User manual SONY VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W

[. . . ] This device was designed for home or office use. 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 possibility of such damages. We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances. 2 Table of Contents USER MANUAL GB 4 5 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page Precautionary measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page CHAPTER 1: VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W external USB 2. 0 hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The Hardware Wizard finds a "Freecom Freecom VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W". GB 3 By clicking on "Next" the necessary files will be installed. Youve just finished to install the Freecom VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W and the external hard drive is almost ready to use. 11 SONY VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W 3. 2 VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W USB 2. 0 & FireWire version GB 3 Driver installation USB under Windows 98 SE Connect the drive always only either by the FireWire or by the USB port. Note: Your Freecom VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W is fully backwards compatible with USB 1. 1. The installation for USB 1. 1 is the same as described below for USB 2. 0. Connect your Freecom VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W to the USB connector of your notebook or computer. The "Add New Hardware Wizard" opens and a "USB 2. 0 Device" (USB 2. 0 PCI Host Controller) or a "USB TO IDE" (USB 1. 1 connector) is found. Click on "Next". 12 Driver installation USB 2. 0/FireWire version 4. In the next window select "Search for the best driver for your device. Make sure that the checkbox "CD-ROM drive" is activated in the next window. Continue by clicking on "Next". 13 SONY VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W 6. The Hardware Wizard finds a "Freecom Freecom VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W". GB 3 By clicking on "Next" the necessary files will be installed. Youve just finished to install the Freecom VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W and the external hard drive is almost ready to use. Driver installation FireWire under Windows 98 SE The required driver for is automatically installed under Windows ME / 2000 / XP once the FireWire cable has been inserted and it is immediately allocated a drive letter. 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 SONY VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W GB 5 Note: Partition size of large hard disks will not be displayed correctly!Select Option 1 "(Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive)" by pressing '1' and confirm with 'Return'. Select Option 1 "(Create primary DOS partition)" by pressing '1' and confirm with 'Return'. If only one partition is required then answer "Y" to the question: "Do you wish to use the maximumavailable size for a Primary DOS partition?" If more than on partition is required go to the next section "Create two or more partitions on the VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W under Windows 98 / Windows ME". Now press the 'ESC' key to close the "fdisk window". Your hard disk is now partitioned. 20 Partitioning your VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W 12. 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. GB 5 5. 3. 3 Creating two or more partitions on the VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W under Windows 98SE / ME 1. [. . . ] Select "Delete Partition" and confirm by clicking on "Yes". 5. 4. 2 Creating a partition on the VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W under Windows XP / 2000 The following steps will guide you through the process of creating partitions on your VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W. After this procedure your Freecom VAIO VPC-CA25FX/W will be ready for use and it will be allocated a drive letter. Click with the right mouse button on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop. [. . . ]