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Freecom TOUGH DRIVE CUSTOM User manual
Summary of TOUGH DRIVE CUSTOM
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User manual rev. 848 tough drive custom external mobile hard drive / 2.5" / usb 2.0 win & mac.
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En freecom toughdrive custom dear user! Thank you for choosing the freecom toughdrive custom as an external hard drive. For optimal use and performance we advise you to read this manual carefully before using this product. Freecom technologies • germany www.Freecom.Com contents of the box please che...
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En user manual general information ...........................................................................................................Page 4 precautionary measures ....................................................................................................Page 5 freecom toughdrive cu...
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4 en freecom toughdrive custom * to achieve optimal performance from the freecom toughdrive custom your pc should be equipped with an usb 2.0 port. General information the following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble- free operation. System requirements in order t...
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5 en general information precautionary measures to ensure that your freecom toughdrive custom functions properly, please take note of the following precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your warranty and damage the freecom toughdrive custom. • safely remove the freecom toughdrive cust...
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6 en freecom toughdrive custom individual look of freecom toughdrive custom the template for pc 1. Click on "startpc.Exe" in the main directory of the hard drive. The freecom start menu opens. 2. Click on "software installation" -> "template". The installation starts now. Follow the instructions on ...
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7 en individual look pc/mac 1. Select a new pattern or cut out your own pattern (see template). 2. Put new pattern in transparent film and place it under the silicon cover. Ready! 2. Transparent film 3. Silicon cover 1. Photo 3. You can select a new pattern any time you like. General information.
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En 1 freecom toughdrive custom chapter 1: hardware installation connect the interface cable to the freecom toughdrive custom. Since usb .0 is backwards compatible with usb 1.1, the freecom tough- drive custom can be connected to all usb ports. When connected to a usb 1.1 port, however, the performan...
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9 en installation of the application software chapter : installation of the application software .1 installation software pc 1. Click on "startpc.Exe" in the main directory of the hard drive. The freecom start menu opens. 2. Click on "software installation" -> "nti shadow", "nti ripper" or other sof...
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10 en freecom toughdrive custom . Installation software mac 1. Click on "start mac" in the main directory of the hard drive. The freecom start menu opens. 2. Click on "install nti shadow". The installation starts now. Follow the instructions on the screen, confirm with "next" in order to continue wi...
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11 en 4 freecom hard drive protection tool chapter 4: freecom hard drive protection tool 4.1 using the freecom hard drive protection tool (pc) your freecom toughdrive custom is equipped with a password protection feature. This provides the best possible protection. Your data is always protected, eve...
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1 en 4 freecom toughdrive custom 3. Double-click on the „password.Exe“ symbol to run the freecom hard drive protection software. The hard drive protection wizard will open. Click “next” to proceed. 4. Enter a password. This password will be required to access the protected partition. Confirm the pas...
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1 en 4 freecom hard drive protection tool accessing the password-encrypted hard drive 1. Open the virtual cd-rom drive and double-click on “password.Exe”. The freecom hard drive protection tool opens. 2. Enter your password and click “finish”. Your password-protected hard drive will now be accessibl...
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14 en 4 freecom toughdrive custom 2. Click on “lost your password?” and confirm that you want to start the “erase and format hard disk wizard”. 3. To continue, you have to confirm that all data on your hard disk will be deleted. Click on “next” to continue. 4. In a final step, you have to confirm on...
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15 en 4 freecom hard drive protection tool removing the password encryption it is possible to remove the password protection feature, meaning that the data on the drive will always be visible when you connect the drive. 1. Make sure you already run the “password.Exe” to have access to your protected...
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16 en 4 freecom toughdrive custom 4. Using the freecom hard drive protection tool (mac) your freecom toughdrive custom is equipped with a password protection feature. This provides the best possible protection. Your data is always protected, even if the internal hard drive is taken out of the enclos...
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17 en 4 freecom hard drive protection tool 3. Enter a password. This password will be required to access the protected partition. Confirm the password in the second field and click on “ok”. Accessing the password-encrypted hard disk 1. Connect your freecom toughdrive custom to your mac. A window wil...
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1 en 4 freecom toughdrive custom i lost my password, what can i do now? If you lose your password, you will not be able to access your data anymore. The only way to continue using your toughdrive custom is to erase and format the hard drive. Attention! When erasing and formatting the hard drive, all...
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19 en 4 freecom hard drive protection tool removing the password encryption it is possible to remove the password protection feature, meaning that the data on the drive will always be visible when you connect the drive. 1. Make sure you already run “password” to have access to your protected data. 2...
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0 en 5 freecom toughdrive custom chapter 5: using freecom turbo usb .0 (only pc) by installing the turbo usb 2.0 driver for your toughdrive custom, the data transfer rate can be significantly increased (up to 40% faster transfer speed compared to standard high-speed usb). Enabling the turbo usb .0 d...
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1 en 6 partitioning your freecom toughdrive custom chapter 6: partitioning your freecom toughdrive custom 6.1 general information your freecom toughdrive custom was partitioned and formatted to provide you with the maximum available capacity and compatibility. Fat32 was chosen as file system to assu...
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En 6 freecom toughdrive custom example for different partitions with different file systems on one freecom toughdrive custom file system total size of freecom toughdrive custom ntfs fat32 160 gb 130 gb 30 gb note: on ntfs formatted hard disks can only be written under windows 000 / xp / vista. Under...
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En 6 partitioning your freecom toughdrive custom 5. Click with the right mouse button on the "unallocated" area and select the option "new partition" (windows 2000: "create partition wizard"). The "new partition wizard" opens. Click on "next"..
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4 en 6 freecom toughdrive custom 6. Select "primary partition" and click on "next". 7. Now you can adjust the size of your partition. Click on "next" if only one partition is to be created. See next chapter (creating two or more partitions on the freecom toughdrive custom under windows 2000 / xp / v...
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5 en 6 partitioning your freecom toughdrive custom 9. Select the formatting option "format this partition with the following settings". Choose either "fat32" or "ntfs", the "allocation unit size" should remain on "default". Finally select "perform a quick format" and click on "next". 10. Click on "f...
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6 en 6 freecom toughdrive custom 6.. Creating two or more partitions on the freecom toughdrive custom un- der windows 000 / xp / vista 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (creating a partition on the freecom toughdrive custom under windows 2000 / xp / vista) for creating the first partitio...
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7 en 6 partitioning your freecom toughdrive custom 8. Click on "finish" to create the "extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "free space"..
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En 6 freecom toughdrive custom 9. Right-click on "free space" and select "new logical drive" (windows 2000: "create logical drive"). The "new partition wizard" (windows 2000: "create partition wizard") opens. Click on "next". 10. "logical drive" is already selected. Click on "next". 11. Specify the ...
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9 en 6 partitioning your freecom toughdrive custom 6.4 partitioning your freecom toughdrive custom under mac os x 1. Open the "disk utility". This can be found in "applications" —> "utilities". 2. Click on the tab "partition". Here you can setup the partition settings and partition the drive accordi...
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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. Whe...