Freecom TOUGH DRIVE LEATHER - User manual

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USER MANUAL
TOUGHDRIVELEATHER
EXTERNAL MOBILE HARD DRIVE / 2.5" / USB 2.0
WIN & MAC

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Freecom ToughDrive Leather
Dear user!
Thank you for choosing the ToughDrive Leather as an external hard drive. For opti-
mal 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 the box; the following items should be included:
•Freecom ToughDrive Leather with integrated USB cable*
• USB Extension Cable
•Manual, safety manual and application software pre-installed on the hard drive
•Quick Install Guide
* Operation without power pack possible, power supply occurs over the USB port.
When the power provided by the USB port is not sufficient, visit www.freecom.com/support for an optional
AC adapter.
Warning !
All rights reserved. The products named in this 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 equipment complying with EN55022 class A. This equipment can
cause radio disturbances in a residential area. If this is the case, the user has to take ap-
propriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for. It may not be used near
or with any life-sustaining systems.
Freecom cannot be made liable for any damages, loss of data or damage following thereof
-whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business
interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use
of or inability to use this Freecom product, even if Freecom has been advised of the pos-
sibility of such damages.
We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances.

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User manual
General Information ...........................................................................................................page 4
Precautionary measures....................................................................................................page 5
ToughDrive Leather ...........................................................................................................page 6
Chapter 1:
Hardware Installation.........................................................................................................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 ULTRA USB 2.0 (only PC) ....................................................................page 19
Chapter 6:
Partitioning your ToughDrive Leather.........................................................................page 20
Table of Contents
© 2008 Freecom Technologies

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* To achieve optimal performance from the ToughDrive Leather 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 to use the Freecom ToughDrive Leather , following 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 software updates and
downloads
•Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Mac:
• PowerPC G3/G4/G5, Mac Book Pro or Intel Mac
• 256 MB RAM or higher
• Available USB 2.0 or USB 1.1 port*
• Internet connection for online warranty registration and software updates and
downloads
•Operating system: Mac OS X v10.4 or higher

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General Information
Precautionary measures
To ensure that your ToughDrive Leather functions properly, please take note of the fol-
lowing precautions. If these are not followed, you may void your warranty and damage
the Freecom ToughDrive Leather.
• Safely remove the ToughDrive Leather via your operating system (the "unplug or eject
hardware" option in the Windows taskbar) before disconnecting the USB cable. Failing
to do so may result in data loss.
•Do not drop the ToughDrive Leather (more than 2 m) or expose it to other kinds of
sudden mechanical shocks as this may result in data loss and damage to the Freecom
ToughDrive Leather.
•Do not use the ToughDrive Leather when the ambient temperature is below 10°C or
above 35°C.
•If theToughDriveLeatherismovedfromacoolenvironmenttoawarmerenvironment,
please allow the drive to acclimatize to the ambient temperature before 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 Leather. When liquids
are spilled and get in contact with the electronics within the drive enclosure, it will
damage the drive and will cause the drive to malfunction.
•Do not use the ToughDrive Leather in a dusty environment. Dust inside the enclosure
may damage the internal electronics and result in drive malfunction.
•Opening the ToughDrive Leather will void the warranty.
• Since USB 2.0 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1, the ToughDrive Leather can be
connected to all USB ports. When connected to a USB 1.1 port, however, the perform-
ance (data transfer rate) of the ToughDrive Leather will be much lower than when
the drive is 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 Leather. In that case, you need to use an external
power supply.
For safety reasons you must only use Freecom’s Power Supply Part.No. 30003.
Don’t use any other power supply!

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ToughDrive Leather
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 applications that
need fast file access.
Foryourconvenience, theToughDriveLeather hasbeen partitioned (1partition)and pre-
formatted (FAT32 file system). The FAT32 format ensures maximum interchangeability
of the ToughDrive Leather between different computers. Should you choose to format
the ToughDrive Leather in another file system (e.g. NTFS), please be aware of possible
problems when connecting the ToughDrive Leather to another computer than the one
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Hardware Installation
Chapter 1: Hardware Installation
Connect the interface cable to the
Freecom ToughDrive Leather.
Since USB 2.0 is backwards compatible with USB 1.1, the ToughDrive
Leather can be connected to all USB ports. When connected to a USB 1.1
port, however, the performance (data transfer rate) of the ToughDrive
Leather will be much lower than when the drive is 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 Leather. In that case, you need to use
an external power supply.
For safety reasons you must only use Freecom’s Power Supply Part.No.
30003. Don’t use any other power supply!
Chapter 2: Driver Installation
Under Windows 2000 / XP / Vista and Mac OS X a separate Freecom driver is not required.
The drivers will be installed automatically by the operating system after plugging in the
ToughDrive Leather into the USB port of the computer.

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Chapter 3: Installation of the application software
3.1 Software installation PC
1. Click on "StartPC.exe"in the main directoryof the hard drive.The Freecom start menu
opens.
2. Click on "Software Installation" -> "NTI Shadow", "NTI Ripper" or other software. The
installation starts now. Follow the instructions on the screen, confirm with "Next" in
order to 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 computer ("My
Documents"/"Freecom"), to always have a backup of these filesin caseyou(accidentally)
reformat the drive or delete these files from the drive.
Saving these files from the external hard drive to your computer is easy:
1. Click on the button „Save Freecom files“.
2. All provided data on the Freecom hard drive will be saved to the folder "Freecom" in
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Installation of the application software
3.2 Software installation 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 with the installation.
3.2.1 Saving Freecom data
The user manuals and complementary software (when applicable) are pre-loaded onto
thehard drive.Werecommendthat yousavethese files toyour computer("Documents"/
"Freecom"), to always have a backup of these files in case you (accidentally) reformat
the drive or delete these files from the drive.
Saving these files from the external hard drive to your computer is easy:
1. Click on the button "Save Freecom files".
2. All provided data on the Freecom hard drive will be saved to the folder "Freecom" in
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Chapter 4: Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool
4.1 Using the Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool (PC)
Your Freecom ToughDrive Leather is equipped with a hardware-based password protec-
tion feature. This provides the best possible protection, it is virtually impossible to crack.
The password is stored in a chip, meaning that your data is always protected, even if the
internal hard drive is taken out of the enclosure and connected to a computer, you still
will not be able to access the data.
If your PC is shut down or sent to hibernation, we recommend to completely disconnect-
ing the ToughDrive Leather from your PC in order to reactivate the password 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 Freecom ToughDrive Leather to your PC. A Hard Disk Drive (“FREECOM
HDD”) and a Virtual CD-ROM Drive (“Freecom”) will appear in “My Computer”.
The Virtual CD-ROM Drive is an undeletable partition on your ToughDrive Leather on
which the Freecom Hard Drive Protection software is stored. This ensures that you
always have the password protection application available when needed, it can not
be accidentally deleted.
2. If the virtual CD-ROM drive does not automatically open after the hard drivehas been
connected, double-click on the virtual CD ROM drive icon (“Freecom”) to open it.

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3. Double-clickonthe„Password.exe“symboltoruntheFreecomHardDriveProtection
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 second field and click “Next”.
5. Your hard drive is now protected with a password. Click “Finish” to exit the wizard.

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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 accessible in “My Computer”.
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 Leather is to erase and format the hard drive.
Attention!Whenerasingandformattingtheharddrive,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.exe” from the virtual CD-ROM Drive.

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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 once again that you want to erase and format
the hard disk. Clicking on “Yes” in this step will irreversibly delete all your data. This
might take up to two hours.

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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 data.
2. Onceyouhaveaccesstoyourprotecteddata, runthe“Password.exe”againandselect
“Remove password encryption”. Click on “Next” to continue.
3. Enter your password and click on “Next”.
4. The password protection will now be removed and you will always have access to
your data.

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4.2 Using the Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool (Mac)
Your Freecom ToughDrive Leather is equipped with a hardware-based password protec-
tion feature. This provides the best possible protection, it is virtually impossible to crack.
The password is stored in a chip, meaning that your data is always protected, even if the
internal hard drive is taken out of the enclosure and connected to a computer, you still
will not be able to access the data.
If your Mac is shut down or sent to hibernation, we recommend to completely discon-
necting the ToughDrive Leather from your Mac in order to reactivate the password pro-
tection. Some Macs keep USB devices supplied with power when being in hibernation
mode, therefore you remain logged in with your password.
4.2.1 Configuring the password protection
1. ConnectyourFreecomToughDriveLeathertoyourMac.AHardDiskDrive(“FREECOM
HDD”) and a Virtual CD-ROM Drive (“Freecom”) will appear.
The Virtual CD-ROM Drive is an undeletable partition on your ToughDrive Leather on
which the Freecom Hard Drive Protection software is stored. This ensures that you
always have the password protection application available when needed, it can not
be accidentally deleted.
2. Open the CD-ROM drive and double-click on “Password”.

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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 Leather to your Mac. A window will open, stating
that the inserted disk is not readable. Click on “Ignore”.
2. Run“Password”fromtheCD-ROMdrive.Youwillbepromptedtoenteryourpassword
to access the hard drive. Enter your password and click on “OK”. You will have full
access to your ToughDrive Leather now.

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Freecom Hard Drive Protection Tool
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 Leather is to erase and format the hard drive.
Attention!Whenerasingandformattingtheharddrive,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 on “Lost password”. You
will be asked if you want to erase and format your hard drive. Click on “Continue”.
2. Check the box to confirm that all data on your hard disk will be deleted and click
on “Erase”. Your hard disk will be erased and formatted, this might take up to two
hours.

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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. Once you have access to your protected data, run “Password” again and select “Re-
move password protection”.
3. Enter your password and click on “OK”.
4. The password protection will now be removed and you will always have access to
your data.

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Using Freecom ULTRA USB 2.0 (only PC)
Chapter 5: Using Freecom ULTRA USB 2.0 (only PC)
By installing the Ultra USB 2.0 driver for your ToughDrive Leather, the data transfer rate
can be significantly increased (up to 40% faster transfer speed compared to standard
High-Speed USB).
Enabling the Ultra USB 2.0 driver
1. Connect the Freecom ToughDrive Leather to your PC.
2. Run “Start.exe” from your ToughDrive Leather and go to Software Installation ->
Freecom Ultra USB 2.0.
3. The Freecom Ultra USB 2.0 Wizard will open.
4. Check the drive and click on “Configure” to enable the Ultra USB2.0 driver for the
Freecom ToughDrive Leather.
Disabling the Ultra USB 2.0 driver
5. Connect the Freecom ToughDrive Leather to your PC.
6. Run “Start.exe” from your ToughDrive Leather and go to Software Installation ->
Freecom Ultra USB 2.0.
7. TheFreecomUltra USB2.0Wizardwillopen.Uncheckthedriveandclickon“Configure”
to disable the Freecom Ultra USB 2.0 driver for the Freecom ToughDrive Leather.

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Chapter 6: Partitioning your ToughDrive Leather
6.1 General information
YourToughDriveLeatherwaspartitionedandformattedtoprovideyouwiththemaximum
available capacity and compatibility. FAT32 was chosen as file system to assure that you
will be able to read your files on any PC. It is recommended not to change the current
configuration of your Freecom ToughDrive Leather.
For some users another file system might fit better for their needs. This manual describes
current limitations of most common file systems and Instructions to enable you to adapt
the ToughDrive Leather to your needs.
6.2 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 2000 yes yes yes no
Windows XP / Vista 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 2000 4 GB* 32 GB 16 TB -
Windows XP / Vista 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
* FAT partitions larger than 2 GB can only be administrated by Windows 2000 / XP / Vista.