Summary of TOUGHDRIVE PRO 2.5
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2 freecom toughdrive gb dear user! Thank you for choosing the freecom toughdrive 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 check the contents of...
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3 gb user manual general information ........................................................................... Page 4 precautionary measures ..................................................................... Page 5 freecom toughdrive ................................................................
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4 freecom toughdrive gb general information the following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble-free operation. Hardware requirements in order to use the freecom toughdrive, following components are needed: • intel pentium iii / amd duron 700 mhz or higher • 128 mb r...
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5 gb general information precautionary measures to ensure that your freecom toughdrive functions properly, please take note of the following precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your warranty and damage the freecom toughdrive. • safely remove the freecom toughdrive via your operating...
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6 freecom toughdrive gb freecom toughdrive external hard drive the hi-speed data transfer through the usb 2.0 interface makes it ideally suitable for data-storage, file sharing, backup, archiving, audio playback and all applica- tions that need fast file access. For your convenience, the freecom tou...
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7 gb 1 installation of the freecom personal media suite software chapter 1: installation of the freecom personal media suite software (pc only) if you want to use the sync function on the freecom toughdrive, you need to install the freecom personal media suite software first. Note: to use the functi...
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8 freecom toughdrive gb 1 3. Please read the license agreement carefully. To accept the license agree- ment, confirm with "yes". Note: clicking on "no" ends the installation. Select the target folder and program folder in the start menu in which the freecom personal media suite symbol is to appear. ...
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9 gb 1 installation of the freecom personal media suite software 5. In the dialogue "options" you can select whether to create a link to the freecom personal media suite software on the desktop and whether the program should be started automatically when starting windows. It is recommended to select...
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10 freecom toughdrive gb 1 1.2 deinstallation of the freecom personal media suite in order to remove the freecom personal media suite from your computer, please proceed as follows: 1. In the "start" menu, please click on "programs" - "freecom personal media suite". 2. Select "uninstall freecom perso...
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11 gb 2 hardware installation since usb 2.0 is backwards compatible with usb 1.1, the freecom toughdrive can be connected to all usb ports. When connected to a usb 1.1 port, however, the performance (data transfer rate) of the freecom toughdrive will be much lower than when the drive is connected to...
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12 freecom toughdrive gb 3 chapter 3: driver installation (pc only) under windows me / 2000 / xp a separate freecom driver is not required. The drivers will be installed automatically by the operating system after plugging in the freecom toughdrive into the usb port of the computer. Driver installat...
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13 gb 3 driver installation 4. In the next window select "search for the best driver for your device. (recommended)". Click on "next". 5. Make sure that the checkbox "cd-rom drive" is activated in the next window. Continue by clicking on "next"..
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14 freecom toughdrive gb 3 6. The hardware wizard finds a "freecom toughdrive". By clicking on "next" the necessary files will be installed. Afterwards click on "finish" to complete the installation. Congratulations! You’ve just finished to install the freecom toughdrive and the external hard drive ...
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15 gb 4 driver installation chapter 4: daily use of the freecom toughdrive the hi-speed data transfer through the usb 2.0 interface makes it ideally suitable for data-storage, file sharing, backup, archiving, audio playback and all applica- tions that need fast file access. 4.1 daily use of the free...
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16 freecom toughdrive gb 5 chapter 5: the user interface of the freecom personal media suite (pc only) 1 tabs for configuration of the freecom personal media suite components - secure & compress - freecom sync - autorun 2 minimizes freecom personal media suite in the taskbar 3 input field (also show...
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17 gb 5 important: we recommend to leave the function "start program on windows start" activated under all circumstances in order to be able to use all the functions of the freecom personal media suite (e.G. "autorun", "sync on freecom device plug-in")! 5.2 autorun the "autorun" function enables you...
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18 freecom toughdrive gb 5 5.2.2 removing files / folders from the autorun list 1. Open the freecom personal media suite and select the "autorun" tab. 2. Select the file or the folder to be removed in the autorun list field. 3. Click on "remove". The corresponding entry is removed from the list. 5.3...
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19 gb 5 5.3.2 opening the secure&compress folder 1. Open the freecom personal media suite and select the tab "secure&compress". 2. Click on "open folder" in order to open the secure&compress folder. 3. If the freecom personal media suite is already open and has started mini- mised in the taskbar, yo...
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20 freecom toughdrive gb 5 5.3.5 deleting the secure&compress folder click on "delete folder" in order to delete the selected secure&compress folder. Attention: all files in the folder are irrevocably deleted! Before the deletion, a security request is carried out whether you really want to delete t...
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21 gb 5 please note: your changed password applies to all files and folders encrypted from the time of the change. For files and folders which were encrypted before, the password which was used for encryption remains. Changes of the password do not apply to files and folders already encrypted! 5.4 f...
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22 freecom toughdrive gb 5 5.4.2 creating a new sync folder 1. Open the freecom personal media suite and select the tab "freecom sync". Click on "change folder" and select a folder on your freecom toughdrive. 2. Alternatively, you can create a new sync folder on your freecom toughdrive using the "ch...
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23 gb 5 5.4.5 synchronisation of files and folders there are two possibilities for the synchronization of your files: 1. Click "sync now" in the freecom personal suite. Your data is now synchro- nized. 2. Synchronisation of the data when your freecom toughdrive is connected to your computer. For thi...
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24 freecom toughdrive gb 5 5.4.6 changing the sync folder a) open the freecom personal media suite and click on the tab "freecom sync". B) click on "change folder" to select a new folder for data synchronization. C) important: the selected folder may not contain any files or folders! The selected fo...
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25 gb 5 synchronization of new or changed files this example shows how you can synchronize files which were changed or created on the freecom toughdrive, with the original files on the primary computer. 1. Connect the freecom toughdrive with the primary computer. 2. Open the context menu on the sync...
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26 freecom toughdrive gb 5 5.5 skip files during synchronization if you want to skip just one file out of many, please click on this file with the right mouse button and select "skip". The green arrow next to the selected file changes to a blue one, indicating that this file will not be synchronized...
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27 gb 5 if you wish to keep the file, please click with the right mouse button on the file and select "don’t delete". The file will not be deleted and will be disregarded during the next synchronization. If you want to delete a file on either the primary computer or in the sync folder and do not wan...
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28 freecom toughdrive gb 5 5.5.2 office use have you ever had doubts storing your data on the network of your company only? Sure, there is always a backup of the server but do you really feel good with this ‘remote’ backup? The freecom toughdrive is ideal for making a local backup, which stores your...
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29 gb 5 this is what you have to do: follow the instruction in the manual to install the freecom toughdrive and the sync folder. Mark the files and folders you want to copy to the sync folder. Click with the right mouse button on the files and folders and select 'send to sync folder...' done. Now al...
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30 freecom toughdrive gb 5 this is what you have to do: follow the instruction in the manual to install the freecom toughdrive and the sync folder. Mark the files and folders you want to copy to the sync folder. Click with the right mouse button on the files and folders, which contain the pictures o...
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31 gb 6 chapter 6: partitioning your freecom toughdrive (pc only) 6.1 general information your freecom toughdrive was partitioned and formatted to provide you with the maximum available capacity and compatibility. Fat32 was chosen as file system to assure that you will be able to read your files on ...
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32 freecom toughdrive gb 6 example for different partitions with different file systems on one freecom toughdrive ntfs fat32 80 gb 60 gb 20 gb the example above is a good solution for windows 2000/xp users who some- times exchange data with windows 98se/me pcs. For storing the data under windows 200...
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33 gb 6 6.3.1 deleting a partition on the freecom toughdrive under windows 98se / me the following steps will explain how to delete a partition on your freecom toughdrive. 1. Click on the "start" button. 2. Select "run". 3. Enter "fdisk" and confirm with "ok". 4. Fdisk will be started. Answer the qu...
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34 freecom toughdrive gb 6 1. Click on the "start" button. 2. Select "run". 3. Enter "fdisk" and confirm with "ok". 4. Answer the question "do you wish to enable large disk support?" by pressing the 'return' key. Fat32 is now activated. 5. Choose option "5 (change current fixed disk drive)" by press...
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35 gb 6 note: partition size of large hard disks will not be displayed correctly! However partitioning results will be ok. 7. Select option 1 "(create dos partition or logical dos drive)" by pressing '1' and confirm with 'return'. 8. Select option 1 "(create primary dos partition)" by pressing '1' a...
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36 freecom toughdrive gb 6 12. Stop your hard disk by using the hot unplug icon in the lower right corner of your screen and remove the usb cable from your hard disk. Afterwards connect your hard disk again with your computer. The hard disk will now be recognized by windows. As windows tries to acce...
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37 gb 6 6.3.4 formatting partitions on the freecom toughdrive under win- dows 98se / me 1. Double-click on the "my computer" icon on your desktop. 2. Click with the right mouse button on the drive symbol of your freecom toughdrive. Now a menu will appear where you can choose the option "format". 3. ...
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38 freecom toughdrive gb 6 6.4 partitioning your freecom toughdrive under windows xp / 2000 6.4.1 deleting a partition on the freecom toughdrive under windows xp / 2000 1. Click with the right mouse button on the "my computer" icon on your desktop. 2. Select the option "manage". 3. Select the option...
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39 gb 6 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". 6. Select "primary partition" and click on "next". Partitioning your freecom toughdrive.
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40 freecom toughdrive gb 6 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 under windows xp/2000) how to create more than one partition. 8. Assign a drive letter to y...
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41 gb 6 10. Click on "finish" to complete the partitioning of your freecom toughdrive. Your freecom toughdrive will be formatted now and is ready-to-use after- wards. Partitioning your freecom toughdrive.
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42 freecom toughdrive gb 6 6.4.3 creating two or more partitions on the freecom toughdrive un- der windows xp / 2000 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (creating a partition on the freecom toughdrive under windows xp/2000) for creating the first parti- tion. 2. Click with the right mouse ...
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43 gb 6 8. Click on "finish" to create the "extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "free space". Partitioning your freecom toughdrive.
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44 freecom toughdrive gb 6 9. Right-click on "free space" and select "new logical drive" (windows 2000: "create logical drive"). The "new partition wizard" (windows 2000: "cre- ate partition wizard") opens. Click on "next". 10. "logical drive" is already selected. Click on "next". 11. Specify the pa...
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45 gb 7 chapter 7: troubleshooting issue after i connected the freecom toughdrive to my computer for the first time no freecom sync folder has been created automatically. After installation of freecom personal media suite, the message "no freecom device found." appears. Files deleted in the sync fol...
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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. Wh...