insert the included Classic SL Network Drive Manual amp Software Installation CD into your CD ROM Drive and select the Drive Sharing and Classic SL Network Drive Mode You will be guided through the installation Network Drive Mode NDAS mode Select NDAS mode to share the Classic SL Network Drive with users on the network Drive Sharing Select a Drive Sharing Mode that is best for your environment e Multi OS Classic SL Network Drive can be shared within a mixed network of Win dows98 Me 2000 XP and Apple Macintosh computers Multiple PC s can have Read Only access simultaneously Write access is assigned to one user at a time and is passed from one user to another
8. Enter key If there is an option 5 then Enter in that number If that option is not there then your Classic SL Network Drive is not being recognized If it is then please check to see that your drive is there If your Classic SL Network Drive is still not recognized make sure that your Classic SL Network Drive is powered on Also try power cycling your Classic SL Network Drive and making sure that the software if any are loaded correctly 41 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 3 My Classic SL Network Drive shows up as a Black Dot Please check the following power cable is plugged in tightly there is a blinking LED where it is connected to switch and that any firewall antivirus software are disabled before installing The latest versions of antivirus software have script blocking Please ensure this feature is disabled before continuing You might also need to enable Classic SL Network Drive protocol and programs to run Even after you have done these steps it is still possible that the firewall antivirus software will block access If it still does notwork uninstall the firewall antivirus software reboot and reinstall our software If it succeeds then you can re install the antivirus firewall software after wards If using Wireless connection please make sure that you are connected to the wireless router and that you have a strong signal Try going to your wireless router s website to check for the la
9. Repeat this step for the second Classic SL Network Drive Disable these two Classic SL Network Drives from all other PCs that have access to them 8 4 2 Aggregate Mirror Classic SL Network Drive 1 Go to Start gt Program gt Classic SL Network Drive gt Classic SL Network Drive Aggregation amp Mirroring HDAS Bind Manapement gt Cleese SL Network Oria 2 al From the Classic SL Network Drive Aggregation amp Mirroring window select one of the two Classic SL Network Drive you just Disabled Once you select a Classic SL Network Drive Aggr amp S and Mirror a buttons will enable a Click Aggr Button for aggregation b Click Mirror Button for mirroring Aggregation The Classic SL Network Drive Bound window displays the first Classic SL Network Drive you selected to aggregate The Classic SL Network Drive Available window lists all the Classic SL Network Drives you can select from which to aggregate with the first Classic SL Network Drive Advanced Drive Functions Mirroring The Classic SL Network Drive Bound window displays the Classic SL Network Drive which the data will be mirrored from and the Classic SL Network Drive Available window lists all the Classic SL Network Drive you can select from to mirror the data Select a Classic SL Network Drive from the Classic SL Network Drive available box that you want to aggregate or mirror to Click gt button then click OK NDAS Device Bind W
10. SL Network Drive Administrator When the software installation is completed you will find a Classic SL Network Drive Launcher Icon on your desktop screen and a Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool icon on the system tray Classic SL Network Drive Launcher desktop icon activates and loads the Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool onto the system tray Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool system tray icon performs the following functions Refresh Classic SL Network Drive Status Add a Classic SL Network Drive Display Software Version Enable Read Write Access Enable Read Only Access Disable Classic SL Network Drive Edit Classic SL Network Drive Name Display Classic SL Network Drive Properties NOTE Classic SL Network Drive Launcher is used only on Windows XP and Windows 2000 Drive Registration Chapter 4 Drive Registration 4 1 Add register a New Classic SL Network Drive 1 Click Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool Icon gg located on the system tray Select New Classic SL Network Drive Register a Classic SL Network Drive Register a New Device Refresh Status About Options NDAS Device Repistration Wirard ADAS device mM Enter Bre HDAS devices ID to register To regesber Dre NDAS device place enter the HDAS devina IO Tha ID anid Yrke key me bostad on the bottom of the MOS device RDAS device D k oompa of 20 characters Please ente
11. additional suggestions IIFReeCOM WARRANTY valid in Europe Turkey only We thank you for purchasing this Freecom product and hope you will enjoy using it In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience on your part we suggest reading the quick install guide instruction manual and any additional electronic and or printed manuals When problems occur we have a database with Frequently Asked Questions FAQ on our Freecom website www freecom com please check this site before you contact the helpdesk Your Guarantee All Freecom products come with unlimited technical phone and web support By this Guarantee Freecom warrants their products to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period listed below from the date of its original purchase If during this period of guarantee the product proves defective due to improper materials or workmanship Freecom will without charge for labour or parts at its sole discretion repair or replace the product or its defective parts upon the terms and conditions set out below Conditions This guarantee will be granted only when the original invoice or sales receipt indicating the date of purchase product and serial number is presented together with the defective product and a Freecom RMA number received from the Freecom Website or given by a Freecom Service Center Freecom reserves the right to refuse the free of charge guarantee services when the date of purchase of the product cannot be
12. any other VPN protocol in your NIC Properties If after everything it is still showing as a black dot please try disabling all your Startup items and non Microsoft services from your msconfig utility 37 38 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 10 11 12 Msconfig can be accessed by clicking on Start gt Run gt and typing in msconfig and clicking OK For further help please contact the Freecom Support Center for your country When adding Classic SL Network Drive to my computer why does the ADD button stay gray You may not have entered all the alpha numeric values correctly There are no letter O s please verify that you have used the number 0 zero for anything resembling an O Also please check by our other letters as well two V s may look like a W Start by entering only the Classic SL Network Drive ID The ADD button should not be greyed out if the correct ID is entered Once it is not greyed out proceed to add the Write Key as well Please also make sure that there are 20 characters for the Classic SL Network Drive ID not including the Write Key l installed the Classic SL Network Drive key but cannot see Classic SL Network Drive in My Computer What should I do Click on the Classic SL Network Drive Admin Tool in your System tray and make sure Classic SL Network Drive is enabled There should be a dot next to your Classic SL Network Drive colored either Blue Read Write or Green Rea
13. have Read Write access Click on the Classic SL Network Drive Icon in your bottom right system tray Go to your Classic SL Network Drive and then click on Enable Read Write 12 get this error message The device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now Try stopping the device again later Close any windows that are displaying your Classic SL Network Drive and retry what you were trying to do If you continue to get that error message logging off then back on or rebooting After copying a large amount of data it may seem as though it has completed but there might be files still being copied in the background from memory Please wait and try later to ensure that data will not be corrupted 13 I am using Windows 98SE and the CD software will not load Currently our Windows 98SE ME drivers are not available on our CD We do have drivers that are available in our Download Center The Windows 98SE ME driver permits Read Write access to the Classic SL Network Drive for only one computer ata time Write access can be passed in token format Any computer on the LAN can share Read access 14 I ve installed Classic SL Network Drive on my Windows 98SE compu ter and cannot see Classic SL Network Drive Please check to see if Classic SL Network Drive drivers are properly loaded If you are using NDAS mode please check our Download Center for the latest drivers If you are using USB you may need to download the Classic SL
14. is OK to format via USB It is also recommended that you format Classic SL Network Drive to NTFS if using Windows 2000 XP Our 3 x drivers are only supported on NTFS while 2 x drivers support FAT32 How do I disconnect Classic SL Network Drive We always recommend using the Disable option from your Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool if connected via NDAS Ethernet You can use the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in your System Tray to stop the Classic SL Network Drive before disconnecting this applies to either USB or NDAS mode When I try to write to Classic SL Network Drive I get a write protected error and cannot write to the disk The permissions scheme may need to be reset Try disabling the Classic SL Network Drive on all machines first then re enable them one by one If that doesn t help try rebooting the machines and power cycling Classic SL Network Drive When I try to write to Classic SL Network Drive I get the following error message Classic SL Network Drive is being used by non compatible software on another PC You can use read access only for now What does this mean This means that there is another computer on the network that has a different version of the Classic SL Network Drive software installed All machines must have the exact same version of our software Please make sure that all computers have the exact same version of Classic SL Network Drive software installed For instance 3 02 is diffe
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16. AQ Peer ene nena ee page35 Chapter 12 Troubleshooting csssssses00 page44 Regulatory Statements c ccssseseessessenenees page50 2005 Freecom Technologies Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Package Contents The following items are included in the Classic SL Network Drive package Classic SL Network Drive Power adapter Manual and Software Installation CD Ethernet Cable USB Cable Warranty card 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP 233 MHz Pentium II or higher 64 MB RAM 128 MB recommended USB 1 1 Port USB 2 0 recommended CD ROM drive for installation 100Base T full duplex switch for NDAS mode Mac OS X Mac OS X 10 3 or higher 128 MB RAM 256 MB recommended USB 1 1 Port USB 2 0 recommended CD ROM drive for installation 100Base T full duplex switch for NDAS mode MAC OS X requires the drive formatted in FAT 32 Introduction 1 3 Classic SL Network Drive Setup Overview Classic SL Network Drive NDAS Ethernet mode USB mode Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Chapter 2 Cable Installation Warning Do not connect USB cable and Ethernet cable at the same time 2 1 NDAS Ethernet Mode Classic SL Network Drive 1 Connect the included Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the Classic SL Network Drive to a switch 100 Base T full duplex Wireless users Connect Classic SL Network
17. Classic SL Network Drive Aggregation amp Mirroring Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer must also be closed Uninstall 1 Close Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool by selecting Exit W Classic SL Network Drive 1 gt E Classic SL Network Drive 2 gt Register a New Device Refresh Status About Options Exit 2 Uninstall Classic SL Network Drive For Windows XP 2000 Go to Start gt All gt Classic SL Network Drive gt Uninstall Classic SL Network Drive Windows Installer will appear Click Yes if you want to continue uninstall Otherwise click No Peres Se lei S PL a ee a p aT 33 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive NOTE A warning window may appear if applications are using the Classic SL Network Drive Click Cancel and try removing Classic SL Network Drive after applications that are using the Classic SL Network Drive have finished be Tan ss eg ee i a op ae ceric Foo eos ho pie Matiiek sori nieretar For Windows 98 SE Windows Me Goto Start gt Settings lt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs gt Install Uninstall tab Select Classic SL Network Drive Tools for Windows 98 SE ME and click Add Remove button NOTE A warning window may appear if applications are using the Classic SL Network Drive Click Abort and try removing Classic SL Network Drive after applications that are using the Classic SL Network Drive have finished
18. L Network Drive from the available box becomes the Secondary Network Drive The capacity of the Secondary gets added to the Primary Classic SL Network Drive Mirroring The Mirrored Classic SL Network Drive is indicated by the word Mirror Primary Classic SL Network Drive 1 The Classic SL Network Drive from the bound box becomes the Primary Network Drive and the Classic SL Network Drive from the available box becomes the Secondary Network Drive The Primary Classic SL Network Drive is mirrored to the Secondary Classic SL Network Drive 8 4 3 Enable Classic SL Network Drive 1 Click Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool A Note Classic SL Network Drive 1 is disabled Primary Classic SL Network Drive and Classic SL Network Drive 2 is the Secondary Classic SL Network Drive 2 Enable the aggregated mirrored Classic SL Network Drive by selecting either Enable Read Write or Enable Read Only Enabled Aggregated Mirrored Classic SL Network Drive W Classic SL Network Drive 1 Connected Classic SL Network Drive 2 Mount Read only z Sy Register a New Device Mount Read Write Refresh Status Unregister About Properties Options Exit 24 Advanced Drive Functions Enabled Classic SL Network Drive is indicated by either a blue or green circle A yellow circle indicates the secondary Classic SL Network Drive W Classic SL Network Drive 1 E Classic SL Network Drive 2 gt
19. Network Drive Chapter 12 Troubleshooting General For the most recent list of Troubleshooting tips please visit http www freecom com 1 How do install Classic SL Network Drive Classic SL Network Drive can be installed using either Ethernet or USB Ethernet connection allows Classic SL Network Drive to be used as a Network Storage Device USB connection allows Classic SL Network Drive to be used as a high speed external hard drive To install in NDAS Mode requires a 100 Mb full duplex switch e Connect the Power Cable and LAN Cable from Classic SL Network Drive to power and switch respectively e Install Classic SL Network Drive software from Installation CD or down load the software from the Freecom website To install in Ethernet Mode requires a cross over cable which is not supplied e Connect the Power Cable and Cross Over Cable from Classic SL Network Drive to power and Ethernet port on computer respectively e Install Classic SL Network Drive software from Installation CD or down load the software from the Freecom website To install in USB 2 0 Mode e Connect the Power Cable and USB Cable from Classic SL Network Drive to power and USB port on computer respectively e Computer should automatically recognize Classic SL Network Drive For Windows 98 Windows Me and Mac Classic SL Network Drive must me formatted to FAT32 or recognized file system When adding Classic SL Network Drive to my computer why do
20. Network Drive Administrator may have started too early Try removing it from your startup folder located at Start gt Programs gt Startup Then manually run the program to see if it still occurs Using Windows file sharing function after reboot share gets lost Is there any work around Create a batch file and place it in your startup folder To create batch file Open Notepad application and type in net share sharename DriveLetter path For example net share Classic SL Network Drive F Save the file as a bat extension For example Classic SL Network Drive bat Troubleshooting 20 Ihave installed the Mac Drivers but Classic SL Network Drive will not mount Please check the following Make sure that it is formatted to a file system that your Mac can recognize When plugged in via NDAS Ethernet try enabling Read Only mode and reboot your Mac If you get a popup after rebooting click Initialize It should show up on your desktop as a Hard Drive You can then change Classic SL Network Drive to Read Write mode later if needed e Try plugging it in via USB to see if it is recognized If it still does not work try reinstalling the Mac drivers from the Download Center e f you are using a Windows computer as well then connect it to a Windows computer and run the chkdsk utility e To do this Open up Command Prompt and run chkdsk for the Classic SL Network Drive drive Go to Start gt Run gt type in cmd
21. Network Drive USB drivers from our Download Center Right click on My Computer gt Go to Properties gt then click on Device Manager and look for any yellow exclamation or question marks Check to see if Classic SL Network Drive is formatted to FAT32 as Windows 98SE can only recognize FAT file systems If you can go to Start Run and type in Command without quotation marks and press the Enter key Next type in fdisk without quotation marks If you are asked about enabling large file support type in Y and press the Enter key If you are asked about NTFS partitions then your Classic SL Network Drive is not in FAT32 Press Esc to exit Fdisk Please go to www freecom com and download directions for Windows 98SE Me soft ware drivers The manual will explain how to FDISK and format your drive in Windows 98SE Windows Me If Classic SL Network Drive is still not recognized make sure that Classic SL Network Drive is on Also try power cycling your Classic SL Network Drive and make sure that Classic SL Network Drive software if needed is installed correctly 47 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 15 16 17 18 19 I keep getting Autoplay when I plug in Classic SL Network Drive Create a blank text file in the root directory of your Classic SL Network Drive and name it autorun inf Place this in the root directory of your Classic SL Network Drive drive letter in My Computer installed drivers f
22. Network Drive d Register a New Device Refresh Status Register a New Device Refresh Status Properties About Options About Options Exit Exit 14 Drive Registration 4 2 Using Classic SL Network Drive Now that you have successfully installed the Freecom Classic SL Network Drive please familiarize yourself with using the Classic SL Network Drive The Classic SL Network Drive is located in My Computer as a local drive Drive letter and Classic SL Network Drive name may vary between different Personal Computers You can use Classic SL Network Drive like a local drive on your PC Drag and drop files to Classic SL Network Drive Copy and paste data to Classic SL Network Drive Make and delete folders Share files and folders Backup your data 4 3 Sharing Classic SL Network Drive When the Classic SL Network Drive is connected to your network it can be accessed from any computer on this network To share the Classic SL Network Drive the following must be done Windows 2000 XP Environment All computers and Classic SL Network Drive must be on the same LAN Classic SL Network Drive must be connected via Ethernet or Wireless Access Point To share Read and Write access all computers on the network using the Network Disk must have the Classic SL Network Drive driver version 3 x x installed Classic SL Network Drive must be registered onto each computer Mixed Environment with W
23. ac users you will need to format disk to FAT32 for it to be recognized I ve just installed Classic SL Network Drive software and now my internet does not work This can happen when used with McAfee Virus Scan Professional 7 0 you must disable HAWK Script Stopper in McAfee before installing our soft ware I have clicked on the Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool on my desktop and nothing happens The icon on the desktop is only used to launch Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool into the system tray if for some reason it is not in there already The icon in the system tray is used for enabling disabling adding removing and switching Read Write modes on Classic SL Network Drive lam getting a Data has been corrupted message on my computer when I try to open up or copy a file What should I do Open up Command Prompt and run chkdsk for the Classic SL Network Drive drive To do this Go to Start gt Run gt type in cmd without the quotation marks Then type in chkdsk Classic SL Network Drive Drive Letter F For example if your Classic SL Network Drive shows up as drive letter E in My Computer you would type in the following chkdsk E F Troubleshooting 11 When I try to copy something to my Classic SL Network Drive why does the following show up Cannot copy Classic SL Network Drive Administrator The disk is write protected Remove the write protection or use another disk You do not
24. ave an nForce chipset try updating your Nvidia nForce drivers to the latest Unified Drivers from Nvidia s website Please also make sure that you are using 100Mb switch as well I ve installed my Classic SL Network Drive and it shows up as a Black Dot Make sure you are using the latest version of Classic SL Network Drive software USB does not require Classic SL Network Drive software to work so if you are using USB the software is not needed and this explains why there is a black dot Also double check the following the power cable is plugged in tightly the LED light of the switch port where it is connected is blinking Also latest versions of antivirus software have a feature called Script Blocking Please ensure that this feature is disabled along with any firewall software before installing Classic SL Network Drive software You might also need to enable Classic SL Network Drive protocol and programs to run alongside your firewall software Even after you have done these steps your firewall antivirus software may still block access If using Wireless make sure you are connected to the wireless router and that the signal is strong Try to check for and install the latest firmware from your router s manufac turer website and for the latest drivers for your wireless card You can also try plugging in via Ethernet to see if it works that way If using VPN software try unchecking the box for Deterministic Network Enhancer or
25. bound Classic SL Network Drives by selecting either Enable Read Write or Enable Read Only Classic SL Network Drive cannot be used until it is enabled Repeat this step for the second unbound Classic SL Network Drive 6 Format Classic SL Network Drive Before you can use the unbound Classic SL Network Drive both Classic SL Network Drives need to be formatted Please refer to Chapter 9 Formatting Classic SL Network Drive 27 28 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Chapter 9 Formatting Classic SL Network Drive Note Classic SL Network Drive is preformatted in NTFS In order to use Classic SL Network Drive in mixed mode environments with Mac and Windows Classic SL Network Drive must be formatted in FAT32 If you use the following steps to format your Classic SL Network Drive in Windows XP or 2000 then your Classic SL Network Drive will be reformatted in NTFS NTFS is not a compat ible file system format with Mac thus your Mac computers will not recognize Classic SL Network Drive You can use a third party format utility if you need to choose the file format that your Classic SL Network Drive is formatted in 9 1 Initialize Classic SL Network Drive 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage 2 Computer Management window will appear Click Disk Management under Storage 3 Computer Management window will list all the disks in the computer Find the Classic SL Network Drive you want to initia
26. cannot disable after several attempts restart your computer This may occur when unknown programs in the background are still using Classic SL Network Drive Edit Name Updates Changes the name of the Classic SL Network Drive Type in the new name for the Classic SL Network Drive on Edit a Classic SL Network Drive window then click OK If you do not want to change the name of the Classic SL Network Drive click Cancel Enable Read Only Enables Read Only Mode Enable Read Write Enables Read Write Mode Property Displays the properties of the Classic SL Network Drive Refresh Updates the Network Drive s data from which you are reading Remove Removes the Classic SL Network Drive from your computer Advanced Drive Functions Chapter 8 Advanced Drive Functions 8 1 Introduction to Aggregation Aggregation allows two Classic SL Network Drive units to be recognized as a single large disk drive This feature is extremely useful when a larger storage device is needed 8 2 Introduction to Mirroring The Mirroring function enables a real time mirrored copy of a Primary Classic SL Network Drive to a Secondary Classic SL Network Drive continuously writing a copy of data on the Primary Classic SL Network Drive to a Secondary Classic SL Network Drive whenever changes or edits are made 8 3 Requirements for Aggregation Mirroring Only two Classic SL Network Drives can be aggregated mirrored at a
27. ct Primary partition Bader aries lea F i Ch er a ee ee ed n F ee a D e N piirini jia ee ee Click Next 30 Formatting Classic SL Network Drive 8 Specify Partition Size be me een LE Click Next NOTE The partition size is automatically set Do not change the 9 Assign Drive Letter or Path Select Assign the following driver letter Choose a name for the drive from list sg bene a Pe PR EE AR ee ee eo g E ty Er emer el ter mph Re a ii oe L Click Next 31 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 10 Format Partition Select Format this partition with the following Settings File System NTFS Allocation unit size Default Select Perform a quick format Recommended i mmi em bpp ees ey ee ee en i L eee 5 E Teg m ee beg piee Fie oe mE i EE hl a bind erra me E Fers ed eee none mia e Click Next 11 Partitioning is finished Click Finish You can see the partitioned disk Episk F hu BEK l te TT 24 50 GE UFE Trier Hah san Fniek boo bok Mew wikunine E HEE 74 EE GE E grire Hohe Anon 32 Uninstalling Classic SL Network Drive Chapter 10 Uninstalling Classic SL Network Drive Before you can uninstall a Classic SL Network Drive you must first close all applications that are using the Classic SL Network Drive Classic SL Network Drive Administrator
28. d Only If it is a black colored dot then please go to the FAQ I ve installed my Classic SL Network Drive and it shows up as a Black Dot If Classic SL Network Drive is enabled open Computer Management by right clicking on My Computer Go to Manage then click on Disk Management Check if your Classic SL Network Drive is recognized It should show up as Disk 1 or Disk 2 or a different number depending on the number of drives that you have on your computer Right click on the appropriate Disk and click Initialize if that option exists Also make sure that the Classic SL Network Drive is partitioned and format ted If you see something that says Unallocated then right click on the Unallocated create a partition and then format the drive to your file system preference To use Classic SL Network Drive with other Operating Systems such as Windows 98SE ME and Mac OS X you will need to format your Classic SL Network Drive to FAT32 for it to be recognized Why am I getting a Data has been corrupted message when I try to open or copy a file Open up Command Prompt and run chkdsk for the Classic SL Network Drive drive Go to Start Run type in cmd without the quotation marks Then type in chkdsk Classic SL Network Drive DriveLetter F For example if your Classic SL Network Drive shows up as drive letter E in My Computer you would type in the following chkdsk E F 13 14 FAQ Why do I
29. dow Windows 2000 Windows XP Digital Signature Not Found x Hardware Installation The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not 5 been altered since it was tested The software you are installing for this hardware The software you are about to install does not contain a Freecom Network Drive Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with availa has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system Unknown software package If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly software visit the Windows Update Web site at recommends that you stop this installation now and http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is contact the hardware vendor for software that has available passed Windows Logo testing Do you want to continue the installation ae No Moreinio STOP Installation Click Yes Click Continue Anyway 8 Registration is completed Click Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool to see the registered Classic SL Network Drive Read Write Mode Read Only Mode Mounted RO Classic SL Network Drive gt Unmount E Classic SL
30. ed All replaced parts and products become the property of Freecom The period of guarantee for any product or part repaired or replaced in warranty shall be the balance of the original guarantee Repairs or replacements on product or parts out of warranty carry 6 six months guarantee All Freecom products come with unlimited free technical phone and web support Freecom Product Warranty period Traveller amp Portable 1 year Two years in Europe Classic amp Internal Series FC FS amp FX Series FHD Series amp FireWire Harddrive USB Floppy Disk Drive USBCard DAT amp LTO Drives retail DAT S Kits ThinServer Beatman Cables 1 year Two years in Europe 1 year Two years in Europe 1 year Two years in Europe 1 year Two years in Europe 1 year Two years in Europe 3 years 2 years 1 year Two years in Europe 1 year Two years in Europe 1 year Two years in Europe Controller inside 3 years after online registration only
31. er equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency RF energy If the equipment is not installed and operated in strict accordance with the manufac turer s instructions interference to radio and television recep tion might result This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Opera tion is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules is designed to provide reasonable protection against radio and television interference in a residential installation Although the equipment has been tested and found to comply with the allowed RF emission limits as specified in the above cited Rules there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation Interfer ence can be determined by turning the equipment off and on while monitoring radio or television reception The user may be able to eliminate any interference by implementing one or more of the following measures Reorient the affected device and or its receiving antenna Increase the distance between the affected device and the computer equipment Plug the computer and its peripherals into a different branch circuit from that used by the af fected device If necessary consult an experienced radio television techni cian for
32. es the ADD button stay gray You may not have entered values correctly The letter O isnot used please verify that you have used the number 0 zero I have just installed Classic SL Network Drive why is the Classic SL Network Drive showing up as a red color Try unplugging your Classic SL Network Drive power cord wait about 10 seconds and plug it back in If this doesn t work try restarting your computer Troubleshooting 4 Why can t my computer go into hibernation or standby If you want to use your computer in hibernation or standby you must have Classic SL Network Drive disabled before that can occur Click on the Classic SL Network Drive Admin Tool on you system tray go to your Classic SL Network Drive and then you should see a menu with Disable as one of the choices My Classic SL Network Drive shows up as a Black Dot Please check the following power cable is plugged in tightly there is a link light on the switch where it plugged in and please make sure that any firewall antivirus software is disabled before installing The latest versions of antivirus software have a new feature called script blocking Please ensure that this feature is disabled before continuing You might also need to enable our protocol and programs to run as well Even after you have done these things it is possible that the firewall antivirus software will still block access If this occurs try uninstalling the firewall antivirus sof
33. f Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction csseseseseseeeeeees page 6 1 1 Package Contents cccccccseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaseeneananaaas page 6 1 2 System Requirements ccccceseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeseneeeeeenaaeeeeneees page 6 1 3 Classic SL Network Drive Setup Overview cssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeees page Chapter 2 Cable Installation s00000 page 8 2 1 IND AS WO OG pasececysececsctiascs ctacunnscian ses enacsesteaneteeanccesseasesescareanoneeccieeat page 8 2 AUSB OCG oaen aaia na e E E IR eS page 8 Chapter 3 Software Installation page 9 3 1 For Windows XP and Windows 2000 0eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees page 9 3 2 For Windows 98 SE and Windows ME seeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees page 10 3 3 Classic SL Network Drive Administrator 0000seeeeeeeeeeeeees page 12 Chapter 4 Drive Registration cscssssss0 page13 4 1 Add Register a New Classic SL Network Drive ccsssesseeee page 13 4 2 Using Classic SL Network Drive ccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenenaas page 15 4 3 Sharing Classic SL Network Drive ccccccecceeeessssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas page 15 Chapter 5 Status and Mode Indicator page17 5 1 Changing from Read Write Mode to Read Only Mode page 18 5 2 Changing from Read Only mode to Read Write Mode page 18 Freecom Classic SL Net
34. ill be displayed on the Net Disk Administrator Tool Menu If you named your Classic SL Network Drive at the registration step this name will be displayed in place of the default name Classic SL Network Drive X Refresh Status Updates the status of Classic SL Network Drives that are connected to the network If a Classic SL Network Drive is displayed with a black coloured circle connection to Classic SL Network Drive is not established New Classic SL Network Drive Registers a new Classic SL Network Drive onto your computer Every time a new Classic SL Network Drive is added it must be registered For more information please refer to Chapter 4 1 Add Register a New Classic SL Network Drive About Displays Classic SL Network Drive Administrator version Exit Exits Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool can be restored by double clicking the icon A on the Desktop Administrator 19 20 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Chapter 7 Drive Functions Click Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool and place the cursor on a Classic SL Network Drive to view its functions Disable Disables writing to and reading from the Classic SL Network Drive NOTE If the Classic SL Network Drive is being used by any application it will not disable Wait until all applications using the Classic SL Network Drive have finished Then try disabling it again If you still
35. indows and Mac All computers and Classic SL Network Drive must be on the same LAN Classic SL Network Drive must be connected via Ethernet or Wireless Access Point To share Classic SL Network Drive each computer on the network must install the corresponding Classic SL Network Drive Driver On Windows XP 2000 install Classic SL Network Drive driver v2 4 do not use 3 X X On Windows 98 SE ME install Classic SL Network Driver 1 x On Mac OSX install Classic SL Network Drive driver 1 x Classic SL Network Drive must be registered onto each computer Write access is assigned to one user at a time and is passed from one user to another 15 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive NOTE Classic SL Network Drive is preformatted in NTFS In order to use Classic SL Network Drive in mixed environments Classic SL Network Drive must be formatted in FAT32 If you use the Disk Management utility in Windows XP or 2000 to format your Classic SL Network Drive then your Classic SL Network Drive will be re formatted in NTFS NTFS is not a compatible file system format with Mac and Windows 98SE Me thus your computers on these OS will not recognize Classic SL Network Drive You can use athird party format utility to choose the file format your Classic SL Network Drive is formatted in Warning Do not perform disk operations format partition and chkdsk when multiple PCs are connected Classic SL Network Drive can be formatted partitioned ch
36. ion of only 32GB partitions that it can create This is a Windows limitation and the only resolution is to use a 3rd party partitioning software or use a Windows 98SE ME computer to format the entire drive to FAT32 With our Multi Write drivers NTFS is recom mended anyways for stability and performance purposes Windows 98SE Windows Me 1 How do I disconnect Classic SL Network Drive We recommend using the Disable option from your Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool if connected via NDAS Ethernet You can also use the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in your System Tray to stop the Classic SL Network Drive before disconnecting it this applies to either USB or NDAS mode I ve installed Classic SL Network Drive on my Windows 98SE compu ter and cannot see Classic SL Network Drive Please check to see if Classic SL Network Drive drivers are properly loaded If you are using USB you may need to download the Classic SL Network Drive USB drivers from our Download Center Right click on My Computer Go to Properties then click on Device Manager and look for any yellow exclama tion or question marks Check if Classic SL Network Drive is formatted to FAT32 as Windows 98SE can only recognize FAT file systems Ifyou can goto Start Run andtype in Command without quotation marks and press the Enter key Next type in fdisk without quotation marks If it asks you about Enabling large file support type in Y and press the
37. itches uplinked to another one try putting Classic SL Network Drive and your computer on the same switch and retry 45 46 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 10 Try setting your NIC s speed duplex settings to 100Mb full duplex Right click on My Network Places click on Properties right click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties Then click on the Configure button next to your NIC and click on the Advanced tab There you should be able to find something related to Speed amp Duplex Media Settings etc where once highlighted you can click on a drop down menu and select 100Mb full duplex Youcan try going to your NIC Ethernet card manufacturer and downloading the latest drivers If using a DSL router please try updating the firmware on it as well Also try plugging Classic SL Network Drive your PC into a different port on the switch and see if you have different results I have installed the Classic SL Network Drive key but cannot see Classic SL Network Drive in My Computer What should I do Open up Computer Management by right clicking on My Computer Go to Manage then click on Disk Management Check to see if your Classic SL Network Drive is recognized It should show up as Disk 1 or Disk 2 or a different number depending on the number of drives that you have on your computer Right click on the appropriate Disk and click Initialize Also for Windows 98SE Windows ME M
38. izard Fiabe The daia gh hes daka l ba clekebed oroe birding a oanpiebed If you selected the wrong Classic SL Network Drive to aggregate or mirror you can simply select the Classic SL Network Drive from the Classic SL Network Drive bound window and click lt This will unbind the Classic SL Network Drive NOTE Mirroring Only A Classic SL Network Drive can only be mirrored to another Classic SL Network Drive with larger or same size Aggregation mirror successful Once the aggregation mirroring successfully starts a Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Window will appear advising you to format partition the Primary Classic SL Network Drive NDAS Bind Management e j 2 Selected disks are successfully bound You must first mount and then Format the bound disks before using them Before you can format partition a Classic SL Network Drive Classic SL Network Drive must be enabled first Click OK 23 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 6 Aggregation or Mirroring is completed Aggregation Mirroring Dis Teo jip Ci Tool tile L GS p ls Bee piis U Aggregate Dank gt Dek Mirror aD 1 F Caer Hisar e j p p aka iiia y iei L Hami irin 2 E PENE Aggregation The Aggregated Classic SL Network Drive is indicated by the word Aggr Primary Classic SL Network Drive1 The Classic SL Network Drive from the bound box becomes the Primary Network Drive and the Classic S
39. kdsk aggregated or mirrored only when one PC is connected When sharing Classic SL Network Drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP perform chkdsk 16 Status and Mode Indicator Chapter 5 Status and Mode Indicator Classic SL Network Drive provides users with seven basic modes Below is a chart describing each of the Classic SL Network Drive Modes and the icons that correspond with each mode Brive eon Mode Meaning Read Only Mode Users can only read from Classic SL Network Drive Drive Color Read Write Mode Users can read and write to Classic SL Network Drive Unrecognized Mode Classic SL Network Drive cannot be used You can only remove this Classic SL Network Drive from your computer or view its property Disabled Mode Classic SL Network Drive is disabled from your computer Classic SL Network Drive can be enabled back to Read Only Mode Read Write Mode or removed from the PC Classic SL Network Drive can be Aggregated or Mirrored Busy Mode Classic SL Network Drive is busy performing a task or an application is using Classic SL Network Drive Disconnected Mode Classic SL Network Drive is not connected to the network Power Cord Ethernet Cord or USB Cord is unplugged Once the cord is connected you can resume Classic SL Network Drive use Bound Mode Bound disk used for Aggregation and Mirroring only You can only remove it from your computer or view its pro
40. keep getting this error message The device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now Try stopping the device again later Close any windows that are displaying your Classic SL Network Drive and retry what you were doing earlier If you continue to get that error message restart your computer However if you were copying a large amount of files it is possible that it is still being copied in the background from its cache You may need to wait until it is finished before continuing If that does not work then try restarting your computer and try again I just installed Classic SL Network Drive why is the Classic SL Network Drive showing up as a red color Try unplugging your Classic SL Network Drive s power cord wait about 10 seconds and plug it back in If this doesn t work try restarting your computer as well Please try disabling your firewall antivirus software and if that works then you may need to configure the software to allow your Classic SL Network Drive to run 15 I keep getting Internal Error Update Failed What does this mean 16 Try updating to our latest drivers to see if that fixes the problem Before installing our Classic SL Network Drive software please disable any Firewall Antivirus software and also make sure that Script Blocking is turned off for antivirus software If problems still persist please try uninstalling the Firewall Antivirus software and reinstall Classic SL Network Drive soft
41. lize If the Classic SL Network Drive is described as Basic or Healthy skip to Chapter 9 2 Partition Classic SL Network Drive Otherwise go to next step 5 Initialize Classic SL Network Drive Right click and select Initialize Disk Initialize Disk window will appear Select the Classic SL Network Drive and click OK Formatting Classic SL Network Drive 6 Classic SL Network Drive will be automatically initialized Unknown becomes Basic 7 Initialization is completed Before Classic SL Network Drive can be used it must be partitioned Please refer to the next section for how to partition it 9 2 Partition Classic SL Network Drive 1 From the Computer Management window find the Classic SL Network Drive you want to format 2 Right click and select Delete Partition ey Py i 3 Delete Primary Partition will appear De larta primary sartition a Alldata on this volume ral be kat Dis ey mart ba canbra When you delete partition all the data on the disk will be lost Click Yes if you want to continue partitioning Otherwise click No 29 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 4 Partition has been deleted and it is indicated by the word Unallocated Beat 4093 74 50 GB ATFS Ondine Heak hi oyster a M iai Tm 7450 GE Grins u aad E gt n f mma 6 New Partition Wizard Click Next 7 Select Partition Type Sele
42. nbind Classic SL Network Drive 1 Before Classic SL Network Drive can be unbound both Primary and Second ary Classic SL Network Drives must be disabled from all PCs using the Aggregated Mirrored Classic SL Network Drive NOTE For more information on disabling Classic SL Network Drive please refer to 8 4 1 Disable Classic SL Network Drive 2 Go to the PC that was used to perform the Aggregation Mirroring 3 Go to Classic SL Network Drive Aggregation amp Mirroring window The color of the disabled Master Classic SL Network Drive will be Grey If not press Status button Aggregation Mirroring Ge col bee Ci Jo apa pt ron Pe tefresh L G Pe Hi Aufresh Auge epated ink Del Mirror RAD i 2 Camie IL Hebert Ore r Cieri 9 bark Drive 1 Creat SL Motive Sie a Eles S awk Crie 2 4 Select the disabled Primary Classic SL Network Drive and click unbind button NDAS Bind Management Fie Tool Help V Bind at Tools p Refresh y Classic SL Network Drive 2 The Aggregated Mirrored Classic SL Network Drive will unbind into the two disabled Classic SL Network Drives 26 Advanced Drive Functions Two unbound Classic SL Network Drives are also visible from Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool W Classic SL Network Drive 1 gt E Classic SL Network Drive 2 d Register a New Device Refresh Status About Options Exit 5 Enable the un
43. or Windows 98SE and get disconnected when transferring large files Windows 98SE can only read FAT32 file systems Unfortunately FAT32 comes with a limitation on single large files transfers up to 4GB This is a file system limitation Please check our website for updates on the Win98SE drivers I click on my files and get Access Denied What should I do If you are using Windows XP Professional open My Computer gt go to Tools gt Folder options gt click on the View tab and at the bottom uncheck the Enable Simple File Sharing box Then continue to the instructions below If you are using Windows XP Home plug in via USB Then restart and hold F8 during bootup to go into Safe Mode Once in Safe Mode please follow instructions below Windows 2000 Computers Open My Computer right click on the Classic SL Network Drive drive letter and go to Properties Click on the Security Tab and then the Advanced button If the Everyone group is missing please add the group and give it Full Control permissions Then click on the Owner tab and at the bottom change the owner to Administrators If you are asked to replace permissions on all subdirectories say YES You should now be able to access contents This is related to the Operating System s security features I keep getting Internal Error Update Failed What does this mean Update to Classic SL Network Drive s latest drivers to see if that fixes the problem The Classic SL
44. ork Drive and NAS are storage devices that are implemented over a network Classic SL Network Drive takes up less space than NAS or SAN products Classic SL Network Drive utilizes NDAS technol ogy allowing it to connect the hard disk directly to a network without a server In NAS the hard disk must be connected to a storage server which must also be connected to the network For NDAS mode do I need drivers installed on each computer using Classic SL Network Drive Yes the drivers need to be loaded on each computer that want access to Classic SL Network Drive However if you are using Windows Sharing only one computer will need the software installed The other computers will not need it 35 36 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Windows 2000 XP 1 I am having trouble using Multi write over wireless connection What do you recommend Try a wired connection for our 3 x drivers and compare how it works If you are using wireless with other computers we recommend enabling the hard wired computer first then the wireless computer When using wireless we also recommend 802 11g When using 802 11b we highly recommend hardwiring your computer when doing large file trans fers because of the low bandwidth associated with 802 11b How should format Classic SL Network Drive We recommend formatting Classic SL Network Drive via NDAS Ethernet mode If using Classic SL Network Drive as a USB device only then it
45. perty 17 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 5 1 Changing from Read Write Mode to Read Only Mode Click Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool A and select the Classic SL Network Drive you want to change from Read Write to Read Only Select Enable Read Only Classic SL Network Drive Mount Read only Register a New Device Mount Read Write Refresh Status Unregister About Properties Options Exit The Blue Circle will change to a Green Circle indicating Read Only Mode E Classic SL Network Drive gt Register a New Device Refresh Status About Options Exit 5 2 Changing from Read Only Mode to Read Write Mode Click Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool gg and select the Classic SL Network Drive you want to change from Read Only to Read Write Connected classic SL Network Drive Mount Read only Register a Mew Device _trregster bout Properties opts a Select Enable Read Write The Green Circle will change to a Blue Circle indicating Read Write Mode E Classic SL Network Drive gt Register a New Device Refresh Status About Options Exit TIANI o 18 Introduction to Administrator Tool Menu Chapter 6 Introduction to Administrator Tool Menu Click Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool All registered Classic SL Network Drive s w
46. r the NOS device ID Wihibe Kay ic needed For Read arte mode it k composed of 5 characters Fiasco enter the ribe Key Optional Check Nast whan po Mirash F the HDAS devie 1D andjor the brke Bey b imyabd Hert yall not be enabled Classic SL Network Drive Name optional Select a name for your Classic SL Network Drive Classic SL Network Drive ID Enter the 20 digit Classic SL Network Drive ID located on the bottom of your Classic SL Network Drive Write Key optional Enter the 5 digit Write Key located on the bottom of your Classic SL Network Drive Write Key must be registered to write to Classic SL Network Drive NOTE Classic SL Network Drive ID and Write Key do not contain the letter O Please use the number 0 zero for all O s 13 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive Click Add 5 Click OK to confirm the Classic SL Network Drive registration Ifthe Write Key was entered in the previous step the Classic SL Network Drive is registered as Read Write Mode If the Write Key was not entered in the previous step the Classic SL Network Drive is registered as Read Only Mode 6 Found New Hardware Wizard This window may or may not appear Ifthe Found New Hardware window appears follow the instructions and install the new Classic SL Network Drive NOTE For Windows 2000 the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will appear instead 7 Windows Digital Signature win
47. rent from 3 03 Can I set the My Documents folder to point to my Classic SL Network Drive instead of a place on my local hard drive We do not recommend doing this as your computer will be dependent on this location during software installation and uninstallation You may receive Windows Error Messages looking for a nonexisting location FAQ 7 My computer is moving very slowly when my Classic SL Network Drive is enabled and the ACT light on my Classic SL Network Drive is solid yellow What is going on This is a result of a bad connection between the computer and the Classic SL Network Drive Please make sure that you are using only network switches and routers and that you are not using any network hubs Also if you have any software firewalls installed on your computer i e Norton Internet Security McAfee Personal Firewall etc make sure to add Admin exe and LDServ exe into their list of programs to Allow with full access You can also try disabling your Antivirus software to see if that makes a difference Please also try power cycling your Classic SL Network Drive and switch as well Sometimes when I transfer files to my Classic SL Network Drive why is the speed so slow Try updating your Network Card s drivers to the latest from the manufac turer If you network card has the option of changing the transmit and receive buffers to both 128 in the card s properties in device manager please try doing that If you h
48. sic SL Network Drive in My Computer Try plugging the Classic SL Network Drive into a different USB port on your PC Or try using a different USB cable With Windows ME 2000 XP and MAC Classic SL Network Drive uses the Operating System s built in USB drivers therefore no software is necessary If you are using Windows98SE please check our website for the latest USB drivers www freecom com If using Windows98SE ME and MAC make sure that Classic SL Network Drive is formatted to the supported files system Windows Me requires FAT32 Mac has its own file system but also supports FAT32 It is up to you to choose the appropriate one My Classic SL Network Drive shows up as a Black dot when used with USB When used with USB mode the software is not needed therefore you will see a black dot disconnected in the system tray as that is an indicator for NDAS Ethernet mode Aggregation amp Mirroring 1 What is the maximum number of NetDisk that support aggregation Aggregation can currently be done using two 2 NetDisk units When used with Mirroring and one NetDisk goes down what happens The kind of mirroring done with NetDisk software is basic You must format before mirroring or aggregating NetDisk If one NetDisk goes down data will still be on the other NetDisk and can be accessed but if you want to replace the down NetDisk you must format both NetDisks again to recreate mirror 43 Freecom Classic SL
49. test firmware and also check for the latest drivers for your wireless card 4 Ihave installed drivers for Windows 98SE and keep getting discon nected when transferring large files Windows 98SE can only read FAT32 file systems Unfortunately FAT32 comes with a limitation on single large files transfers up to 4GB This is a file system limitation Please also check our website for updates on the Win98SE drivers 5 I have just installed Classic SL Network Drive why does Classic SL Network Drive show up as a red color Try unplugging your Classic SL Network Drive s power cord wait about 10 seconds and plug it back in If this doesn t work try restarting your computer as well 6 When adding Classic SL Network Drive to my computer why does the ADD button stay gray You may not have entered all the alpha numeric values correctly There are no letter O s please verify that you have used the number 0 zero for anything resembling an O Also check your other letters as well two V s may look like a W Start by entering only the Classic SL Network Drive ID The ADD button should not be greyed out if the correct ID is entered Once it is not grayed out proceed to add the Write Key as well if you want read write access Also make sure that there are 20 characters for the Classic SL Network Drive ID not including the Write Key 42 USB 1 I have plugged in Classic SL Network Drive to my USB port and cannot see Clas
50. time Each Classic SL Network Drive must have a Write Key Donotaggregate mirror Classic SL Network Drives that are already mirrored or aggregated Mirroring The Secondary Classic SL Network Drive must be the same size or larger than the Primary Classic SL Network Drive Classic SL Network Drives that are being aggregated mirrored must be disabled on all PCs except on the PC that is performing the aggregation mirroring Both Classic SL Network Drives must be formatted prior to aggregation mirroring Other users can enable aggregated mirrored Classic SL Network Drives once aggregation mirroring is completed NOTE Aggregation and mirroring functions can only be per formed in Windows XP and Windows 2000 8 4 Instructions for aggregating mirroring two Classic SL Network Drives Before two Classic SL Network Drives can be Aggregated Mirrored they must be Disabled from all computers that have access to the Classic SL Network Drive 21 22 Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 8 4 1 Disable Classic SL Network Drive Go to Classic SL Network Drive Administrator Tool choose the Network Drive you want to disable and select Disable W Classic SL Network Drive 1 b nE A Mounted RW Register a New Device Refresh Status Properties About Options Exit Wait a few seconds for changes to occur If color of disabled Classic SL Network Drive has not changed to Grey click Status
51. tware reboot then reinstall our software If this works then you may reinstall the antivirus firewall software afterwards If using Wireless make sure that you are connected to the wireless router and that your signal is good Try going to your wireless router s website and check for the latest firmware and also check for the latest drivers for your wireless card as well Try plugging in via Ethernet and see if it works that way I am getting Classic SL Network Drive unplugged abnormally Check to make sure that you are using the latest version of our software The Classic SL Network Drive connection may be unstable Please check your connections Also please check to see if your Classic SL Network Drive is formatted to NTFS if you are using only 2000 or XP This can be checked by right clicking on your Classic SL Network Drive drive letter from My Compu ter and clicking on Properties Then under File System it will indicate the type of file system your Classic SL Network Drive is formatted to To format Classic SL Network Drive to NTFS please right click on the Classic SL Network Drive drive letter from My Computer and then click on Format There should be a drop down menu that will allow you to select NTFS Please also make sure to check the box next to the word Quick Format Make sure that Classic SL Network Drive is plugged into a 100Mb full duplex capable switch Classic SL Network Drive is not supported on hubs If you have your sw
52. ull duplex Right click on My Network Places click on Properties right click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties Then click on the Configure button next to your NIC and click on the Advanced tab There you should be able to find something related to Speed amp Duplex Media Settings etc where once highlighted you can click on a drop down menu and select 100Mb full duplex You can also try going to your NIC Ethernet card manufacturer and downloading the latest drivers If using a DSL router please try updating the firmware on it as well Or try plugging your PC into a different port on the Classic SL Network Drive and see if you have different results If you are using an Antivirus Firewall software please try disabling it and see if that solves the issue The latest versions of antivirus software have Script Blocking Try disabling that as well because disabling Antivirus may not necessarily disable that feature I keep getting Autoplay when I plug in Classic SL Network Drive Create a blank text file in the root directory of your Classic SL Network Drive and name it autorun inf Place this in the root directory of your Classic SL Network Drive drive letter in My Computer This should stop the Autoplay prompt Using Windows file sharing function after reboot share gets lost Is there any work around Create a batch file and place it in your startup folder To create batch file Open up notepad
53. ware Also try updating your NIC drivers to the latest available I am getting the message Connection closed abnormally Try to reconnect What does this mean Check to make sure that you are using the latest version of our software If Classic SL Network Drive keeps losing its connection to your computer check your USB or Ethernet cable connection If your Classic SL Network Drive is shared on a network we also recommend using NTFS for multi write software This can be verified by right clicking on your Classic SL Network Drive drive letter from My Computer and clicking on Properties Then under File System it will indicate the type of file system your Classic SL Network Drive is formatted to To format Classic SL Network Drive to NTFS please right click on the Classic SL Network Drive drive letter from My Computer and then click on Format There should be a drop down menu that will allow you to select NTFS Please also make sure to check the box next to the word Quick Format Also make sure Classic SL Network Drive is plugged into a 100mb full duplex capable switch and that you are using a 10 100mb Network Card Classic SL Network Drive is not supported on hubs If you have your switch uplinked to another one try putting Classic SL Network Drive and your computer on the same switch and retry 39 AQ Freecom Classic SL Network Drive 17 18 19 20 Try setting your NIC s speed duplex settings to 100Mb f
54. work Drive Chapter 6 Introduction to Administrator FOOLN CU po page19 Chapter 7 Drive Functions ssssssnnnnnnnnnnnn page20 Chapter 8 Advanced Drive Functions page21 8 1 Introduction to Aggregation ssseessssesseeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees page 21 8 2 Introduction to Mirroring cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeseeeeeeees page 21 8 3 Requirements for Aggregating Mirroring 0 0sseeeeeeeees page 21 8 4 Instructions for Aggregating Mirroring Two Classic SL Network Drives cccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaeeeaas page 21 8 4 1 Disable Classic SL Network Drive csceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees page 22 8 4 2 Aggregate Mirror Classic SL Network Drive ccccccssseeeees page 22 8 4 3 Enable Classic SL Network Drive cseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees page 24 8 4 4 Format Classic SL Network Drive cccseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenes page 25 8 4 5 Enable Classic SL Network Drive for Other Users ccccccee page 25 8 4 6 Unbind Classic SL Network Drive cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees page 26 Chapter 9 Formatting sscscsssssseseneeeseees page 28 9 1 Initialize Classic SL Network Drive sseseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees page 28 9 2 Partition Classic SL Network Drive ccssesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees page 29 Chapter 10 Uninstall cccseceseseseeeeenenes page33 Chapter 11 F
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