freeStor Mini 210/310 2.5"/3.5" USB 2.0 Enclosure with One-Touch System Backup USER’S MANUAL P/N: DS-210UB/DS-310UB Rev. 1.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 1 SAFETY INFORMATION ........................................................................................... 1 FEATURES ...........................................................................................................
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction The freeStor 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, and operating system for recovery from hard drive failure, virus infection, or accidental file deletion.
• 1.5 System backup and recovery functions only supports are only supports for the operating systems listed below: o Windows XP Home Edition o Windows XP Professional Edition o Windows 2000 Professional Edition o Windows 2003 Server Getting Started Read the following information before using the freeStor Mini 210/310 or performing a backup or recovery. 1. Use the USB cable included in the package for optimal performance. 2.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Installing a Hard Drive for freeStor Mini 210 Follow these instructions to install a hard drive into the freeStor Mini 210: 1. Remove the freeStor Mini 210 hard drive enclosure from the package. 2. Unscrew the two screws on the connector end of the enclosure (Figure 1). Figure 1: Screws to Remove 3. Pull out the connector end of the enclosure (Figure 2). Figure 2: Removing the Connector 4. Connect the hard drive to the connector pins.
5. Insert the hard drive and connector into the enclosure and push inward until the connector is flush with the casing (Figure 4). Figure 4: Inserting the Hard Drive 6. Screw both screws back into the enclosure (Figure 1). 7. Connect one end of the included USB cable to the freeStor Mini 210, and connect the other end to a USB port on your computer (Figure 5).
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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 documentation of your hard drive for details).Connect the power cable from the tray to the hard drive. 5. Connect the power cable from the tray to the hard drive and insert the hard drive into the tray label side up, ensuring that the IDE connection is secure (Figure 8).
Figure 10: Adjusting the Connectors 7. Insert the tray back into the enclosure (Figure 11). 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 freeStor Mini 310, and connect the other end to a USB port on your computer. Then connect the power cord from the unit to a power outlet (Figure 12). Figure 12: Connecting the Cables 10. Turn on the freeStor Mini 310. 2.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 3 Software Installation 3.1 Installing freeStor SBC To install the freeStor SBC system backup software, follow the steps below. Note that if you already have a previous version of freeStor SBC running on your system, refer to the “Upgrading freeStor SBC” section first. 1. Insert the freeStor SBC Installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2. Open Windows Explorer and browse to your CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click on the file labeled “freeStor SBC.
5. If you agree to the License Agreement on the next screen (Figure 14), click “Yes” to proceed. If you do not agree to the License Agreement, you cannot install the software. Figure 14: License Agreement 6. On the next screen (Figure 15), you can select which folder to install the software to by clicking the “Browse…” button and selecting the folder, or accept the default. When you are ready, click “Next” to continue.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual Figure 15: Installation Folder 7. The next screen (Figure 16) displays an option of which user to install the software for. The current version of freeStor SBC only supports the Administrator user and no other users. Click “Next” to continue.
8. The next screen (Figure 17) displays a summary of the selected installation parameters. After confirming that the settings are correct, click “Next” to proceed with the installation. If you wish to change a setting, click “Back”. Figure 17: Installation Parameters 9. While the wizard installs the software on your computer, a progress bar shows how far the installation has progressed (Figure 18). Figure 18: Installation Progress 10.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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 freeStor SBC immediately (Figure 19). Click “Finish” to close the installation wizard. Figure 19: Installation Completed 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 freeStor 210/310 drive to use under Destination Disk. Click “Next”. Figure 21: Select External USB Drive 4. If a warning appears to indicate that no partitions are available on the drive (Figure 22), click “OK” to continue to the Prepare Backup Disk wizard. Otherwise, skip to step 12.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual Figure 23: Prepare Backup Disk 6. When the window appears to ask for a confirmation, click “Yes” (Figure 24).
7. The next screen (Figure 25) shows the size of the partitions that will be created. The column on the left shows the space used, total space, and file system of the partitions on the local drive. The second column shows the size of the partition that will be created to start full backups, which is the same size as the local partition. Click “Next” to proceed. Figure 25: Set Partition Sizes 8. The next screen (Figure 26) shows a summary of the actions to be performed.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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).
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”.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 13. The next screen (Figure 32) shows a summary of tasks to be performed. Click “Start” to begin the backup. Figure 32: Full Backup Summary 14. The next screen (Figure 33) shows the backup progress.
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. You have now completed your first backup. 3.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual Figure 36: Removing Previous Version 3.4 Upgrading from Standard Edition to Professional Edition To upgrade to freeStor 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 Screen Certain features of the freeStor SBC software described in this manual are only available with the Professional Edition.
4 Using freeStor SBC 4.1 Main Window After starting freeStor SBC, the main window will be displayed (Figure 38). The main window allows you to see the status of your computer’s and the freeStor 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 the screen perform the following functions (from left to right): • Backup hard drive: Perform a backup of the hard drive to the freeStor Mini 210/310.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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 attached to your computer. You can also rescan the disks through using “Rescan Disks” under the Drive menu. 4.3 Performing a Backup freeStor SBC can perform both full backups and incremental backups of your local hard drives.
4.3.1 Full Backup When you perform a full backup, an entire partition is backed up to the freeStor Mini 210/310. With freeStor SBC’s built-in synchronization feature, you will have the same files on your hard drive and your external drive after the backup is complete. To ensure that the backup is identical to the local partition, any files that were backed up previously that were subsequently deleted from the local partition will also be deleted from the external drive.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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 11. Figure 40: Partition Wizard 4. In the Prepare Backup Disk screen (Figure 41), you have two options.
5. If you chose to re-arrange the partition table, freeStor SBC will delete all of the data on the freeStor Mini 210/310. Click ”Yes” 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 created. The column on the left shows the space used, total space, and file system of the partitions on the local drive.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 7. The next screen (Figure 44) shows a summary of the actions to be performed. Click “Start” to start the partitioning process, then “Yes” in the warning window (Figure 45) to confirm.
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).
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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 backup or if you are using freeStor SBC Standard Edition, only Full backup mode will be available. Click “Next”.
12. The next screen (Figure 50) shows a summary of tasks to be performed. Click “Start” to begin the backup. Figure 50: Full Backup Summary 13. The next screen (Figure 51) shows the backup progress.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 14. After the backup has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 52) to close the window. Clicking on “More Details” opens a text file with the detailed log of the backup. Figure 52: Full Backup Report 15. Click “Finish” to complete the backup (Figure 53). Figure 53: Full Backup Completed 4.3.
To 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 freeStor SBC icon in the Taskbar 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 the top window, and select the freeStor 210/310 drive to use under Destination Disk. Click “Next”. 3.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 5. The next screen (Figure 55) shows a summary of the actions to be performed. Click “Start” button to begin the incremental backup. Figure 55: Incremental Backup Summary 6. The next screen displays the backup progress (Figure 56).
7. After the backup has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 57) to close the window. Clicking on “More Details” opens a text file with the detailed log of the backup. Figure 57: Incremental Backup Report 8. Click “Finish” to complete the incremental backup (Figure 58). Figure 58: Incremental Backup Completed 4.3.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual Wednesday, and then perform a Synthetic backup of Tuesday’s incremental backup into the full backup, then the Full Backup will consist of Tuesday’s data, and you will no longer be able to revert to Monday’s backup. Synthetic backups are only available with freeStor SBC Professional Edition. To perform a synthetic backup: 1. Select “Synthetic Backup” under the Drive menu. 2. On the next window (Figure 59), select a time stamp to merge with the full backup.
3. The next window (Figure 60) shows a summary of the actions to be performed. Click “Start” button to begin the synthetic backup. Figure 60: Synthetic Backup Summary 4. The window displays the backup progress as the backup is running (Figure 61).
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 5. After the backup has been completed, click “Close” in the window that appears (Figure 62) to close the window. Clicking on “More Details” opens a text file with the detailed log of the backup. Figure 62: Synthetic Backup Report 6. Click “Finish” to complete the backup (Figure 63). Figure 63: Synthetic Backup Completed 4.
there is not enough room to perform an incremental backup, a synthetic backup will be performed if set to do so (see Configuration section for details). Otherwise, the scheduled backup will be aborted. 1. Select “New” under the Schedule menu or right-click “Schedule” in the menu in the left window and select “New”. 2. In the “Create new schedule” window that appears (Figure 64), complete the fields as follows: Task Name: A name given to the scheduled backup. Run As User: Your Windows user name.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 3. On the next window (Figure 65), click “New”. Figure 65: Schedule Window 4. Under Schedule Task, 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 backups and the time of day to perform a backup. Weekly: Select the number of weeks between backups, and the day(s) of the week and the time of day to perform a backup.
5. On the next window (Figure 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 the left pane (Figure 67). Clicking on the schedule name displays a summary of the schedule settings. You can repeat this procedure to set multiple backup schedules if desired.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual the system will restart automatically after the restore is completed from this menu. Set Synthetic Backup Policy: Allows you to set which drives will automatically perform a synthetic backup when the incremental backup partition becomes full (Figure 68). If the synthetic backup policy is set to manual backup, then any incremental backups will fail after the drive becomes full.
OTB for freeStor Mini 310 OTB for freeStor Mini 210 Figure 69: One Touch Backup Button Notes: To perform a one touch backup, the following conditions must be met: • A full backup must have been completed using the freeStor SBC software. • The computer must be on. • freeStor SBC must be running (by default, freeStor SBC starts automatically when the user logs into Windows). After the OTB button is pressed, freeStor SBC will start performing a backup automatically.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 4.7 Backup Log To view the backup log, click “Log” in the left pane. The list of backup log files are displayed in the pane on the right (Figure 71). Figure 71: Backup Log List To view the detailed information for a specific backup log file, double-click on the item in the right pane. The details will then be displayed in a new window (Figure 72).
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 You can view the history of backups performed by freeStor SBC by expanding the “History” item in the left menu, then select the partition to view the history for (Figure 74). Figure 74: Backup History 4.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual directories from the freeStor Mini 210/310. Also, if you have performed incremental backups, you can recover your drive to any of the previous versions available.
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 Device 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 when booting from an external USB drive: “Memory limitation: your system has no page file or the page file is too small”.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 8. Select the drive(s) you would like to restore (Figure 78). Figure 78: Select Restore Drives 9. Select the version of the backup you wish to restore from based on the backup date (Figure 79).
10. If the hard drive you are restoring to isn’t formatted or properly partitioned, freeStor SBC will create the partitions and format it automatically (see the section “Preparation of Drive for System Restore” for detailed instructions). 11. Select the drives to restore to (Figure 80). Click “Next”. Figure 80: Select Destination Drives 12. On the next screen (Figure 81), click “Start” to start the restoration. The screen shows the progress of the restoration while it is running.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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 detailed log of the restore. Figure 82: Drive Restore Report 14. Finally, click “Finish” to complete recovery process. Note: If you select the wrong version (date) to restore, you can perform the restore again with the correct version.
2. Select the internal disk to format and partition in preparation for drive restoration (Figure 84). Figure 84: Internal Disk Selection 3. Select the source drive(s) in order to determine the size of the partitions (Figure 85).
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 4. On the next screen (Figure 86), click “Start” to begin the restoration. Figure 86: Format Disk Summary 5. On the next prompt (Figure 87), click “Yes” to continue.
6. The screen displays the status of the preparation (Figure 88) Figure 88: Format Disk Progress 7. Once the preparations are completed, click “OK” (Figure 89).
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 8. Finally, click “Finish” to start the recovery process (Figure 90). Figure 90: Format Disk Completed 4.9.3 System Restore using Recovery CD 1. Insert the freeStor SBC Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Change your BIOS settings to select Boot from CD-ROM as first option (consult your motherboard manual for detailed instructions). 3. Save BIOS setting and continue to boot from freeStor SBC Recovery CD. 4.
to restore from (Figure 91). Figure 91: File and Directory Restore Wizard 3. Select the files and/or directories that you want to restore, then click “Next” (Figure 92).
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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.
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 unstable. If you would like to proceed with the restore, click “Yes”. Otherwise, click “No” and change the files you would like to restore. It is advised not to restore individual system files in this manner as it may cause your computer to become unstable. Figure 95: System File Restore Warning 6.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 7. The screen displays the backup progress as the backup is running (Figure 97). Figure 97: File and Directory Restore 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 detailed log of the restore.
1. Click “Finish” to complete Individual File and Directory recovery (Figure 99).
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual Appendix A: Creating Partitions under Windows The following instructions show you how to create partitions on the freeStor Mini 210/310 manually using Windows XP. These partitions can be used for both backup and general file sharing. For other operating systems, consult the user manual for that operating system. 1. Right-click “My Computer” in the start menu and select “Manage” (Figure 100). Figure 100: My Computer Menu 2. Choose “Disk Management” (Figure 101).
4. Right-click on the section and select “New Partition” (Figure 102). Figure 102: New Partition 5.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 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).
8. Click “Finish”. (Figure 106). Figure 106: Partition Creation Completed 9. A new partition with free space in the bottom-right pane will not be displayed (Figure 107). Right-click on this area and select “New Logical Drive”.
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 10. When the New Partition Wizard opens again (Figure 108), click “Next”. Figure 108: New Partition Wizard for Logical Drive 11. Select “Logical drive” and click “Next” (Figure 109).
12. Select the size of this logical partition and click “Next” (Figure 110). Figure 110: Specify Logical Partition Size 13. Select a hard drive letter to assign the new partition and click “Next” (Figure 111).
freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual 14. You can choose to format the partition now by selecting the option on the next screen (Figure 112). Select the desired parameters for the new partition, and click “Next”. Figure 112: Format Partition 15. Click “Finish” (Figure 113).
16. The new partition will be shown in light blue in the bottom-right pane of the Computer Management screen (Figure 114).
