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HARDWARE GUIDE
MACINTOSH & WINDOWS
INSTALLING YOUR MICRONET
PLATI N UM HARD DI S K DRI V E
Thank you for choosing MicroNet! Your MicroNet data storage product 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
MicroNet take great pride in bringing personal satisfaction to each of our customers.
If you have any questions about your new FireWire Disk Drive, or about any other
MicroNet products, please feel free to contact us!
Your drive is compatible with all FireWire capable Apple Macintosh computers
running MacOS 9.1 (or greater), MacOS 10.1.5 (or greater) and PC-Compatible
computers running Windows 98-Second Edition, Millenium Edition, Windows
2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003.
Revised 5-2004
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- Page 1 If you have any questions about your new FireWire Disk Drive, or about any other MicroNet products, please feel free to contact us! Your drive is compatible with all FireWire capable Apple Macintosh computers running MacOS 9.1 (or greater), MacOS 10.1.5 (or greater) and PC-Compatible computers running Windows 98-Second Edition, Millenium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003.
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Page 2: Getting To Know Your Fantom Drive
Getting to know your Fantom Drive Minimum System requirements Microsoft Windows systems: Intel Pentium II-450MHz or compatible, running Windows 98SE or greater, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003. MacOS systems: PCI PowerMac or newer, running MacOS 9.1 and newer, or MacOS 10.1.5 and newer. Note: Mac OS 9.x andWindows based clients do not have native FireWire 800 drivers, and may not operate at the full 800 mbit performance. -
Page 3: Hardware Installation
Power Supply... 110-240 Volts Auto Switching About FireWire (IEEE-1394) FireWire was invented by Apple Computer in the early 1990s and was adopted by the IEEE as a standard (IEEE 1394) in 1995 as a cross-platform high-speed serial technology that can move large amounts of data between computers and peripheral devices. It features simplified cabling, hot swapping, and transfer speeds of up to 400 megabits per second. -
Page 4: Installation- Software
4.Follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the installation. Please make sure that you have no other Firewire or USB disk extensions enabled (depending on your model) besides Apple’s Firewire/USB Enabler and Apple’s Firewire/ USB Support extensions. Apple’s FireWire/ USB authoring support extensions are not hard disk related extensions and can be left enabled. - Page 5 Installation-Software Windows Systems Installation on a Windows system requires either Windows 98-Second Edition, Windows Millenium, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003. FireWire is not supported on Windows 95, earlier versions of Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 and earlier. Windows 98/ME (for Windows ME installation, please skip to step 4) 1.
- Page 6 Installation-Software Windows Systems Disk Format Considerations The two prevalent file system formats for PCs are FAT32 and NTFS. Performance is very similar between the two systems. NTFS is a newer file system that is compatible only with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Win- dows XP.
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Page 7: Daily Use Tips
Daily Use Tips • Read this User’s Guide carefully. Follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. • Additional application software may have been included with your drive. Please review the documentation included with this software for information on the operation and support of this software. The documentation can usually be found in an electronic format on the installation CD. - Page 8 MicroNet and the MicroNet logo are registered trademarks of MicroNet. FireWire, the FireWire logo, Macintosh, and the MacOS Logo are trade- marks of Apple Computer Inc. Microsoft Windows and the Windows Logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Toast is a registered Trademark of Roxio, Inc.