Freedom9 USB user manual - page 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................1
1.1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 1
1.2 SAFETY INFORMATION...........................................................................................1
1.3 FEATURES ...........................................................................................................1
1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................1
1.5 GETTING STARTE D ...............................................................................................2
2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 3
2.1 INSTALLING A HARD DRIVE FOR FREESTOR MINI 210............................................... 3
2.2 INSTALLING A HARD DRIVE FOR FREESTOR MINI 310............................................... 4
2.3 DISCONNECTING THE FREESTOR MINI 210/310 ...................................................... 6
3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 7
3.1 INSTALLING FREESTOR SBC ................................................................................. 7
3.2 PERFORMING AN INITIAL BACKUP ......................................................................... 11
3.3 REINSTALLING FREESTOR SBC........................................................................... 18
3.4 UPGRADING FROM STAND ARD EDITION TO PROFESSIONAL EDITION ........................ 19
4 USING FREESTOR SBC....................................................................................... 20
4.1 MAIN WINDOW ...................................................................................................20
4.2 RESCAN DISK(S)................................................................................................ 21
4.3 PERFORMING A BACKUP...................................................................................... 21
4.3.1 FULL BACKUP......................................................................................................................22
4.3.2 INCREMENTAL BACKUP........................................................................................................ 29
4.3.3 SYNTHETIC BACKUP ............................................................................................................32
4.4 SCHEDULED BACKUPS........................................................................................ 35
4.5 CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................38
4.6 ONE TOUCH BACKUP BUTTON............................................................................. 39
4.7 BACKUP LOG .....................................................................................................41
4.8 BACKUP HISTORY............................................................................................... 42
4.9 RESTORING FROM A BACKUP...............................................................................42
4.9.1 SYSTEM RESTORE USING USB BOOT................................................................................... 43
4.9.2 PREPARATION OF DRIVE FOR SYSTEM RESTORE................................................................... 47
4.9.3 SYSTEM RESTORE USING RECOVERY CD............................................................................. 51
4.9.4 RESTORING INDIVIDUAL FILES AND DIRECTORIES ..................................................................51
APPENDIX A: CREATING PARTITIONS UNDER WINDOWS..................................57