Seagate FreeAgent Desk 2TB Mode D'Emploi

Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive

Managing Security

Managing an Encryption Folder

To configure the drive:

Step 1:

Enter the 25-character identification code printed on the drive label.

Step 2:

Enter and confirm a new drive password.

The password must contain between 6 and 32 characters.

Step 3:

Click Set.

A message confirms that a password has been set successfully and offers the
option of setting a password hint.

Step 4:

Click Done to close the Password Set window or Set Password Hint to create a

password hint.

Note:

For information on setting a password hint, see “Setting a Password Hint” on page 38.

The Unlock window opens.

Step 5:

Enter your password, and click Unlock.

Step 6:

The Unlock window closes. After a short wait, the Format Seagate Drive window

opens.

Note:

It can take up to a full minute for the Format Seagate Drive window to open.

Step 7:

Click Format to reformat your drive for use.

A Format confirmation window opens. Since you’ve just erased everything on your
Seagate Secure drive, you don’t have to worry about erasing data.

Step 8:

Click Format.

You’re informed of the progress of the format.

A message confirms a successful format.

If the formatting fails, a message informs you that a partition could not be created.

Step 9:

Close the Partition creation failed window.

You must use Administrative Tools to create a partition so you can continue to use
the Seagate Secure drive.

Using Administrative Tools to Format an Erased
Seagate Secure Drive

If your Seagate Secure drive cannot be formatted automatically using the Format Seagate
Drive window, you must use the Administrative Tools of the Windows operating system to
manually create a partition so you can continue to use the drive.

To use Administrative Tools to manually create a partition:

Step 1:

Go to Start > Run to open the Run window.

Step 2:

Type diskmgmt.msc and click OK.

The Disk Management window opens.