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freeStor Mini 210/310 User’s Manual
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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.
In addition to being able to perform a system backup, the freeStor Mini 210/310 can also be
booted as a USB drive. Thus, if your hard drive fails, instead of needing to reinstall the
operating system and applications before restoring the data from the hard drive, you can run the
computer from the USB drive until it is convenient to perform a restoration, and then restore all
of your hard drive contents in a few simple steps. If a full volume restoration is not required,
individual files and folders can also be recovered when needed.
The freeStor Mini series supports standard IDE disk drives including 3.5” drives (DS-310UB) for
greater storage capacity and 2.5” drives (DS-210UB) for easier portability and convenience.
1.2 Safety Information
In order to reduce the risk of damage to the product or loss of data, always operate the product
according to the manual’s instructions and follow all warnings and operating procedures
carefully.
1.3 Features
• Backs up entire systems including OS, applications, and data.
• Supports booting from the device as an external USB drive.
• Includes an OTB (One-Touch-Backup) button.
• Supports multiple scheduled backups.
• Supports backing up multiple volumes.
• Provides complete logs for backup, recovery and comparison actions.
• Supports both full and incremental backup functionality (requires freeStor SBC Professional
Edition).
1.4 System Requirements
Before installing the freeStor SBC (System Backup Client) software, make sure you meet the
following requirements.
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200MHz Intel Pentium Processor or equivalent
• 64MB RAM
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
• USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port - If you are using a freeStor Mini 210, you may need 2 USB ports
• BIOS that supports booting up from a USB device is required for remote boot function.