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Fantom Drives GF1000T manual

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    8-13-2008 MD1D3HDM Rev A The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy , Fantom Driv es and Fantom Drives assume no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the [...]

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    Contents Introduction ............................................................ 3 Parts & Accessories List .......................................... 4 System Requirements ............................................. 5 FireW ire and USB 2.0 Compared .............................. 6 Fantom Drives External Hard Drive at a Glance .......... 7 [...]

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    18 3 Introduction W elcome, and thank you for purchasing GForce Megadisk Quad Interface Hard Disk from Fantom Drives. In photos and illustrations in this guide, The following aler t symbols are used in this guide: This signifies impor tant information for ALL users. This signifies impor tant information for USB 2.0 users. This signifies impor tant [...]

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    4 17 Parts & Accessories List The package should contain the following items: • Fantom Drives GForce Megadisk Hard Disk • USB cable • FireWire cable • AC Adapter • Quick Star t Installation Guide If you are missing any items listed above, please fill out the customer suppor t form at: http://www .Fantomdrives.com/suppor t/missingpar t[...]

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    16 5 System Requir ements System Requir ements for Mac • Power Macintosh • Mac OS X 10.2 or newer • A vailable FireWire Por t or • A vailable eSA T A por t or • A vailable USB 1.1 or 2.0 por t System Requir ement for PC • Pentium-based PC with 233 MHz or faster CPU • Windows 2000, XP , 2003, or Vista • A vailable FireWire Por t or ?[...]

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    6 15 Data transfer rate of 400 Mbps FireWire is suitable for applications where delayed or out-of-order data frames are unacceptable, such as digital video editing. Supports up to 63 devices FireWire devices can be linked in a daisy- chain configuration. With the use of FireWire hubs, up to 63 devices can be linked on a single FireWire bus. Peer -t[...]

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    14 7 Fantom Drives GForce Megadisk Har d Disk at a Glance AC adapter port Power Switch USB 2.0 port FireW ire por ts T roubleshooting/ 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 rep[...]

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    Precautions Failure to follow the precautions described below may cause damage to your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive and void the warranty . • DO NOT open the case. Doing so will void the warranty . • DO NOT use a third-par ty AC adapter or power cord. Doing so may damage the Drive and void the warranty . • DO NOT bump, jar or drop the Dr[...]

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    12 9 How to Safely Dismount and T ur n Of f the External Hard drive What do 'mounting' and 'dismounting' mean? When a device such as a hard drive is mounted, that means the computer ‘sees’ the device and is able to communicate with it. When you dismount a device, the computer no longer sees it. The device may still be runnin[...]

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    10 11 Formatting Y our GForce MegaDisk The GForce MegaDisk comes preformatted at the factor y with the F A T32 file system, which will mount on most modern operating systems. FA T32 has some limitations, and we recommend you reformat the volume to a file system format more compatible with your par ticular computer and operating system environment. [...]