Seagate FreeAgent Pro Classic User Guide

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  • Seagate FreeAgent Pro Classic | User Guide - Page 1
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    Started ...1 Using the Mac Reformatting Tool 1 Installing the FreeAgent Software 3 Safely Ejecting Drives 8 Managing Your Drives 9 Updating Your Software 9 Reading the LED Status Indicators 11 Using Backup & Restore 13 Registering Memeo LifeAgent 13 Restoring Files 14 Getting Help with
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    Drive Manager software for installation on your Macintosh, To use the Mac Reformatting Tool, Step 1. Connect your drive to your computer. A FreeAgent Drive icon appears on your desktop: Step 2: Double-click the FreeAgent Drive icon. The FreeAgent Drive Finder window opens: Figure 1: FreeAgent Drive
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    software preparation is automatic. Here's what you see: • The drive is dismounted and reformatted: Figure 3: Reformatting In Progress • When the reformat is complete, the FreeAgentPro.dmg file appears on your desktop: • The FreeAgent Installer Welcome window opens: Using the Mac Reformatting Tool
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    Welcome Installing the FreeAgent Software The FreeAgent Pro software and the Memeo LifeAgent™ software that powers the Backup & Restore are already loaded on your FreeAgent drive and ready to be installed on your computer. To install the software, Step 1. In the Welcome window, click Continue. The
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    5: Read Me Step 2: When you've read the information, click Continue. The License Agreement window opens: Figure 6: License Agreement Step 3: Click Continue to agree to the terms of the agreement. A sheet requires your agreement to continue the installation: Installing the FreeAgent Software 4
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Figure 7: License Agreement Confirmation Step 4: Click Agree in the sheet. The Select a Destination window opens: Figure 8: Destination Step 5: Select your Macintosh hard drive and click Continue. Note: The software can be installed only on the boot volume. The Easy
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    your computer: Figure 10: Restart Warning Step 7: Click Continue Installation in the sheet. A progress bar informs you of the progress of the installation: Installing the FreeAgent Software 6
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Figure 11: Installing Drive Manager When the installation is complete, a Restart window opens: Figure 12: Restart Step 8: Click Restart to restart your computer and complete the installation. When your computer has restarted, a FreeAgent icon appears on your desktop
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    1. Click on the desktop icon of the drive to be disconnected and drag it to the Trash icon. Step 2: When the Trash icon changes to an Eject icon, release the drive icon with your mouse: Step 3: After the drive icon disappears from your desktop, disconnect the power supply and the USB connection to
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    . Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the Your Drives list. It can take several seconds for the Drive Manager software to detect your device. If your device doesn't appear, make sure it's properly connected and turned on. Updating Your Software The Software Update feature
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Figure 15: Check for Software Updates The Software Update window opens. If an update is available, a Software Update window allows you to download it: Figure 16: Software Update Available Step 2: Click OK to download the software update. A progress bar indicates the
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Step 3: Follow the steps in the Install Wizard to install the update. If your software is up to date, a Software Update window informs you of that: Figure 18: Software Up To Date Reading the LED Status Indicators Your FreeAgent drive has two LED status indicators to
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Table 1: LED Activity States (Continued) LED Descriptions Perimeter: Shining steadily/bright Activity: Pulsing slowly Perimeter: Shining steadily/dim Activity: Off Data activity Asleep State Reading the LED Status Indicators 12
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Using Backup & Restore The Backup & Restore feature is powered by the Memeo LifeAgent™ software included with your FreeAgent™ drive. This feature allows you to back up folders on your network, Flash Drives, and iPods; back up over the Internet; and use Shutterfly to
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Restoring Files To restore files backed up with Memeo LifeAgent, Step 1. Click the Backup & Restore tab The Backup & Restore view opens: Figure 21: Backup & Restore Step 2: Click Open Now to open the Memeo LifeAgent window. Step 3: Follow the directions provided to
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Figure 22: Backup & Restore Step 2: Click Open Now to open the Memeo LifeAgent window. Step 3: In the menu bar, go to Help > Memeo LifeAgent Help: Figure 23: Memeo LifeAgent Help The Memeo LifeAgent User Guide opens in your web browser. Getting Help with Memeo 15
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Using the Internet Drive The Seagate Internet Drive, powered by Memeo, provides password-protected space on Seagate servers so you can access your files from any computer and share them with others. Signing Up for Memeo You must sign up for the Seagate Internet Drive
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    You should run a diagnostic on your on your FreeAgent drive regularly as part of general maintenance. The diagnostic determines hard disk integrity and can help troubleshoot potential problems with disk surface, partitioning, and drive recognition. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh To run a drive diagnostic, Step 1. Close all open files located on the FreeAgent drive. Step 2: Click the Utilities tab. The Utilities view opens: Figure 26: Utilities Step 3: Click Test Now. A status bar indicates the progress of the diagnostic: Figure
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Figure 28: Drive Diagnostic Results If the drive encounters an error during testing, the diagnostic displays an error code with instructions to contact Seagate for service and support. Uninstalling the FreeAgent Software To uninstall the FreeAgent software, Step 1.
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Figure 30: Uninstall Welcome Step 2: Click Continue. A window asks if you want to save your current Memeo Plans and click the appropriate button. An Uninstall Successful window informs you when the Uninstall is complete: Uninstalling the FreeAgent Software 20
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    FreeAgent Pro for the Macintosh Figure 32: Uninstall Complete Uninstalling the FreeAgent Software 21
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    13 Restoring Files 14 Running Drive Diagnostics 17 S Safely Ejecting Drives 8 Signing Up for Memeo 16 U Uninstalling the FreeAgent Software 19 Updating Your Software 9 Using the Mac Reformatting Tool 1 Utilities 17 Adjusting the Drive Lights 17 Running Drive Diagnostics 17 FreeAgent Pro for the
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