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Fantom Drives GD1000EU manual

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    Q u i c k S t a r t I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e W indows & Mac Thank you for choosing Fantom Drives! Y our Fantom Drives GreenDrive has been built to the highest standard of quality and workmanship and, when used according to the instructions in this guide, will provide years of trouble-free operation. W e at Fantom Drives take great prid[...]

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    for any loss or damage to these items. This limited warranty does not cover: (1) any consumables (such as batteries) supplied with this product; cosmetic damages; damage or loss to any software programs, data or removable storage media; or damage due to the Product such as but not limited to excessive heat or humidity , or modifications of this Pro[...]

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    16 Contents Introduction ............................................................ 2 Parts & Accessories List ......................................... 2 System Requirements ............................................. 3 Precautions ............................................................. 4 Fantom Drives GreenDrive at a Glance ........[...]

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    2 15 Introduction W elcome, and thank you for purchasing GreenDrive, the external High Capacity Hard drive from Fantom Drives. USB 2.0 compatibility with USB 1.1 USB 2.0 por ts are backward compatible with USB 1.1. However , if you connect the drive to a USB 1.1 por t, it will operate at USB 1.1 speeds. Parts & Accessories List The package shou[...]

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    14 3 Glossary Bit - The smallest unit of digital data. In binary code, a bit is represented logically as a either 1 or a 0. Buffer - RAM cache that temporarily stores data so it can be delivered to a device as it is needed. Bus - An electronic link for the transmission of data between digital devices, such as computers and computer peripherals. Byt[...]

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    4 13 Precautions Failure to follow the precautions described below may cause damage to your Fantom Drives External Hard drive and void the warranty . • DO NO T op en th e ca se . D o i n g s o wi ll v o i d t h e w a r r a n t y . • DO N O T us e a th ir d -p a rty AC ad ap te r or p o w e r co rd . Do in g so m a y da ma ge t h e dr iv e a n d[...]

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    12 5 Rename the offending file(s) and tr y the operation again. Q: I have a FA T32 disk, and when I tr y to copy a large file I get an er ror saying there is not enough r oom on the drive-- I have lots of free space! A: F A T32 on ly allo ws file s up to 4GB in si ze . T o co py la rg er fi le s, pl ea se ref orma t th e vo lume usi ng Mac OS Ext e[...]

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    6 11 purposes. T r oubleshooting/ Frequently Asked Questions (F AQs) FAQs for Mac Users: Q: Why is my drive asking me to format it? It was already formatted and it contains data. A1: Run a disk repair utility on the drive. A2: Perform permission repair on your system drive. Open the disk utility (located in /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility .app[...]

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    10 7 Perfor ming Basic T asks H o w to o p e n fi le s an d f o l de r s on t h e Ex te rna l H a rd dr iv e (M ac OS or W i nd o w s ) 1. Double-click on the drive icon. A window showing the files and folders stored on the drive will appear . 2. Double-click on the file or folder that you want to open. How to copy files and folders to your Externa[...]

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    Formatting the drive in W indows Hosts 1. Open the disk management console. A list of the attached drives and their respective volumes will appear . Select the GreenDrive Disk. The Disk Manag emen t Console can be found und er Windows Sys tem3 2di skmg mt.m sc on you r sys tem drive . For an ill us tr at ed gui de , plea se see http ://w ww .fan[...]