Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 Bedienungsanleitung

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Die Vorschriften verpflichten den Verkäufer zur Übertragung der Gebrauchsanleitung Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 an den Erwerber, zusammen mit der Ware. Eine fehlende Anleitung oder falsche Informationen, die dem Verbraucher übertragen werden, bilden eine Grundlage für eine Reklamation aufgrund Unstimmigkeit des Geräts mit dem Vertrag. Rechtsmäßig lässt man das Anfügen einer Gebrauchsanleitung in anderer Form als Papierform zu, was letztens sehr oft genutzt wird, indem man eine grafische oder elektronische Anleitung von Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0, sowie Anleitungsvideos für Nutzer beifügt. Die Bedingung ist, dass ihre Form leserlich und verständlich ist.

Was ist eine Gebrauchsanleitung?

Das Wort kommt vom lateinischen „instructio”, d.h. ordnen. Demnach kann man in der Anleitung Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 die Beschreibung der Etappen der Vorgehensweisen finden. Das Ziel der Anleitung ist die Belehrung, Vereinfachung des Starts, der Nutzung des Geräts oder auch der Ausführung bestimmter Tätigkeiten. Die Anleitung ist eine Sammlung von Informationen über ein Gegenstand/eine Dienstleistung, ein Hinweis.

Leider widmen nicht viele Nutzer ihre Zeit der Gebrauchsanleitung Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0. Eine gute Gebrauchsanleitung erlaubt nicht nur eine Reihe zusätzlicher Funktionen des gekauften Geräts kennenzulernen, sondern hilft dabei viele Fehler zu vermeiden.

Was sollte also eine ideale Gebrauchsanleitung beinhalten?

Die Gebrauchsanleitung Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
- Informationen über technische Daten des Geräts Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0
- Den Namen des Produzenten und das Produktionsjahr des Geräts Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0
- Grundsätze der Bedienung, Regulierung und Wartung des Geräts Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0
- Sicherheitszeichen und Zertifikate, die die Übereinstimmung mit entsprechenden Normen bestätigen

Warum lesen wir keine Gebrauchsanleitungen?

Der Grund dafür ist die fehlende Zeit und die Sicherheit, was die bestimmten Funktionen der gekauften Geräte angeht. Leider ist das Anschließen und Starten von Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service Freecom finden, wenn die vorgeschlagenen Lösungen nicht wirksam sind. Aktuell erfreuen sich Anleitungen in Form von interessanten Animationen oder Videoanleitungen an Popularität, die den Nutzer besser ansprechen als eine Broschüre. Diese Art von Anleitung gibt garantiert, dass der Nutzer sich das ganze Video anschaut, ohne die spezifizierten und komplizierten technischen Beschreibungen von Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 zu überspringen, wie es bei der Papierform passiert.

Warum sollte man Gebrauchsanleitungen lesen?

In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

Nach dem gelungenen Kauf des Geräts, sollte man einige Zeit für das Kennenlernen jedes Teils der Anleitung von Freecom Mobile Drive Classic 3.0 widmen. Aktuell sind sie genau vorbereitet oder übersetzt, damit sie nicht nur verständlich für die Nutzer sind, aber auch ihre grundliegende Hilfs-Informations-Funktion erfüllen.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    Rev. 515 FREECOM CLASSIC MOBILE 2.5" HARD DRIVE[...]

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    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. Freecom Technologies • Germany www.freecom.com Contents of the box Please check the contents [...]

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    3 GB User manual General Information ........................................................................... page 4 Precautionary measures ..................................................................... page 5 Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive ........................................... page 6 Chapter 1: Installation of the Free[...]

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    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. Hardware Requirements In order to use the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Hard Drive, following compo- nents are needed: • Intel Pentium III / AMD Duron 700 MHz or higher • 12[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive. • Safely remove the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" Ha[...]

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    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. For your convenience, the Freecom Cla[...]

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    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. Note: To use the functions of the Freecom Person[...]

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    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. 4. De[...]

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    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. It is recommended to select both options for better operation of th[...]

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    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". 2. Select "Uninstall Fre[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive will be much lower than when the drive is connected to[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive into the USB port of the computer. Driver installat[...]

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    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".[...]

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    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. Congratulations! You’ve just finished to install the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5" [...]

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    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. 4.1 Daily use of the Freecom Classic Mobile 2.5&qu[...]

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    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 - Secure & Compress - Freecom SYNC - Autorun 2 Minimizes Freecom Personal Media Suite in the taskbar 3 Input field (also shows the selected folder[...]

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    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")! 5.2 Autorun The "Autorun" function enables you to open o[...]

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    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. 3. Click on "Remove". The corresponding entry is removed from the list. 5.3 Secu[...]

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    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. 3. If the Freecom Personal Media Suite is already open and has started mini- mised in the taskbar, you can also open t[...]

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    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. ATTENTION: All files in the folder are irrevocably deleted! Before the deletion, a security request is carried out whether you really want to delete the fold[...]

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    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! 5.4 Freecom SYNC 5.4.1 What is Freecom SYNC? The Freeco[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive. 2. Alternatively, you can create a new SYNC folder on your Freecom Clas[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive is connected to your computer. For this, please proce[...]

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    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. c) Important: The selected folder may not contain any files or folders! The selected folder [...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive with the primary computer. 2. Open the context menu on the SYNC[...]

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    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. You will be a[...]

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    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. If you want to delete a file on either the primary computer or in the SYNC folder and do not want to affect its counterpart, it is nec[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive is ideal for making a local backup, which stores [...]

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    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...' Done. Now all your valuable[...]

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    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. Click with the right mouse button on the files and folders, which contain the pictures o[...]

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    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. FAT32 was chosen as file system to assure that you will be able to read your files on [...]

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    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. For storing the data under Windows 200[...]

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    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. 2. Select "Run". 3. Enter "fdisk" and confirm with "OK".[...]

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    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. FAT32 is now activated. 5. Choose Option "5 (Ch[...]

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    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'. 8. Select Option 1 "(Create primary DOS partition)" by pressing '1' a[...]

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    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. The hard disk will now be recognized by Windows. As Windows tries to access your hard disk an erro[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive. Now a menu will appear where you can choose the option "[...]

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    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. 2. Select the op[...]

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    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". 6. Select "Primary partition" and click on "Next". Partitioning your Freecom [...]

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    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. 8. Assign a drive l[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive[...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive under Windows XP/2000) for creating the first partition. 2. Click [...]

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    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 2.5" Hard Drive[...]

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    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. Click on "Next". 10. "Logical drive" is already [...]

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    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." appears. Files deleted in the SYNC folder, are stil[...]

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    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. When problems occur we have a database with Frequen[...]