Freecom HARD DRIVE DOCK - User manual

USER MANUAL
Rev. 018
HARD DRIVE DOCK
EXTERNAL DOCKING STATION

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advances.
Dear user,
welcome to the installationofyourFreecomHDDock.Beforeinstallingthe drive,please
read through the following points regarding its compatibility with your system.
Please note: this manual is a general manual which is used for several Freecom products.
Product pictures shown in this manual may differ from the device you bought.
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Table of Contents
General information ........................................................................................................... Page 4
Chapter:
Start Up the HD Dock ......................................................................................................... Page 6
Chapter:
Ejecting the HD from the Dock....................................................................................... Page 8
Chapter:
Partitioning your HD........................................................................................................... Page 9
Chapter:
Trouble shooting - FAQ...................................................................................................... Page 18
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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 III / AMD Duron 900 MHz or higher
• 256 MB RAM (Vista / 7: 512 MB RAM) or higher
• Available USB 3.0, 2.0 or USB 1.1 port*
or
Available Firewire 400- or Firewire 800- port
or
Available eSATA port
(depending on HD dock model)
• Internet connection for online warranty registration
• Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Mac:
• PowerPC G5 or Intel Mac
• 256 MB RAM or higher
• Available USB 3.0, 2.0 or USB 1.1 port*
or
Available Firewire 400- or Firewire 800- port
or
Available eSATA port
(depending on HD dock model)
• Internet connection for online warranty registration
• Operating system: Mac OS X v10.5 or higher
Environment
Operating temperatur: 5°C - 35°C.
Operating humidity: 5-90%, non-condensing
* To achieve optimal performance from the Freecom HD Dock your PC should be equipped with an USB 3.0
port.
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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 I/II hard drives.
• Freecom warranty this product against defects of materials and workmanship under
normal use,Freecomcannotbemaderesponsible foranydamagecausedbyaccident,
abuse, misuse etc, nor any hardware/software damage or data loss.
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The surface temperature of hard drive may reach 50°C, please mind and be
careful, altough it is not hot enough to burn people.
Note: If you are connecting the Hard Drive Duplicator via eSATA, the main
board of your computer must support the “Port Multiplier” mode for SATA,
so that both hard disks will be recognised simultaneously by your computer.
If this is not the case, only one hard disk will be recognised by the computer.
In this case, use the USB connection, so that both hard disks are displayed.
If at any point during installing and/or configuring your HD Dock you need
assistance or have questions, please contact the Freecom Support Center for
your country. See www.freecom.com for details.
Freecom offers free unlimited helpdesk support.

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Chapter: Start Up the HD Dock
Product view
Freecom HD Dock Quattro
Top
1. SATA connector
2. Power and Access LED
3. Slot for 2.5" SATA HDD
4. Slot for 3.5" SATA HDD
5. Eject Button
Back
1. AC connector
2. USB 2.0 connector
3. eSATA connector
4. Firewire 800 connector
5. Firewire 400 connector
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Freecom Duplicator
Top
1. SATA connection
2. Power switch / current and access display LED
3. Switching button (PC/copy mode)
4. Start button (for starting the copying process)
5. Progress display
6. Slot for 2.5” SATA HDD (source hard disk)
7. Slot for 3.5” SATA HDD (source hard disk)
8. Eject button
9. Slot for 2.5” SATA HDD (target hard disk)
10. Slot for 3.5” SATA HDD (target hard disk)
Back
1. AC connector
2. USB 2.0 connector
3. eSATA connector
1. 3.2.
STARTDupl/ PC
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Freecom HD Dock USB 3.0
Top
1. SATA connector
2. Power and Access LED
3. Slot for 2.5" SATA HDD
4. Slot for 3.5" SATA HDD
5. Eject Button
Back
1. AC connector
2. USB 3.0 connector
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HDD installation for 2.5" or 3.5"
Connect the cable of the power supply to the
Freecom HD Dock and the power supply itself to
the socket.
a) USB: Connect the USB cable to the USB port on
the HD Dock (for data transfer with USB*).
or
b) Firewire 400/800: Connect the Firewire cable to
the Firewire port on the HD Dock (for data transfer
with Firewire*).
or
c) eSATA:ConnecttheeSATAcable to the eSATA port
on the HD Dock (for data transfer with eSATA*).
Vertically insert the hard drive into the drive slot,
make sure the hard drive matches firmly with the
connector inside the dock.
Switch on the HD Dock.
* The available connections differ between the dock
versions Hard Drive Dock USB 3.0, Hard Drive Dock
Quattro and Hard Drive Duplicator.
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USB
USB
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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.
LED*
LED on:
HD Dock switched on
LED flashes:
Data transfer
* A detailed description of the LEDs of the Hard Drive Duplicator can be found in the Section “Copying
function” for the Hard Drive Duplicator.
Copier function (HD Duplicator only)
With the HD Duplicator, you have the facility of making 1:1 copies of your hard disks. This
does not require any connection to a computer or any software installation.
To copy a hard disk, proceed as follows:
1. Insert two hard disks into the hard disk slots of the HD Duplicator. Insert the hard disk
to be copied into the “Source” slot, and the target hard disk into the “Target” slot.
Note: The hard disk in the “Target” slot (= target hard disk) must have the same or
higher capacity as the hard disk in the “Source” slot (= source hard disk).
2. Switch the HD Duplicator on. The “Power” LED, “Dup/PC” LED and “Source” and
“Target” LEDs now light up blue.
3. Press and hold the “Dup/PC” button for approx. 4 seconds, until the LED turns red.
4. Now press the “Start” button to start the copying process. In the progress display,
an LED starts to flash blue. The “Source” and “Target” LEDs light up violet during the
copying process.
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5. The copying process is finished when the progress display reaches 100% and stops
flashing, and the “Source” and “Target” LEDs light up blue.
Note: The duration of the copying process depends on the capacity of the hard disks
in question. In the case of high-capacity hard disks, the copying process may take
several hours!
Chapter: Ejecting the HD from the Dock
Switch off the power.
Press the button down.
Gently remove the hard drive off in vertical direction.
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Chapter: Partitioning your HD
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 instructions
to enable you to adapt your hard drive to your needs.
File System features
Please refer to the tables below for an overview:
File systems supported by different operating systems
File system
Operating system
FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+
Windows XP / Vista / 7 yes yes yes no
Mac OS X yes yes yes (only read) yes
Maximum size of a partition
File system
Operating system
FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+
Windows XP / Vista / 7 4 GB* 32 GB 16 TB -
Mac OS X 10.1.x - 128 GB - 2 TB
Mac OS X 10.2.x - 128 GB - 8 TB
Mac OS X 10.3.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.4.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.5.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.6.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
* FAT partitions larger than 2 GB can only be administrated by Windows XP / Vista / 7.
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Example for different partitions with different file systems on one HD
File system
Total
size of HD
NTFS FAT32
80 GB 60 GB 20 GB
The example above is a good solution for Windows XP / Vista / 7 users who sometimes
exchange data with Macs.
For storing the data under Windows XP / Vista / 7 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.
Partitioning your hard drive under Windows XP / Vista / 7
Deleting a partition on the hard drive
1. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop.
2. Select the option "Manage".
3. Select the option "Storage" -> "Disk Management".
4. Choose your external hard drive and right-click on the partition.
5. Select "Delete Partition" and confirm by clicking on "Yes". The partition will be
deleted now.
Creating a partition on the hard drive
The followingsteps willguide youthrough theprocess of creating partitions on yourhard
drive. After this procedure your hard drive will be ready for use and it will be allocated
a drive letter.
1. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop.
2. Select the option "Manage".
3. Select the option "Storage" -> "Disk Management".
4. Choose the hard disk which is "unallocated". Ensure that the entire drive is
"unallocated".
Note: On NTFS formatted hard disks data can only be written
under Windows XP / Vista / 7. Under Mac OS X data can only
be read.
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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".
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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 HD under
Windows XP / Vista / 7) how to create more than one partition.
8. Assign a drive letter to your hard disk. Normally you can use the default options. Click
on "Next".
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9. Selectthe formattingoption "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 "Finish" to complete the partitioning of your hard drive. Your hard drive will
be formatted now and is ready-to-use afterwards.
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Creating two or more partitions on the HD under Windows XP / Vista / 7
1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the hard drive
under Windows XP / Vista / 7) for creating the first partition.
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 hard drive and select the option "New
partition". The "New Partition Wizard" opens. Click on "Next".
6. Select "Extended partition" and click on "Next".
7. Now you can adjust the size of your partition. Enter the size and click on "Next".
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8. Click on "Finish" to create the "Extended partition". The unallocated space now
changed to "Free space".
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9. Right-clickon "FreeSpace"andselect"New Logical Drive".The "New PartitionWizard"
opens. Click on "Next".
10. "Logical drive" is already selected. Click on "Next".
11. Specify the partition size and click on "Next".
12. Assign a drive letter and click on "Next".
13. 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".
14. Click on "Finish" to complete partitioning. Your partition will be formatted now and
is ready-to-use.
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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
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Partitioning your HD 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 according to your
settings (e.g. Mac OS Extended). Detailed information how to use the Disk Utility can
be found in the help:
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