Fantom Drives G-Force Megadisk Quick Start Installation Manual
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QuickStart
Installation Guide
Thank you for choosing Fantom Drives! Your Fantom Drives
G-Force Megadisk 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. We at
Fantom Drives take great pride in bringing personal satisfaction to
each of our customers.
Your Fantom Drives' disk drive is compatible with all USB-capable
Apple Macintosh computers running Apple® Mac® OS 10.4
(or greater) and PC-Compatible computers running Microsoft®
Windows ® Vista, Seven, 8, and Windows Server® 2003/2008.
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Page 1: Installation Guide
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 Drives assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Storage -> Disk Management. In the Disk Management window, System Requirements ..........2 you should see a list of available storage devices. Look for the disk that has a capacity closest to your Fantom Drives unit, Precautions............. 3 and right-click on the corrolating right-hand box. In the pop-up menu that appears select "Delete Partition."... -
Page 3: Parts & Accessories List
The package should contain the following items: A: FAT32 only allows files up to 4GB in size. To copy larger files, please reformat the volume using MacOS Extended Format. • Fantom Drives G-Force Megadisk Black • Drive Stand FAQs for PC Users: •... -
Page 4: Precautions
Failure to follow the precautions described below may cause a blade depth (the recessed plug of the cable) of 1cm. damage to your Fantom Drives External Hard drive and void the warranty. Some host bus adapters have built-in RAID functionality and must be configured before the disks will appear to the host computer. -
Page 5: Fantom Drives Greendrive At A Glance
I turn it off when not in use? Hard Disk at a Glance A: The G-Force Megadisk Black is meant to be left on, but does not add any limitations on being turned off. Drive reliability is affected by repeated power cycles, and the G-Force Megadisk Black cannot alleviate this. -
Page 6: Troubleshooting
Contact your working, you may be able to repair or recover the data with your authorized Fantom Drives reseller for further details. computer’s disk repair utility or a third party utility. 3. Flip the power switch located on the back of the G-Force to If your disk repair utility cannot repair or see the disk, the the "ON"... -
Page 7: Formatting Your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive
5. Click the “Options” button. Select “Apple Partition Map” in the dialog box and click “OK”. PC Users 6. Click “Apply.” Your Fantom Drives G-Force Megadisk Black is Left-click on the hot plug icon ( ) in your system tray, located ready to use! on the bottom right of your screen. -
Page 8: Formatting The Drive In Windows
Formatting the drive in Optimizing Windows Caching Algorithm Windows Hosts By default, Windows XP optimizes caching for performance on external drives. Windows Vista and 7 optimize caching for quick 1. Open the disk management console. A list of the attached removal.