User manual FREECOM FHD-2

[. . . ] 316 FREECOM FHD-2 Dear user! GB Thank you for choosing the Freecom FHD-2 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 the box; the following items should be included: Freecom FHD-2 external hard drive Power Adapter * Interface Cable CD-ROM with manual, driver and application software Quick Install Guide Warranty card + envelope * Use the included AC adapter with i. LINK interface or when the power provided by the USB or FireWire port is not sufficient. Warning !The products named in this manual are only used for identification purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies. [. . . ] The CD-ROM drive for the "Windows 98 Installation CD" driver installation is selected in the next window. If the search in the CD-ROM drive has not yet been activated, you should dial this point. In order for the changes to take effect, you must restart your computer. Note: You can plug the drive in and unplug it at the FireWire port while the PC is running. The drive will be recognized automatically under "My Computer" when it is reconnected ("hot plug & play"). 14 Daily use of the FHD-2 CHAPTER 4: Daily use of the FHD-2 The hi-speed data transfer through the USB 2. 0 and/or FireWire interface makes it ideally suitable for data-storage, file sharing, backup, archiving, digital video editing, audio playback and all applications that need fast file access. GB 4 1. The status of LEDs Die Freecom FHD-2 has two LEDs to indicate its status LED: blue (left) "Harddisk Access" red (right) "Power On" 2. Button for switching the FHD-2 on and off 15 FREECOM FHD-2 GB 5 CHAPTER 5: Partitioning your FHD-2 5. 1 General information Your FHD-2 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 any PC. It is recommended not to change the current configuration of your FHD-2. Answer the question "Do you wish to enable large disk support?" by pressing the 'Return' key. Choose Option 5 "(Change current fixed disk drive)" by pressing '5' and 'Return'. Choose Option "3 (Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive)" by pressing '3' and 'Return'. Select option 1 "Delete Primary DOS Partition" by pressing '1' and 'Return'. Select the partition to be deleted by pressing its number and 'Return'. Confirm with 'Y' and 'Return' to delete the partition. Stop your hard disk by using the hot unplug icon in the lower right corner of your screen and remove the FireWire cable from your hard disk. As Windows tries to access your hard disk an error message will appear. This happens, because your hard disk is not yet formatted. 18 Partitioning your FHD-2 5. 3. 2 Creating a partition on the FHD-2 under Windows 98 SE / ME The following steps will guide you the process of creating partitions on your FHD-2 under Windows 98SE/ME. After this procedure your Freecom FHD-2 will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter. Enter "fdisk" and confirm with "OK". GB 5 4. Answer the question "Do you wish to enable large disk support?" by pressing the 'Return' key. Choose Option "5 (Change current fixed disk drive)" by pressing '5' and 'Return'. 6. [. . . ] Select the option "Storage" -> "Disk Management". Ensure that the entire drive is "unallocated". GB 5 23 FREECOM FHD-2 5. Click with the right mouse button on the "unallocated" area and select the option "New Partition" (Windows 2000: "Create Partition Wizard"). Select "Primary partition" and click on "Next". 7. [. . . ]