Seagate Manager

User Guide
For Use With Your FreeAgentTM Drive
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent Drive

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Contents

Getting Started.... 5
Using the Seagate Status Icon.. 5 Restoring the Seagate Status Icon.. 6 FreeAgent Drive Light... 7
Managing Your Drives.... 8
Using the My Drives Window... 8 Settings.... 9 Adjusting the Power Setting.. 9 Testing Your Drive.. 10 Updating Your Software.. 10 Adjust LED Control... 11 Drive Info.... 11
Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files.. 12
Backup Features... 12 Backup Plans for Your Drive.. 13 Creating a Backup Plan... 13 Using Simple Backup... 13 Creating a Custom Backup... 14 Drive Rotation... 15 Managing Backup Settings... 16 Editing Backup Settings.. 16 Deleting a Backup Plan... 17 Using Scheduled Backup.. 17 Backing Up Manually.. 18 Viewing the Backup Log... 18 Restoring Files... 19 Restoring an Historical Version.. 19 Restoring Most Recent Version.. 19
Synchronizing Folders... 21
Using Simple Sync... 22 Using Custom Sync... 22 Using Sync Encryption.. 24 Completing the Sync... 24 Editing Sync Settings... 25 Checking Sync Status... 25 Deleting Sync Settings.. 26 Using Automatic Sync... 26 Turning Off Automatic Sync.. 26 Using the Sync Preview Window.. 27 Using Automatic Overwrite.. 28

Managing Security.... 29

Creating an Encryption Folder.. 29 Managing an Encryption Folder.. 31 Changing Your Encryption Password.. 31 Deleting an Encryption Folder.. 32 Opening an Encryption folder.. 33 Decrypting Files and Folders.. 33 Deleting Files and Folders from an Encryption folder... 34 Seagate SecureTM Storage Devices. 35 Unlocking Your Drive... 36 Changing the Password for Your Drive.. 37 Using the Password Hint.. 37 Erasing Your Drive.. 40

Index.... 43

Getting Started
Using the Seagate Status Icon
The Seagate Manager software, included with your FreeAgentTM drive, adds a powerful set of tools to your drive:
Backup and restore features to enable you to protect your data. Sync, to synchronize one or more folders between two or more computers. Security features, including encryption of multiple files and folders in one location, as Settings to control power management, software updates, drive lights and more.
The features described in this guide (except where noted) are compatible with all Seagate FreeAgent and Maxtor OneTouch drives and the Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
well as backup and sync encryption. Not available in all regions or with all products.
After you install your drive, the Seagate Status icon appears in the taskbar notification area on your computer desktop. You can use this icon to check the status of your drive and to access the drive features. Step 1: To check the status of your drive, roll your mouse over the Seagate icon:
Figure 1: Seagate Taskbar Icon
The information popup confirms the drives status and identifies the drive letter. The color of the Seagate Status icon informs you of the drives status:
Blue Green Yellow Gray Red Drive connected Drive connected, backup passed and sync idle Backup or sync in progress No drive connected Backup or sync failed
Note: When a backup or sync has failed, the red icon continues to display until the next

Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the My Drives window. It can take a
few seconds for the Seagate Manager software to detect your device. If your device doesnt appear, make sure its properly connected and turned on. All Seagate and Maxtor external drives are detected.
The Settings button, located at the bottom of the My Drives window, allows you to access the following features for the selected drive:
Adjust Power Settting Test My Drive Adjust LED Control Check for Software Update
Adjusting the Power Setting
You can choose how long your drive should remain inactive before it goes into power-saving mode. Power-saving mode conserves energy by telling your drives internal storage disk to stop spinning when it is not in use. Though power-saving mode uses less electricity, it takes a little more time for your drive to become active again when you want to use it. If you use your drive a lot, you may want to choose a longer time interval, so that your work is not interrupted when opening files from or saving files to your drive. If you use your drive less frequently, you may want to choose a shorter time interval, so that your drive is not consuming more energy than it needs. To adjust the power setting: Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you want to adjust and click Settings. The Settings window opens. Step 2: Click Adjust Power Setting. The Adjust Power Setting window opens. Step 3: Select an interval from the drop-down menu or click Default to return to the original power setting time for the drive.
Step 4: Click Apply to save the power setting. The Adjust Power Setting window confirms that the power setting for your drive has been changed. Step 5: Click OK to return to the My Drives window.

Testing Your Drive

Test your drive to check the health of your drive. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without affecting the data on your drive. To test your drive: Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you want to test and click Settings. The Settings window opens. Step 2: Click Test My Drive. The Test My Drive window opens. Step 3: Click Test. A progress bar indicates the progress of the test. When the test is complete, the results are displayed. If the diagnostic encounters an error during testing, the serial number of the bad device is displayed with instructions to contact Seagate for service and support. Step 4: Click OK.

Updating Your Software

The Software Update feature automatically informs you when an update is available for your software. You can also manually check to see if an update is available or you can turn off the Software Update feature. To check for software updates: Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings. The Settings window opens. Step 2: Click Check for Software Update. The Software Update window opens. Check for updates automatically is selected by default. Step 3: To turn off Software Update, deselect Check for updates automatically. Step 4: To check for updates now, click Check Now. A Software Update window appears to inform you whether your software is up to date or not.

Drive Info

If new software is available, you can download it from this window. To find out more information about the new software, click More Info.

Adjust LED Control

The LED Control feature allows you to control the lights on your drive. Your drive lights flicker to indicate drive activity and status.
Note: This feature is only available for FreeAgent drives.
Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you want to adjust and click Settings. The Settings window opens. Step 2: Click Adjust LED Control. The Drive Lights window opens. Step 3: To turn the drive lights off, click Turn lights off and click Apply. To turn the drive lights back on, click Display status and activity lights and click Apply. The drive lights may automatically turn back on in the following situations:
If power is turned off and back on for the drive If the drive is disconnected and reconnected
The Drive Info feature provides the following information about your drive:

Volume

The name of your drive.

Capacity

The total capacity of your drive.

Free Space

The amount of space remaining on your drive.

File System

The Windows file system of your drive. To view the Drive Info for your drive: Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you want information about and click Drive Info. The Drive Information window opens. Step 2: To close the Drive Information window, click OK.
Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files

Backup Features

With Seagate Manager, you can back up valuable files to your FreeAgent drive. Each file you choose to back up from your computer is copied to your drive. If you ever lose one of the original files on your computer, you can easily restore it from the backup version. For increased data security, you can back up your files to an encrypted folder on your drive. Folder encryption uses AES 256-bit encryption to ensure your private files cant be accessed without your encryption password.

Figure 5: Backup

The Seagate Manager Backup features allow you to:
Schedule the backup of selected folders Edit backup settings Launch an immediate file backup Use the same backup plan for multiple drives Restore backed-up files
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Creating a Backup Plan

Back up your files to an encrypted folder
After the initial backup, Seagate Manager backs up changed files in designated folders according to a schedule you set, or when you click Back Up Now in the Backup window.
Note: The Seagate Manager backup feature does not back up locked files.
Backup Plans for Your Drive
You can create one Backup Plan for each drive connected to your computer. You can select either of two types of Backup Plans:
Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back up your XP My Documents folder or your
Vista Personal Folder daily at 10:00 p.m. OR
Custom Backup: You select the folders to be backed up and set a backup
destination and schedule. OR
Drive Rotation: You can use the same backup plan with two or more drives.
Seagate Manager provides several options for creating a backup plan:
Using Simple Backup Creating a Custom Backup Drive Rotation (for more than one drive)

Using Simple Backup

Use Simple Backup to back up your XP My Documents folder or your Vista Personal Folder daily at 10 p.m. To use Simple Backup: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. The My Drives page opens. Step 2: Select the drive to which you want to back up. Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens. Step 4: Click Simple Backup.
A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that youve selected Simple Backup and asks you to name this Backup Plan. Step 5: Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click OK. Scheduled backup is turned on. The Backup window now offers the options of editing your backup settings, restoring backed-up files and deleting backup plans. It also describes your Backup Plan.

Creating a Custom Backup

To select specific folders and a schedule for backup to your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. The My Drives page opens. Step 2: Select the drive to which you want to back up. Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens. Step 4: In the Backup window, click Custom Backup. The Backup Folder Selection window opens. Step 5: Name your Backup Plan, select the folders to be backed up, and click Next. The Backup File Types window opens. Step 6: Select the types of files you want to back up:
All File Types Photos, Music, Videos, Documents Custom
Select specific file types to include or exclude for backup: To back up only a few of the available file types: 1. Select Include these file types. 2. Select each file type you do want to back up and click Add to move it to the Include list. To back up most of the available file types, 1. Select Exclude these file types. 2. Select each file type you dont want to back up and click Add to move it to the Exclude list.

Once you create a backup plan, the Backup window displays:
The active backup plan Which file types will be backed up The time of the backup The Scheduled Backup (On/Off) setting

Editing Backup Settings

To edit the settings of a Backup Plan for your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. The My Drives page opens. Step 2: Select your drive. Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens. Step 4: In the Backup window, click Edit Backup Settings. The Backup Folder Selection window displays your current Backup Plan name and folder selection: Step 5: Edit the Backup Plan Name and/or the folder selection(s) and click Next. The Backup File Types window displays your current selections. Step 6: Edit the types of files to be backed up and click Next. The Backup Schedule window displays your current schedule.
Note: If you previously had encryption enabled, it remains enabled (displaying a checkmark).
You cannot edit the encryption settings for your backup. The only way to enable or disable encryption for a backup is to do it when you create the backup plan. Step 7: Edit the days and/or time you want to back up your folders. If this drive previously participated in Drive Rotation (sharing a backup plan with another drive), the Next button is displayed. If not, the Finish button is displayed. Step 8: Click Next or Finish. If you clicked Finish: The Backup window now displays the new details of your backup and Scheduled Backup is turned on. You have completed editing of your backup settings. If you clicked Next: The Backup Options window opens, showing a list of drives to which this plan backs up. Go to the next step. Step 9: Uncheck any drive in the list to remove that drive from this backup plan and click Finish.

Deleting a Backup Plan

You can delete the Backup Plan for any drive on which youve created one, even if the drive is not connected to your computer. To delete a Backup Plan for your drive: Step 1: Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens. Step 2: In the Backup window, click Delete Backup Plans. The Delete Backup Plans window opens. Listed is the Backup Plan for each drive. Step 3: Select the Backup Plan you want to delete by clicking its checkbox and click Delete. The selected backup plan is deleted. (Your backed up files are NOT deleted.)

Using Scheduled Backup

Use Scheduled Backup to back up changed files to your drive on the days and time you set. The Scheduled Backup On/Off switch enables or disables the backup plan schedule. By default, Scheduled Backup is turned on. If Scheduled Backup is missed:
because the computer is off, it automatically runs the next time the computer is

booted.

because the drive is not connected, it automatically runs the next time the drive is

connected.

Turning Off Scheduled Backup
To turn off Scheduled Backup:
In the Backup window, click the Scheduled Backup Off button.

Backing Up Manually

You can back up files manually whenever you like, whether Scheduled Backup is on or off or whether Seagate Manager is open or not. To launch a manual backup to your drive:
Click Back Up Now in the lower right corner of the Backup window.
Select Back Up Now from the Seagate Status icon menu:
The Seagate Status icon turns yellow and the backup takes place in the background. When the backup is complete, the icon turns green. To get the current information about your backup, move your mouse over the Seagate Status icon. A message appears with the information about your backup.

Viewing the Backup Log

The Backup Log is a text-based report of your backup history. To view the Backup Log for your drive: Click View Backup Log in the Backup window of Seagate Manager. OR Step 1: Click the Seagate Status icon in the Taskbar notification area to display the Seagate Status menu. Step 2: Click View Backup Log to open a text file showing the history of your system backups.
Note: The Backup Log is in English only.

Restoring Files

When you back up the files stored in selected folders, Seagate Manager can save up to ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of each revised file stored on your drive. You can restore a saved historical version of a backed-up file based on the date it was last modified, or you can restore the files most recent version.
Note: If you encrypted your backup, your files are restored only based on the date they were

backed up.

Restoring an Historical Version
To restore a specific historical version of a file that you backed up to your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. The My Drives page opens. Step 2: Select your drive. Step 3: Click Backup. The Backup window opens. Step 4: Click Restore Files. Step 5: The Restore a Backup window opens. Step 6: Click Restore an historical version of a backed up file to restore a previous version of a file. The Restore window opens. Step 7: Select a file and file version to be restored and click Restore. The selected file version is restored to the location noted in the Restore to folder section at the bottom of the window.

Note: If you delete your synchronized files in the Seagate Sync folder on your drive, you can
recover the last two versions of those files in the SyncRecycleBin01 and SyncRecycleBin02 folders, respectively.
The Automatic Sync feature continuously tracks file changes in synchronized folders and automatically synchronizes revised versions by overwriting older versions with newer versions. Your drive must be connected during Automatic Sync. By default, Automatic Sync is turned on.
Turning Off Automatic Sync
You can turn off Automatic Sync and control when files are synchronized rather than synchronizing files automatically. To turn off Automatic Sync: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your drive. Step 3: Click Sync in the Command panel. The Sync window opens. Step 4: In the Sync window, click the Automatic Sync Off button. Step 5: To sync manually when Automatic Sync is off,
Click Sync Now in the lower right corner of the Sync window.
Using the Sync Preview Window
Select Sync Now from the Seagate Status menu to Sync on ALL connected

drives:

Figure 7: Sync Now
The Sync Preview window opens. Listed are the files scheduled to be overwritten. If you do NOT want to overwrite an older file version with a newly-synchronized version,
Uncheck the file in the On column.
Use the Sync Preview window to manage your synchronized files.
Add or delete files Decide whether to overwrite existing file versions Resolve conflicts over which version of a synchronized file to save
If the same file is edited on different computers at the same time, a conflict occurs over which version of the file to save. When the drive containing a changed version of a file is connected to a computer containing another changed version of the same file, the Sync Preview window opens. To use the Sync Preview window, Step 6: Use the On checkbox to tell Seagate Manager which file versions to overwrite, add, or delete. Step 7: Click Sync Now to complete the sync. A Sync Progress window informs you of the progress of the sync. Step 8: When the sync is complete, click OK to close the window.
Using Automatic Overwrite
When Automatic Overwrite is on, older file versions are always replaced with newer versions. When Automatic Overwrite is off, the Seagate Manager displays the Sync Preview window to allow you to decide whether to overwrite an older file version with a new version.

Managing Security

Creating an Encryption Folder
The Encryption feature provides encryption of multiple files and folders in one location, the Encryption folder. After you create and set a password for the Encryption folder, you can drag and drop files and folders into it to secure them. When the files are encrypted, they are copied. No files are moved on your computer. The original, unencrypted version of a file or folder remains on your computer along with the newly encrypted version, which is stored on your FreeAgent drive. For total security, you should delete the unencrypted version from your computer. If you do not delete the unencrypted original version of a file, and you later decrypt the encrypted version back into the same location, you will be notified that it will overwrite the original unencrypted version.
Note: Encryption is not available in all regions or with all products.

Figure 8: Security

Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your drive. Step 3: Click Security in the Command panel to open the Security window.
The Security window opens. Step 4: Click Encryption in the Security window. The Encryption Password window opens. Step 5: Enter and re-enter a password that will you will use to open your Encryption folder. Your password must contain at least six characters, with a minimum of one letter and one number. Be sure to use a password youll remember; youll need it each time you want to access the files and folders stored in the Encryption folder. Your Encryption password is attached to the Encryption folder and not to the files and folders stored within it. In addition, you should close your encryption folder before deleting it or changing its password. Step 6: Click Create Folder. Your Encryption folder opens.
Figure 9: Encryption folder
Step 7: Drag files and folders into your Encryption folder as you would into any folder.
Managing an Encryption Folder
Figure 10: Encryption folder Populated
Step 8: Delete the original, unencrypted versions of the files and folders from your computer. Step 9: When you are finished encrypting files, close the Encryption folder.
Note: Your encrypted files and folders will not be completely secure unless you delete the

Note: After you open your Encryption folder on the first computer and user account with which
you use Seagate Manager, it will be saved on that computer so that will never need to enter it again. When opening your Encryption folder from another computer or user account, however, you will need to enter your password.
Decrypting Files and Folders
To decrypt files or folders and move them out of your Encryption folder, Step 1: Select the items to be decrypted in the Encryption folder and click Decrypt in the toolbar.
Figure 11: Encryption folder - Decrypt Folder
A Select Destination Directory window opens.
Figure 12: Select Destination Directory
Step 2: Select a destination and click Decrypt. Decrypted copies of the items are placed in the selected location. The encrypted versions remain in the Encryption folder. To remove them from the Encryption folder, use the Delete option in the Encryption folder toolbar.
Note: Files can also be dragged and dropped at the desired location on your computer. Folders
cannot be dragged and dropped; you must use the Decrypt operation to remove folders from an Encryption folder.
Deleting Files and Folders from an Encryption folder
To delete files and folders from your Encryption folder, Step 1: Select the items to be deleted in the Encryption folder and click Delete in the toolbar.
Figure 13: Encryption folder - Delete File
A Delete warning window opens, asking you to confirm your intention to delete the files. Step 2: Click Yes. The selected items are deleted from the Encryption folder.
Note: Files can also be dragged and dropped into the Recycle Bin. Folders cannot be dragged
and dropped; you must use the Delete operation to delete them from an Encryption folder.
Seagate SecureTM Storage Devices
If you have a Seagate Secure drive selected within your Manager software, there is a different set of security features available to help you manage your drive. Seagate Secure drives use full disk encryption so your entire drive and all the data stored on it are protected from unauthorized access.
Figure 14: Seagate Secure logo
You can perform these functions using Seagate Manager:
Unlock your drive Change your drive password
Set, change, or delete a password hint Erase your drive

Unlocking Your Drive

Your Seagate Secure drive locks automatically each time you disconnect it from a computer. You can unlock it in either the Seagate Manager application or the Seagate Secure application when your drive is connected to a computer on which the Seagate Manager software is not installed. Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. The Security window opens. The window displays Locked instead of a drive letter. Step 4: Click Unlock Drive. The Unlock window opens. Step 5: Enter your password and click Unlock. The window refreshes to display the drive letter. The Unlock Drive option is now grayed out.

Tips for Unlocking Your Seagate Secure Drive
Make sure the caps lock key is off when you are typing your password (unless your password is in all capital letters). If you have more than one Seagate Secure drive connected at the same time, make sure you have selected the drive that you are trying to unlock (the large light on the drive will blink when it is selected). If you do not successfully enter your password after three attempts, you will need to disconnect and reconnect your Seagate Secure drive to try again. If you password contains the letter O or the number 0, make sure you are typing the correct one.
Unlocked Your Seagate Secure Drive But Cant Find It?
If you use the KeyErase feature on your Seagate Secure drive, you must initialize, partition and format it before you can use it. After you have created your new password and unlocked your drive, you can use the Windows Disk Management utility to complete these necessary steps. After completing these steps, your Seagate Secure drive appears in the list of drives in the My Computer window of Windows XP or the Computer window of Windows Vista. For more information, see Using Administrative Tools to Format an Erased Seagate Secure Drive on page41.
Cant Remember Your Seagate Secure Password?
There is no way to recover your password if you lose it.
You can ask for your password hint to help you remember your password, as long as you originally created a password hint. If you still can't remember your password, the only way to regain access to your Seagate Secure drive is to KeyErase it. This will erase ALL of your files and allow you to reset your password. Once you KeyErase your Seagate Secure drive, there is no way to recover your files (even by using a data recovery service). Only do this as a last resort!
Changing the Password for Your Drive
Your password must initially be set in the Seagate Secure application. Once youve set a password, you can change it in either the Seagate Manager application or the SeagateSecure Manager application when your drive is connected to a computer on which the Seagate Manager software is not installed.

To change your password in the Seagate Manager application:
Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Seagate Manager window. The Security window opens. Step 4: Click Change Password. The Change Password window opens. Step 5: Enter your current password, then enter and re-enter a new password. Step 6: Click Set. A message confirms that a new password has been set successfully. Step 7: Click Done to return to the Security window or click Set Password Hint to set a hint that will provide a reminder to your password.

Using the Password Hint

With a Seagate Secure drive, you can set a hint to help you remember your password. You can also protect that password hint with a security question you must answer in order to retrieve the password hint. You can delete or change your password hint any time.
Note: To set, change, or delete a password hint, you must enter the 25-character identification
code printed on your Seagate Secure drive label.
Opening the Set Password Hint Window
The Set Password Hint window can be opened from any of three windows:

The Unlock Drive window:

(a) Click Hint in the Unlock Drive window. If no password hint has been set, the Password Hint Not Set window opens. (b) Click Set Password Hint.
The Change Password window:
(a) Set a new password in the Change Password window. (b) Click Set Password Hint in the Password Set window.
The Other Features window:
Click Set, Change, or Delete Password Hint in the Other Features window.

Setting a Password Hint

To set a password hint:
Step 1: Open the Set Password Hint window. The Set Password Hint window appears. Step 2: Select a security question from the dropdown list or create a question of your own. Step 3: Enter the answer to the security question. Step 4: Enter a hint to help you recall your password if you forget it. Step 5: Click Set. A message confirms that your password hint has been set successfully. Step 6: Click OK to return to the Security window.

Changing a Password Hint

To change a password hint: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. The Security window opens Step 4: Click Set or Delete Password Hint. A message informs you that a password hint has already been set and asks if you want to delete it or overwrite it with a new password hint. Step 5: Click Overwrite. The Set Password Hint window opens. Step 6: Select a security question from the dropdown list or create a question of your own. Step 7: Enter the answer to the security question.

Step 8: Enter a hint to help you recall your password if you forget it. Step 9: Enter the 25-character identification code printed on the drive label. Step 10: Click Set. A message confirms that your password hint has been set successfully.

Deleting a Password Hint

To delete a password hint: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. The Security window opens. Step 4: Click Set or Delete Password Hint. A message informs you that a password hint has already been set and asks if you want to delete it or overwrite it with a new password hint. Step 5: Click Delete. The Delete Password Hint window opens. Step 6: Enter the 25-character identification code printed on the drive label. Step 7: Click Delete Password Hint. A message confirms that your password hint has been deleted. Step 8: Click OK to return to the Security window. You can set a new password hint by following the original steps at any time.
Retrieving a Password Hint
To retrieve a password hint: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. The Security window for the locked drive opens. Step 4: Click Unlock Drive. The Unlock window opens. Step 5: Click Hint. The Retrieve Password Hint window opens. Step 6: Enter the answer to the security question you selected when you set the password hint and click Show Hint. The Password Hint window displays the password hint.
Step 7: Click Done to return to the Unlock window and enter your password. If you still cannot remember your password after retrieving your password hint, you must erase your Seagate Secure drive in order to continue to use the drive. You can erase your drive only in the Seagate Manager application on your desktop. This extra level of security is provided so that if your drive were to fall into the wrong hands, your valuable data could not be stolen.
Note: For information on erasing your Seagate Secure drive, see Erasing Your Drive on

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System Requirements

Mac OS X 10.4.9 and later 256 MB RAM or more 1 Available USB 2.0 or FireWire 800 or 400 port 1.48 in Horiz x 7.28 in Vert x 5.98 in Depth (37.50 mm x 185.00 mm x 152.00 mm) USB 2.0: up to 480 Mb/s FireWire 400: up to 400 Mb/s FireWire 800: up to 800 Mb/s Box dimensions: .00 in Horiz x 7.0 in Vert x 6.00 in Depth (228.60 mm x 177.8 mm x 152.4 mm) 9 Box weight: 3.88 lbs (1.76 kg) Master carton dimensions: 8.68 in Horiz x 7.06 in Vert 9.37 in Depth (474.5 mm x 179.30 mm 238.10 mm) 1 Master carton weight: 12.43 lbs (5.64 kg) Master carton quantity: 3 Master cartons per pallet: 50 Pallet dimensions: 8.00 in Horiz x 43.44 in Vert x 40.00 in Depth (1219.2 mm x 1103.4 mm x 1016.0 mm) 4 Pallet weight: 675.35 lbs (306.30 kg) Pallet layers: 5 FreeAgent Desk drive for Mac FireWire 800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable USB cable Power supply Quickstart guide
Model Number ST305005FJA105-RK ST310005FJA105-RK ST315005FJA105-RK ST320005FJA105-RK UPC Multi-Pack UPC 10763649012335 10763649016616
Product Dimensions Performance Specs
Weight: 2.20 lbs (1.0 kg)

Retail Packaging Specs

Inside the Box
Capacity 500 GB 1 TB 1.5 TB 2 TB
Color Silver Silver Silver Silver
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