Freecom TOUGH DRIVE, User Manual

Page 1: ...TOUGH DRIVE EXTERNAL MOBILE HARD DRIVE 2 5 USB 2 0 Win Mac USER MANUAL Rev 848...

Page 2: ...is 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 eq...

Page 3: ...nstallation page 7 Chapter 2 Driver Installation page 7 Chapter 3 Installation of the application software page 8 Chapter 4 Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool page 10 Chapter 5 Using Freecom Turbo USB...

Page 4: ...components are needed PC Intel Pentium III AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher 256 MB RAM Vista 512 MB RAM or higher Available USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 port Internet connection for online warranty registration and...

Page 5: ...operating the device Failing to do so may lead to condensation within the drive enclosure which in turn may cause the drive to malfunction Do not place liquids or drinks on the Freecom ToughDrive When...

Page 6: ...For your convenience the Freecom ToughDrive has been partitioned 1 partition and pre formatted FAT32 file system The FAT32 format ensures maximum interchange ability of the Freecom ToughDrive between...

Page 7: ...s connected to a USB 2 0 port On some computers it might occur that the USB port does not deliver enough power to the ToughDrive In that case you need to use an exter nal power supply For safety reaso...

Page 8: ...o continue with the installation 3 1 1 Saving Freecom data The user manuals and complementary software when applicable are pre loaded onto the hard drive We recommend that you save these files to your...

Page 9: ...allation 1 Saving Freecom data Theusermanualsandcomplementarysoftware whenapplicable arepre loadedonto theharddrive Werecommendthatyousavethesefilestoyourcomputer Documents Freecom to always have a ba...

Page 10: ...rd protection Some PCs keep USB devices supplied with power when being in hibernation mode therefore you remain logged in with your password 4 1 1 Configuring the password protection 1 Connect your Fr...

Page 11: ...rotection software The Hard Drive Protection Wizard will open Click Next to proceed 4 Enter a password This password will be required to access the protected partition Confirm the password in the seco...

Page 12: ...l now be accessible in My Computer I lost my password what can I do now Ifyouloseyourpassword youwillnotbeabletoaccessyourdataanymore Theonlyway to continue using your ToughDrive is to erase and forma...

Page 13: ...mat Hard Disk Wizard 3 To continue you have to confirm that all data on your hard disk will be deleted Click on Next to continue 4 In a final step you have to confirm once again that you want to erase...

Page 14: ...ble when you connect the drive 1 Make sure you already run the Password exe to have access to your protected data 2 Onceyouhaveaccesstoyourprotecteddata runthe Password exe againandselect Remove passw...

Page 15: ...om your Mac in order to reactivate the password protection Some Macs keep USB devices supplied with power when being in hibernation mode therefore you remain logged in with your password 4 2 1 Configu...

Page 16: ...k on OK Accessing the password encrypted hard disk 1 Connect your Freecom ToughDrive to your Mac A window will open stating that the inserted disk is not readable Click on Ignore 2 Run Password fromth...

Page 17: ...alldatapreviously stored on the drive will be erased All data on the drive will be deleted Follow these steps to erase and format your hard drive 1 Run Password from the virtual CD ROM Drive and click...

Page 18: ...l always be visible when you connect the drive 1 Make sure you already run Password to have access to your protected data 2 Once you have access to your protected data run Password again and select Re...

Page 19: ...Run Start exe from your ToughDrive and go to Software Installation Freecom Turbo USB 2 0 3 The Freecom Turbo USB 2 0 Wizard will open 4 Check the drive and click on Configure to enable the Turbo USB2...

Page 20: ...stems and Instructions to enable you to adapt the Freecom ToughDrive to your needs 6 2 File System features Please refer to the tables below for an overview File systems supported by different operati...

Page 21: ...Partitioning your ToughDrive under Windows 2000 XP Vista 6 3 1 Deleting a partition on the Freecom ToughDrive 1 Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop 2 Select the...

Page 22: ...22 EN 6 Freecom ToughDrive 5 Click with the right mouse button on the unallocated area and select the option NewPartition Windows2000 CreatePartitionWizard The NewPartitionWizard opens Click on Next...

Page 23: ...st the size of your partition Click on Next if only one partition is to be created See next chapter Creating two or more partitions on the Freecom ToughDrive under Windows 2000 XP Vista how to create...

Page 24: ...ttings Choose either FAT32 or NTFS the Allocation unit size should remain on Default Finally select Perform a quick format and click on Next 10 Click on Finish to complete the partitioning of your Fre...

Page 25: ...2 Click with the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your desktop 3 Select the option Manage 4 Select the option Storage Disk Management 5 Right click on the unallocated space of your Freec...

Page 26: ...26 EN 6 Freecom ToughDrive 8 Click on Finish to create the Extended partition The unallocated space now changed to Free space...

Page 27: ...k on Next 12 Assign a drive letter and click on Next 13 Select the formatting option Format this partition with the following settings Chooseeither FAT32 or NTFS the Allocationunitsize shouldremainon...

Page 28: ...Open the Disk Utility This can be found in Applications Utilities 2 Click on the tab Partition Here you can setup the partition settings and partition the drive according to your set tings e g Mac OS...

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