User manual FREECOM FHD-2

[. . . ] FHD-2 USB 2. 0 / USB 2. 0 & FireWire version Rev. 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 ! [. . . ] ATTENTION: Please make sure that the correct drive is selected. Selecting the wrong drive will lead to a loss of your data!Choose Option "3 (Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive)" by pressing '3' and 'Return'. Your FHD-2 comes formatted as primary partition. Select option 1 "Delete Primary DOS Partition" by pressing '1' and 'Return'. Select the partition to be deleted by pressing its number and 'Return'. Enter the drive label and press 'Return'. Confirm with 'Y' and 'Return' to delete the partition. Press the 'ESC' key to return to the fdisk options. 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. Afterwards connect your hard disk again with your computer. The hard disk will now be recognized by Windows. 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 hard disk by its number where the "Usage" contains no value but only a percent symbol. Select the number of the corresponding hard disk and confirm by pressing the "Return" key. Now your hard disk is activated and ready to be partitioned. 19 FREECOM FHD-2 GB 5 Note: Partition size of large hard disks will not be displayed correctly!However partitioning results will be OK. [. . . ] Finally select "Perform Quick Format" and click on "Next". 10. Click on "Finish" to complete the partitioning of your FHD-2. Your FHD-2 will be formatted now and is ready-to-use afterwards. 25 FREECOM FHD-2 5. 4. 3 Creating two or more partitions on the FHD-2 under Windows XP / 2000 GB 5 1. Repeat the steps from the previous chapter (Creating a partition on the FHD2 under Windows XP/2000) for creating the first partition. [. . . ]