Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 del fabbricante Freecom
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Rev. 515 FREECOM CLASSIC MOBILE 2.5" HARD DRIVE.
2 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB Dear user! Thank you for choosing the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive external hard drive. For optimal use and performance we advise you to read this manual carefully before using this product.
3 GB User manual General Information ........................................................................... page 4 Precautionary measures ..................................................................... page 5 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive .
4 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB General Information The following hardware and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble-free operation.
5 GB General Information Precautionary measures To ensure that your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive functions properly, please take note of the following precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your warranty and damage the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.
6 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
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 Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive, you need to install the Freecom Personal Media Suite software first.
8 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
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.
10 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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".
11 GB 2 Hardware Installation Since USB 2.0 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1, the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive can be connected to all USB ports. When connected to a USB 1.1 port, however, the performance (data transfer rate) of the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.
12 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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 Classic Mobile 2.
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".
14 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB 3 6. The Hardware Wizard finds a "Freecom Classic Mobile HD". By clicking on "Next" the necessary files will be installed. Afterwards click on "Finish" to complete the installation.
15 GB 4 Driver Installation Chapter 4: Daily use of the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" 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.
16 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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 .
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.
18 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
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.
20 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB 5 5.3.5 Deleting the Secure&Compress folder Click on "Delete folder" in order to delete the selected Secure&Compress folder.
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.
22 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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 Classic Mobile 2.
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 Classic Mobile 2.
24 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
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 Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive, with the original files on the primary computer. 1. Connect the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.
26 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
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.
28 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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 Classic Mobile 2.
29 GB 5 This is what you have to do: Follow the instruction in the manual to install the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
30 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB 5 This is what you have to do: Follow the instruction in the manual to install the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive and the SYNC folder. Mark the files and folders you want to copy to the SYNC folder.
31 GB 6 Chapter 6: Partitioning your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive (PC only) 6.1 General information Your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive was partitioned and formatted to provide you with the maximum available capacity and compatibility.
32 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB 6 Example for different partitions with different file systems on one Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
33 GB 6 6.3.1 Deleting a partition on the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive under Windows 98SE / ME The following steps will explain how to delete a partition on your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive. 1. Click on the "Start" button.
34 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
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'.
36 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
37 GB 6 6.3.4 Formatting partitions on the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive under Windows 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 Classic Mobile 2.
38 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB 6 6.4 Partitioning your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive under Windows XP / 2000 6.4.1 Deleting a partition on the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive under Windows XP / 2000 1. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop.
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".
40 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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 Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive under Windows XP/2000) how to create more than one partition.
41 GB 6 10. Click on "Finish" to complete the partitioning of your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive. Your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive will be formatted now and is ready-to-use afterwards. Partitioning your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.
42 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive GB 6 6.4.3 Creating two or more partitions on the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive under Windows XP / 2000 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.
43 GB 6 8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now changed to "Free space". Partitioning your Freecom Classic Mobile 2.
44 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive 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.
45 GB 7 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Issue After I connected the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive to my compu- ter 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.
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.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
