Seagate FreeAgent Pro Classic User Manual
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Contents
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................ 1
Safely Turning Your Drive On and Off .................................................................... 1
Disconnecting eSATA and 1394 Devices ...................................................... 2
eSATA Devices .............................................................................................. 2
1394 Devices .................................................................................................. 3
Installing FreeAgent Tools and AutoBackup ........................................................ 4
Using the FreeAgent Tools and AutoBackup Icons ..........................................11
Changing Hardware Interfaces ............................................................................. 12
Switching USB/eSata - 1394 Interfaces ............................................................... 12
Managing Your Drives .................................................................................................... 14
Backup & Restore ................................................................................................................ 15
Registering AutoBackup ........................................................................................... 15
Creating a Backup Plan ............................................................................................. 16
System Rollback .................................................................................................................... 22
Creating Automatic Restore Points ........................................................................ 22
Creating Manual Restore Points ............................................................................. 23
Rolling Back to a Restore Point .............................................................................. 24
Undoing System Rollback ......................................................................................... 26
Turning Off Automatic Restore Points .................................................................. 27
Using the Internet Drive ............................................................................................... 29
Utilities ........................................................................................................................................... 31
Running Drive Diagnostics ....................................................................................... 31
Adjusting Drive Sleep Intervals ............................................................................... 33
Waking Your Drive from Sleep Mode ............................................................ 34
Adjusting the Drive Lights ......................................................................................... 35
Index .................................................................................................................................................. i
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Getting Started
Safely Turning Your Drive On and Off
When you connect the power and data cables to your computer system, your FreeAgent™
drive spins up automatically.
To safely disconnect your Freeagent drive,
• Use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the system tray.
— OR —
• Press the power switch on the base of the drive.
Note: The drive cannot shut down while it’s being accessed; wait until all operations have
completed before shutting down.
To safely disconnect your FreeAgent drive,
Step 1: Double- click the system tray Icon.
Figure 1: Safely Remove Hardware
The Safely Remove Hardware window opens:
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Figure 2: Safely Remove Hardware
Step 2: Choose the drive to disconnect and click OK.
The Safe to Remove Hardware confirmation appears:
Figure 3: Safe To Remove Hardware
Your FreeAgent drive powers itself down.
Disconnecting eSATA and 1394 Devices
Follow the same procedures as those listed in the previous section to safely remove the
FreeAgent while it’s connected via eSATA or 1394. The device icons and identification
strings in the Safely Remove Hardware window differ slightly for each interface.
eSATA Devices
Here are the device icons and identification strings in the Safely Remove Hardware
window for eSATA devices:
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Figure 4: eSATA Safely Remove Hardware Messages
The FreeAgent drive is listed as a Disk drive in the Safely Remove Hardware
window.
1394 Devices
Here are the device icons and identification strings in the Safely Remove Hardware
window for 1394 devices:
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Figure 5: 1394 Safely Remove Hardware Messages
The FreeAgent drive is listed as an IEEE 1394 device in the Safely Remove
Hardware window.
Caution: Never disconnect any of your FreeAgent devices while the lights are
pulsing on the front of the unit. Pulsing lights indicate that the drive is in
use and unplugging power or data cables while the drive is in use can
cause data corruption or loss.
Installing FreeAgent Tools and
AutoBackup
The software for both FreeAgent Tools and AutoBackup is already loaded on your
FreeAgent drive and ready to be installed on your computer. The two applications are
installed together.
To install the software,
Step 1: Connect your FreeAgent drive.
After a moment, the AutoStart window opens:
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Figure 6: Windows XP AutoStart Window
Note: Drive letters are assigned by your Windows operating system.
Step 2: Select Install FreeAgent Tools and click OK.
The InstallShield Wizard setup window opens:
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Figure 7: InstallShield Wizard Setup
The Welcome window opens:
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Figure 8: Welcome
Step 3: Click Next.
The License Agreement window opens:
Figure 9: License Agreement
Step 4: Click Yes to agree to the terms of the agreement.
The Choose Destination Location window opens:
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Figure 10: Choose Destination Location
Step 5: Select Next to accept the default destination location or Browse to select a
different destination location.
The Setup Status window opens:
Figure 11: Setup Status
After the FreeAgent software has been installed, the AutoBackup Welcome
window opens:
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Figure 12: AutoBackup Welcome
Step 6: Click Next.
The AutoBackup software requires that Microsoft.NET Framework 1.1 be present
on your system. If the AutoBackup software does not find .NET Framework 1.1, it
installs it.
The AutoBackup End User License Agreement window opens:
Figure 13: AutoBackup End User License Agreement.
Step 7: Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.
The AutoBackup Setup Status window opens:
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Figure 14: AutoBackup Setup Status
When the setup is complete, the AutoBackup InstallShield Wizard Complete
window opens:
Figure 15: AutoBackup InstallShield Wizard Complete
Step 8: Select Finish to complete the AutoBackup install.
The FreeAgent Registration window opens:
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Figure 16: FreeAgent Registration.
Step 9: Click Register to be redirected to the Seagate website if you want to register your
FreeAgent drive now.
Step 10: Click Next.
The FreeAgent Tools InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens:
Figure 17: FreeAgent Tools InstallShield Wizard Complete
Step 11: Decide whether to restart your computer now and click Finish.
Note: After you restart your computer, you are guided through the process of registering and
configuring the AutoBackup software. See the Backup & Restore chapter for further
information on this process.
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