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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 2.5"/3.5" USB 2.0 Enclosure with One-T ouch System Backup USER’S MANUAL P/N: DS-210UB/DS-310UB Rev . 1.2[...]

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    Copyright and T rademark Information Freedom9 makes no warranty or representat ion, expressed or implied, with respect to the contents or use of this document ation. Freedom9 reserves the right to modify this documentation at any time without obligation to notify any individual or en tity of such modifications. © Copyright 2006, freeS tor Mini, fr[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUC TION...................................................................................................... 1 1.1 P RODUCT I NTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1 1.2 S AFETY I NFORMA TION .....................................................................[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 1 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction The freeS tor Mini 210/310 is more than a standard USB hard drive enclosure. In addition to providing additional portable storage for your data, it also allows you to back up your entire hard drive including data, applications, a nd operating sy stem for recovery from[...]

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    2 • System backup and recovery functions only supports are only supports for the operating systems listed below: o Windows XP Home Edition o Windows XP Professio nal Edition o Windows 2000 Professional Edition o Windows 2003 Server 1.5 Getting St arted Read the following information before using the freeS tor Mini 210/310 or performing a backup o[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 3 2 Hardware Inst allation 2.1 Inst alling a Hard Dri ve for freeStor Mini 210 Follow these instructions to install a hard drive into the freeS tor Mini 210: 1. Remove the freeS tor Mini 210 hard drive enclosure from the package. 2. Unscrew the two screws on the connector end of the enclosur e (Figure 1). Fig[...]

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    4 5. Insert the hard drive and connector into the enclosure and push inward until the con nector is flush with the casing (Figure 4). Figure 4: Inserting the Hard Driv e 6. Screw both screws back into the enclosure (Figure 1). 7. Connect one end of the included USB cable to the freeS tor Mini 210, and connect the other end to a USB port on your com[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 5 3. Remove the end cover and pull the hard drive tray out of the enclosure (Figure 7). Figure 7: Removing the Tray 4. Set the jumpers on the hard drive to “Master” mode (refer to the document ation of your hard drive for details).Connect the power cabl e from the tray to the hard drive. 5. Connect the po[...]

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    6 Figure 10: Adjusting the Connectors 7. Insert the tray back into the enclosure (Figure 1 1). Figure 11: Inserting the Tray 8. Screw the two screws back into the enclosure (Figure 6). 9. Connect one end of the included USB cable to the freeS tor Mini 310, and connect the other end to a USB port on your computer . Then connect the power cord from t[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 7 3 Sof tware Inst allation 3.1 Inst alling freeS tor SBC T o install the freeS tor SBC system backup software, follow the steps b elow . Note that if you already have a previous version of freeS to r SBC running on your system, refer to the “Upgrading freeS tor SBC” section first. 1. Insert the freeS tor[...]

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    8 5. If you agree to the License Agreement on the next screen (Figure 14), click “Y es” to proceed. If you do not agree to the License Agreement, you cannot install the sof tware. Figure 14: License Agreem ent 6. On the ne xt screen (Figure 15), you can select which folder to install the sof tware to b y clicking the “Browse…” button and [...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 9 Figure 15: Installation Folder 7. The next screen (Figure 16) displays an option of which user to inst all the software for . The current version of freeS tor SBC only supports the Administrator user and no other users. Click “Next” to continue. Figure 16: Administrator User[...]

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    10 8. The next screen (Figure 17) displays a summary of the selected installation p arameters. After confirming that the settings are correct, click “Next” to proceed with the inst allation. If you wish to change a setting, click “Back”. Figure 17: Installation Parameters 9. While the wizard inst alls the softwar e on your computer , a prog[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 11 shut down all programs and choose to reboot the computer . After your computer reboots, go to step 12. 11. If you are not asked to reboot, you can select to view the README file and/or launch freeS tor SBC immediately (Figure 19). Click “Finish” to close the installation wizard. Figure 19: Installation[...]

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    12 2. Click the Backup Drive button in the toolbar in the main window . 3. In the Backup Drive window (Figure 21), select the local drive(s) that you would like to back up in the top window , and select the freeS tor 210/310 drive to use under Destination Disk. Click “Next”. Figure 21: Select External USB Drive 4. If a warning appears to indica[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 13 Figure 23: Prepare Backup Disk 6. When the window appears to ask for a confirmation, click “Y es” (Figure 24). Figure 24: Partition Confirmation[...]

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    14 7. The next screen (Figure 25) shows the size of the partitions that will be crea ted. The column on the left shows the sp ace used, total sp ace, and file system of the partitions on the local drive. The second column shows the size of the p artition that will be created to start full backups, which is the same size as the local p artition. Cli[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 15 Figure 27: Confirm Hard Drive Partition 9. The progress is displayed on the next screen (Figure 28). Figure 28: Partition Progress 10. Once the hard drive has been partitioned, click “OK” (Figure 29). Figure 29: Partition Warning[...]

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    16 11. Once the window closes, click “Finish” to continue with the backup (Figure 30). Figure 30: Partition Completed 12. On the next screen (Figure 31), select the drive(s) to back up by clicking the box to the left of the drive. Click “Next”. Figure 31: Select Backup Driv es[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 17 13. The next screen (Figure 32) shows a summary of tasks to be performed. Click “S tart” to begin the backup. Figure 32: Full Backup Summary 14. The next screen (Figure 33) shows the backup progress. Figure 33: Full Backup Progress[...]

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    18 15. After the backup has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 34) to close the window . Figure 34: Full Backup Report 16. Click “Finish” to complete the backup (Figure 35). Figure 35: Full Backup Completed 17. Y ou have now completed your first backup. 3.3 Reinst alling freeStor SBC If you run the setup file f[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 19 Figure 36: Removing Previous Version 3.4 Upgrading from St andard Edition to Professional Edition T o upgrade to freeS tor SBC Profession Edition, go to the Upgrade to Pro Edition menu, and select “Upgrade now…”. Follow the instructions listed to perform the upgrade (Figure 37). Figure 37: Upgrade Sc[...]

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    20 4 Using freeS tor SBC 4.1 Main Window After st arting freeS tor SBC, the main window will be displayed (Figure 38). The main window allows you to see the st atus of your computer ’s and the fr eeS tor Mini 210/310’s drives at a glance and perform a backup or restore with the click of a button. Figure 38: Main Window The icons at the top of t[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 21 4.2 Rescan Disk(s) Click the Rescan Disks button ( ) any time you want to rescan your computer to discover new disks or remove disks that are no longer att ached to your computer . Y ou can also rescan the disks through using “Rescan Disks” under the Drive menu. 4.3 Performing a Backup freeS tor SBC ca[...]

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    22 4.3.1 Full Backup When you perform a full backup, an entire partition is backed up to the freeS tor Mini 210/310. With freeS tor SBC’s built-in synchronization feat ur e, you will have the same files on your hard drive and your external drive after the backup is complete. T o ensure that the backup is identical to the local partition, any file[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 23 3. If this is the first time a backup is being performed on this drive, a warning will appear to indicate that no partitions are available on the drive (Figure 40). Click “OK” to continue to the Prepare Backup Disk wizard. Otherwise, skip to step 1 1. Figure 40: Partition Wizard 4. In the Prepare Backu[...]

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    24 5. If you chose to re-arrange the partition t able, freeS tor SBC will delete all of the data on the freeS tor Mini 210/310. Click ”Y es” to partition the external hard drive on the warning that appears (Figure 42). Figure 42: Partition Confirmation 6. The next screen (Figure 43) shows the recommended size of the partitions to be cr eated. T[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 25 7. The next screen (Figure 44) shows a summary of the actions to be performed. Click “S tart” to start the p artitioning process, then “Y es” in the warning window (Figure 45) to confirm. Figure 44: Partition Summary Figure 45: Confirm Hard Drive Partition[...]

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    26 8. The progress is displayed on the next screen (Figure 46). Figure 46: Partition Progress 9. Once the hard drive has been partitioned, click “OK” (Figure 47). Figure 47: Partition Warning[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 27 10. Once the window closes, click “Finish” to continue with the backup (Figure 48). Figure 48: Partition Completed 11. On the next screen (Figure 49), select the drive(s) to back up and select the backup mode. If this is your first time performing a back up or if you are using freeS tor SBC S tandard E[...]

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    28 12. The next screen (Figure 50) shows a summary of tasks to be performed. Click “S tart” to begin the backup. Figure 50: Full Backup Summary 13. The next screen (Figure 51) shows the backup progress. Figure 51: Full Backup Progress[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 29 14. After the backup has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 52) to close the window . Cli cking on “More Details” opens a text file with the det ailed log of the backup. Figure 52: Full Backup Report 15. Click “Finish” to complete the backup (Figure 53). Figure 53:[...]

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    30 T o perform an incremental backup: 1. Click the Backup Drive button in the toolbar on the main window , or select “Backup Drive” under the Drive menu, or right-click the freeS tor SBC icon in the T askbar and select “Backup Drive”. 2. In the Backup Drive screen (Figure 39), select the local partition(s) that you would like to back up in [...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 31 5. The next screen (Figure 55) shows a summary of the actions to be performed. Click “S tart” button to begin the increment al backup. Figure 55: Incremental Backup Summary 6. The next screen displays the backup progress (Figure 56). Figure 56: Incremental Backup Progress[...]

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    32 7. Af ter the backup has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 57) to close the window . Cli cking on “More Details” opens a text file with the det ailed log of the backup. Figure 57: Incremental Backup Repor t 8. Click “Finish” to complete the increment al backup (Figure 58). Figure 58: Incremental Backup [...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 33 Wednesday , and then perform a Synthetic backup of T uesday’s increment al backup into the full backup, then the Full Backup will consist of T uesday’ s data, and you will no longer be able to revert to Monday’s backup. Synthetic ba ckups are only available with fr eeS tor SBC Professional Edition. T[...]

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    34 3. The next window (Figure 60) shows a summary of the actions to be performed. Click “S tart” button to begin the synthetic backup. Figure 60: Synthetic Backup Summar y 4. The window displays the backup progress as the backup is running (Figu re 61). Figure 61: Synthetic Backup Progre ss[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 35 5. Af ter the backup has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 62) to close the window . Cli cking on “More Details” opens a text file with the det ailed log of the backup. Figure 62: Synthetic Backup Re port 6. Click “Finish” to complete the backup (Figure 63). Figur[...]

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    36 there is not enough room to perform an increm ental backup, a synthetic ba ckup will be performed if set to do so (see Configuration section for det ails). Otherwise, the scheduled backup will be aborted. 1. Select “New” under the Schedule menu or right-click “Schedule” in the menu in the lef t window and select “New”. 2. In the “C[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 37 3. On the next window (Figure 65), click “New”. Figure 65: Schedule Windo w 4. Under Schedule T ask, select when these backups will run. The available options are listed below . Click the “Advanced” button for more advanced methods of defining the schedule. Daily: Select the number of days between [...]

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    38 5. On the next window (Fi gure 66), enter your Windows user name under “Run as”, and enter your Windows password under “Password” and “Confirm password”. This window will not appear if you entered your password in step 2. Figure 66: Set Account Information 6. The newly created schedule is now displayed under the Schedules heading in [...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 39 the system will restart automatically af ter the restore is completed from this menu. Set Synthetic Backup Policy: Allows you to set which driv es will automatically perform a synthetic backup when the increment al backup partition becomes full (Figure 68). If the synthetic backup policy is set to manual b[...]

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    40 Figure 69: One Touch Ba ckup Button Notes: T o perform a one touch backup, the following conditions must be met: • A full backup must have been completed using the freeS tor SBC software. • The computer must be on. • freeS tor SBC must be running (by default, freeS tor SBC starts automatically when the user logs into Windows). After the OT[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 41 4.7 Backup Log T o view the backup log, click “Log” in the left p a ne. The list of backup log files are displayed in the pane on the right (Figure 71). Figure 71: Backup Log List T o view the detailed information for a specific backup log file, double-click on the item in the right pane. The details w[...]

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    42 If you want to delete all of the backup log files, right-click on “Log”, then select “Delete All Log Files”. (Figure 73). Figure 73: Delete Backup Log Files 4.8 Backup History Y ou can view the history of backups performed by freeS tor SBC by expanding the “History” item in the left menu, then select the p artition to view the histor[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 43 directories from the freeS tor Mini 210/310. Also, if you have performe d incremental backup s, you can recover your drive to any of the previous versions available. For example, if you perform a full backup on Monday and then perform incremental backup s on each following weekday , and on Friday you find [...]

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    44 3. Change the boot order on your computer to boot from the external USB hard drive first (Figure 76). The name and menu options vary for each computer . Figure 76: Setting First Boot Dev ice to USB-HDD 4. Exit and save the BIOS (Figure 77). Figure 77: Exit and Save BIOS Note: If you are using Windows 2000, the following message may be displayed [...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 45 8. Select the drive(s) you would like to restore (Figure 78). Figure 78: Select Restore Driv es 9. Select the version of the backup you wish to restore from based on the backup date (Figure 79). Figure 79: Select Restore Version[...]

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    46 10. If the hard drive you are restoring to isn’t fo rmatted or properly p artitioned, freeS tor SBC will create the partitions and format it automatically (see the section “Prep aration of Drive for System Restore” for detailed instructions). 11. Select the drives to restore to (Figure 80). Click “Next”. Figure 80: Select Destination D[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 47 13. After the restore has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 82) to close the window . Clicking on “More Details” opens a text file with the det ailed log of the restore. Figure 82: Drive Restor e Report 14. Finally , click “Finish” to complete recovery process. No[...]

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    48 2. Select the internal disk to format and p artition in preparation for drive restoration (Fig ure 84). Figure 84: Internal Disk Selection 3. Select the source drive(s) in order to determine the size of the p artitions (Figure 85). Figure 85: Select Source Driv es[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 49 4. On the next screen (Figure 86), click “S tart” to begin the restoration. Figure 86: Format Disk Summary 5. On the next prompt (Figure 87), click “Y es” to continue. Figure 87: Format Warning[...]

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    50 6. The screen displays the st atus of the prep aration (Figure 88) Figure 88: Format Disk Progress 7. Once the preparations are completed, click “OK” (Figure 89). Figure 89: Finishing hard drives preparation[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 51 8. Finally , click “Finish” to start the recovery process (Figure 90). Figure 90: Format Disk Completed 4.9.3 System Restor e using Recovery CD 1. Insert the freeS tor SBC Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Change yo ur BIOS settings to select Boot from CD-ROM as first option (consult your motherboa[...]

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    52 to restore from (Figure 91). Figure 91: File and Directory Restor e Wizard 3. Select the files and/or directories that you want to restore, then click “Next” (Figure 92). Figure 92: File and Directory Restor e Selection[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 53 4. On the next screen (Figure 93), confirm that the files to restore are correct. Any files listed in red are system files (Figure 94). Click “Next” to proceed. Figure 93: File and Directory Restor e Confirmation Figure 94: Highlighted Sy stem Files[...]

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    54 5. If you attempt to restore any system files, a warning will be displayed (Figure 95) stating that continuing with the restore might cause the operating system to become unst able. If you would like to proceed with the restore, click “Y es”. Otherwise, click “No” and change the files you would like to restore. It is advised not to resto[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 55 7. The screen displays the backup progress as the backup is running (Figure 97). Figure 97: File and Directory Restor e Progress 8. After the restore has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 98) to close the window . Clicking on “More Details” opens a text file with the [...]

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    56 1. Click “Finish” to complete Individual File and Directory recovery (Figure 99). Figure 99: File and Directory Restor e Completed[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 57 Appendix A: Creating Partitions under Windows The following instructions show you how to create partitions on the freeS tor Mini 210/310 manually using Windows XP . These partitions can be use d for both backup and general file sharing. For other operating systems, consul t the user manual for that operati[...]

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    58 4. Right-click on the section and select “New Partition” (Figure 102). Figure 102: New Partition 5. In the New Partition Wizard (Figure 103), click “Next” Figure 103: Ne w Partition Wizard[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 59 6. Select “Extended partition” and click “Next” (Figure 104). Figure 104: Select Extended Partition 7. Enter the size of this partition and click “Next” (Figure 105). Figure 105: Specify Partition Size[...]

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    60 8. Click “Finish”. (Figure 106). Figure 106: Partition Creation Completed 9. A new partition with free space in the bottom-right p ane will not be displayed (Figure 107). Right-click on this area and select “New Logical Drive”. Figure 107: New Logical Drive[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 61 10. When the New Partition Wizard opens again (Figure 108), click “Next”. Figure 108: Ne w Partition Wizard for Logical Drive 11. Select “Logical drive” and click “Next” (Figure 109). Figure 109: Select Logical Driv e[...]

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    62 12. Select the size of this logical partition and click “Next” (Figure 1 10). Figure 110: Specify Logical Partition Size 13. Select a hard drive letter to assign the new partition and click “Next” (Figure 1 1 1). Figure 111: Drive Letter Assignme nt[...]

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    freeS tor Mini 210/310 User ’s Manual 63 14. Y ou can choose to format the p artition now by selecting the option on the next screen (Figure 1 12). Select the desired parameters for the new p artition, and click “Next”. Figure 112: Format Partition 15. Click “Finish” (Figure 1 13). Figure 113: Partition Creation Finished[...]

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    64 16. The new partition will be shown in light blue in the bottom-right p ane of the Computer Management screen (Figure 1 14). Figure 114: New Partition Created[...]