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Fantom Drives G-Force Megadisk Quick Start Installation Manual

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- TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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FCC Compliance Statements
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
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01-14-2013
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of this document to assure its accuracy, Fantom Drives and Fantom Drives assume no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from
the use of the information contained herein.
Fantom Drives reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users.
Fantom Drives, The Fantom Drives Logo, Fantom Drives and the Fantom Drives logo are registered trademarks of Fantom Drives Technology. FireWire,
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Copyright © 1999, 2013 Fantom Drives Technology. All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit-
ted in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Fantom Drives, 20525 Manhattan Place., Torrance CA 90501.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
By MicroNet
MAN-GFQ3 Rev 2
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 10.5
(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

    Copyright © 1999, 2013 Fantom Drives Technology. All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit- ted in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Fantom Drives, 20525 Manhattan Place., Torrance CA 90501.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Product in conjunction with accessories, products or ancillary or peripheral equipment, or where it Fantom Drives External Hard Drive at a Glance ..7 is determined by Fantom Drives that there is no fault with this Product itself. Precautions............. 8 This Limited Warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed from the Product.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    • An available FireWire 800 port for service. Fantom Drives is not responsible for any damage to, or loss of, any programs, data, or other information stored on any media or any part of any Product serviced hereunder. Be sure to remove all features,...
  • Page 4 USB port that only supports USB 1.1 or 2.0. This is fine, except your drive will operate at the nominal host connection speed instead of USB 3.0. If an issue cannot be resolved by using our FAQ, please contact Technical Support via the Fantom Drives support site at http://www.Fantomdrives.com/helpdesk...

  • Page 5: Precautions

    Fantom Drives External Hard 4. Select "Users" and check the Modify box Drive. Fantom Drives is not responsible for any data loss, nor 5. Click OK. will Fantom Drives perform any recovery on lost data or files.
  • Page 6 FireWire & USB 2.0 Q: I'm having trouble seeing my disk when connected via eSATA A: eSATA host connections require the SATA host bus to support Compared and have AHCI mode enabled and active. Additionally, the eSATA cable must be a proper shielded cable, 1M or less in length, with a blade depth (the recessed plug of the cable) of 1cm.
  • Page 7 I turn it off when not in use? Black Quad Hard Disk 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 at a Glance cannot alleviate this.

  • Page 8: Troubleshooting

    If your computer does not have USB 3.0 ports and/or documentation for more information eSATA ports, you may purchase an expansion card for your computer. Contact your authorized Fantom Drives reseller Q: My drive was working fine yesterday but now its gone! for further details.

  • Page 9: Formatting Your Drive

    You will receive the alert dialog box and click “OK”. message “Safely Remove..” followed by the drive description and 6. Click “Apply.” Your Fantom Drives G-Force Quad is ready to drive letter for the device. use!

  • Page 10: Optimizing Windows Caching Algorithm

    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 drives removal.

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