Freecom Technologies Hard Drive Dock Computer Drive User Manual
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1. USER MANUAL HARD DRIVE DOCK EXTERNAL DOCKING STATION 2 5 6 3 5 SATA USB 2 0 eSATA Rev 902 Freecom HD Dock Dear user welcome to the installation of your Freecom HD Dock Before installing the drive please read through the following points regarding its compatibility with your system Freecom Technologies Germany www freecom com Contents of the box Please check the contents of the box the following items should be included Freecom HD Dock USB 2 0 cable eSATA cable External power supply DC12V 2A Manual on CD Quick Install Guide Warning All rights reserved The products named in this manual are only used for identification 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 equipment can cause radio disturbances in a residential area If this is the case the user has to take ap propriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for It may not be used near or with any life sustaining 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 Freeco2. PASE 17 178 14 72 11 72 IAO SB PATIO Ordre 1 m hema rire Stones TRON Ha Medias a BE Unallocated Perry pation Loteries patton Logcal des 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 New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next Cancel 10 Partitioning your HD 6 Select Primary partition and click on Next Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Extended partition Logical drive Description primary partition is a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition Y ou can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition 7 Now you can adjust the size of your partition Click on Next if only one partition is to be created See next chapter Creati
3. General information Precautionary Measures and General Notes Make sure the label side of the hard drive is ahead and the hard drive connector is downward before it is inserted Otherwise the hard drive can not be inserted Do not eject the hard drive while it is working Hold the hard drive with its front edge instead of the PCB at the bottom side Hard drives are precise equipment Read the user manual attached with the hard drive before using Do not put anything inside the product except 2 5 or 3 5 SATA III hard drives Freecom warranty this product against defects of materials and workmanship under normal use Freecom cannotbe 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 Features Works under open space no dissipating device for hard drive is needed Supports 2 5 amp 3 5 SATA I II hard drive Supports USB 2 0 up to 480 Mbps compatible with USB 1 1 up to 12 Mbps Supports 1 5 Gbit s or 3 0 Gbit s SATA HDD Supports hot swaps Unique hard drive ejection apparatus Specification Interface USB 2 0 eSATA to SATA Speed 480 Mbps USB 2 0 12 Mbps USB 1 1 Material Plastic Metal Weight 295 g Dimensions 125 L x 80 W x 72 H mm Freecom HD Dock Chapter 1 Start Up the HD Dock 1 1 HDD installati
4. e following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your hard drive After this procedure your hard drive will be ready for use and it will be al located a drive letter Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage Select the option Storage gt Disk Management p qu Choose the hard disk which is unallocated Ensure that the entire drive is unal located Freecom HD Dock HE x J Be Ver Wed pen ali x Ha ux Computer Management Local tare Type pm Sats Capacy Pree Space s Fros Faut Tolerance ben rc Patton HIPS Matter Erstens ag LI mu E MEN Viewer Parton Base Sin He ir PATI 1 Mo E tester pres Patton Buse FATE 7293008 Me qM Performance Loge and Le Patton Baer FATES Hash nroa Petion 4 62 T BXwpIXQ Patton Em HIS Haw aM OR 250408 do tra Beetle Shoe age Dick Ded aged es Dich a 2 and WI 98 WIN 2008 ic 14 3208 100 MB a E ENTIS Af GB Les Cr e battre Partitions ARA DATE DATES
5. e 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 Repair parts and replacement products will be provided on an exchange basis and will be either new equivalent to new or reconditioned All replaced parts and products become the property of Freecom The period of guarantee for any product or part repaired or re placed 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 L YEAR WARRANTY
6. h to create the Extended partition The unallocated space now changed to Free space New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition Wizard You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard You selected the following settings isk selecte Partition siz To close this wizard click Finish em E EET le g AM Computer Blast Loca IFS star ANA rr a EE quM leni Parton me E TAMM 25 Patton FAT tri Shared Poire Parii FATE entry 1 Ur mE Loci Lee Prec HOC Parte Eau FAT Helle 14 Ux Peformance Loge are imr p partion Bac FATE Here Fe M va e Paten Healy 018 S3 MB ae me i GER VE Patton HIPS Haa UrkncemParbhon 4 90 a Ho Cadran Dik Management ik 8 WIN 2608 ic 14 2250 1000 MI PATET 3 B5 GI NTFS AJ NTFS LE rine Healthy Parts Healy Uninc ation E Daci DATINI 11 72 05 mire Haste 7 5877 BB FATE rire Healy Sro TON E Ha 14 9 10 11 12 13 14 Partitioning your HD Right click on Free Space and select New Logical Drive Windows 2000 Create Logical Drive The New Partitio
7. l Freecorn HDD nick farmat Yes To close this wizard click Finish Partitioning your HD 3 3 3 Creating two or more partitions on the HD under Windows XP Vista 1 Repeat the steps from the previous chapter Creating a partition on the hard drive under Windows XP Vista for creating the first partition Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage Select the option Storage gt Disk Management gt deo Ee Right click on the unallocated space of your hard drive and select the option New partition The New Partition Wizard opens Click on Next 6 Select Extended partition and click on Next Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical Select the partition you want to create Primary partition Loaical drive Description extended partition is a portion of a Master Boot Record basic disk that can contain logical drives Use an extended partition if you want to have more than four volumes on your MBR basic disk 7 Now you can adjust the size of your partition Enter the size and click on Next Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 3533 Minimum disk space in MB Partition size in MB 13 Freecom HD Dock 8 Click on Finis
8. m has been advised of the pos sibility of such damages We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances Table of Contents User manual General IhfOE at OPE ss ceni redo nnna eros FUP entre tc Oen RR Pase Page Chapter 1 Start Ub The HD DOCK sasectetei ev ind Obi Page Chapter 2 Ejecting the HD from the Dock ns Page Chapter 3 Partitioning YOUN du Dm Page Chapter 4 Trouble shooting FAQ nn Page 17 O 2009 Freecom Technologies Freecom HD Dock General information The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble free operation System requirements In order to use the Freecom HD Dock following components are needed PC Intel Pentium IIl AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher 256 MB RAM Vista 512 MB RAM or higher Available USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 port or Available eSATA port Internet connection for online warranty registration Operating system Windows XP Windows Vista Mac PowerPC G3 G4 G5 Mac Book Pro or Intel Mac 256 MB RAM or higher Available USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 port or Available eSATA port Internet connection for online warranty registration Operating system Mac OS X v10 4 or higher Environment Operating temperatur 5 35 C Operating humidity 5 90 non condensing 4 To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom HD Dock your PC should be equipped with an USB 2 0 port
9. n Wizard Windows 2000 Create Partition Wizard opens Click on Next EE S NNNM aen Wem Wke pel almi xi He Xx Computer Management Local volue Layeut Type Fia Systeme Free Space frea Faut Toleranes Creerhead E Sc Partition pen amm we Ph ER emnt enr Pata Base FAT Fish AR ir Shared SKA IT Patton PATE IL 4 7 Ph E Lees Laas and a ga FAT Healthy Oe Tu E scies pr Patton nam ZM Mu NS Ph ee wmm Path Ban FATE este Unite Patte LIA HE se EFAN 2000 Petion 4 908 Na Fh Bancs Dc Coran Seren and Applications E E E CRT LSS EES SS Dae dr mE Vd ME Tae A jin HFE Jr GB MTS 355 8 Cr e Pate Partii Pistia Lindi Partition 1 rel 1 179 EL 72 One hd ral Boxes Peer caen HL E nene atten Fine aco Loge de Ed cuum Pase HEr oP Logical drive is already selected Click on Next Specify the partition size and click on Next Assign a drive letter and click on Next Select the formatting option Format this partition with the f
10. ng two or more partitions on the HD under Windows XP Vista how to create more than one partition Specify Partition Size Choose a partition size that is between the maximum and minimum sizes Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 19540 Minimum disk space in MB 8 Partition size in MB 8 Assign a drive letter to your hard disk Normally you can use the default options Click on Next 11 12 Freecom HD Dock 9 Selecttheformattingoption Formatthis 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 New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition vou must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition File system FAT32 Allocation unit size Default v Volume label FREECOM HDD Perform a quick format 10 Click on Finish to complete the partitioning of your hard drive Your hard drive will be formatted now and is ready to use afterwards New Partition Wizard Completing the New Partition You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard Disk selected 2 Partition size 19540 MB Drive letter or path I File system FAT 32 Allocation unit size Default Volume labe
11. ollowing settings Choose either FAT32 or NTFS the Allocation unit size should remain on Default Finally select Perform a quick format and click on Next 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 HD Dock can be read only under Mac OS X There is no possibility to write data 15 16 Freecom HD Dock 3 4 Partitioning your HD under Mac OS X Open the Disk Utility This can be found in Applications gt Utilities 2 Clickon the tab Partition po First Ad Partition RAID Restore 8 149 1 G8 WOC WD1600J5 4 Grane lect vb Volume Scheme Volume Information i wwen 11232 9 GB FUJITSU MHZ22508 _ FREECOM E FREECOM Format Max O5 Extendes Qourealed MATSHITA CD RW CW 8124 Siue cs To partition the selected disk chocde volume scheme Set the format and qae for each volume Thes cick Apply FREECOM new volume will be creates Sue l Cocoons C Disk Description FUJITSU MHZ22508H C1 Total Capacity Connection Bus USB Write Status Read Wrae Connection Type SMART Status Supported m USB Serial Number 609912557177 Partition Map Scheme Master Boot Record Here you can setup the partition settings and partition the drive according to yo
12. on for 2 5 or 3 5 1 Connect the cable of the power supply to the Freecom HD Dock and the power supply itself to the socket 2a USB Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the HD Dock for data transfer with USB or 2b eSATA Connect the eSATA cable to the eSATA port on the HD Dock for data transfer with eSATA 3 Vertically insert the hard drive into the drive slot make sure the hard drive matches firmly with the connector inside the dock 4 Switch on the HD Dock Ejecting the HD from the Dock 5 Partition and format your hard drive if required See chapter 3 for further details PC Your hard drive appears in My Computer and can be used now Mac Your hard drive appears on the desktop and can be used now 1 2 LED LED on HD Dock switched on LED flashes Data transfer 1 Switch off the power 2 Pressthe button down 3 Gently remove the hard drive off in vertical direction Freecom HD Dock Chapter 3 Partitioning your HD 3 1 General information Your hard drive must be partitioned and formatted before it can be used This chapter describes current limitations of most common file systems and instruc tions to enable you to adapt your hard drive to your needs 3 2 File System features Please refer to the tables below for an overview File systems supported by different operating systems Operating system S Windows XP Vista MacOS x ye
13. se 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 proven This guarantee will not apply ifthe RMA number is missing the serial number on the product has been altered removed or made illegible This guarantee covers only the hardware components packaged with the product This guarantee covers none of the following a any consumable supplied with the product such as media or batteries damage to or loss of any software programs data or removable storage media c any damage resulting from adaptations changes or adjustments which may have been made to the product without the prior written consent of Freecom d att empted repair by any party other than authorized by Freecom and e accidents lightning water fire or any other such cause beyond the reasonable control of Freecom With respect to all services provided Freecom is not responsible for any damage to or loss of any programs data or other information stored on any media or any part of any product serviced Freecom is not liablefor the consequence of business loss in case of system failure 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 damag
14. tallation following the manual the external device failed to be detected by the system Why Please check the hard drive and format it if itis a new one If using eSATA to transfer please check whether your motherboard supports hot swap If not connect the Freecom HD Dock to the eSATA port on computer before starting it 17 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 work manship 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 purcha
15. ur set tings e g Mac OS Extended Detailed information how to use the Disk Utility can be found in the help Q Ask a Question Index EN Disk Utility Help Repairing hard drives FEATURED TOPICS Repair them if an application quits unexpectedly a file is What s new in Disk Utility corrupted or your Mac won t start up If Disk Utility reports a fatal hardware error Erasing disks rH Use disk multiple times Erase it securely to prevent data If you see overlapped extent allocation from being recovered errors Partitioning a disk Enlarging a volume Enlarge a volume create new volumes and choose how to Creating new volumes on a disk partition a disk into volumes Using RAID sets Protect your data against hardware failure or speed up access to your data www apple com Index Using disk images Move files from one Mac to another or burn an image to a disc for safekeeping Trouble shooting FAQ Chapter 4 Trouble shooting FAQ If you still have problems getting your Freecom HD Dock to function properly despite having installed it correctly then please check the following items e Whatcanldo when the hard drive does not work and there is cklicking noise arising from it It means the power supply is not adequate enough to start the hard drive Make sure the power plug power adaptor and cable is inserted and connect the USB or eSATA cable to the counterpart ports e Whenlfinished the hardware ins
16. ye yes _ Maximum size of a partition Operating system Windows XP Vista 32 GB 1678 sre ew waosxmax macosxiosx A FAT partitions larger than 2 GB can only be administrated by Windows 2000 XP Vista Partitioning your HD Example for different partitions with different file systems on one HD Total size of HD Note On NTFS formatted hard disks data can only be written under Win dows XP Vista Under Mac OS X data can only be read The example above is a good solution for Windows XP Vista users who sometimes exchange data with Macs For storing the data under Windows XP Vista both partitions can be used As the NTFS file system can only be read by Mac data to be used on this operating system must be stored on the FAT32 partition Please follow the steps below to adapt your hard drive for your needs 3 3 Partitioning your hard drive under Windows XP Vista 3 3 1 Deleting a partition on the hard drive Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop Select the option Manage Select the option Storage gt Disk Management Choose your external hard drive and right click on the partition E Select Delete Partition and confirm by clicking on Yes The partition will be deleted now 3 3 2 Creating a partition on the hard drive Th
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