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Table of Contents
- 1 Installation Guide
- 2 Table of Contents
- 3 Introduction
- 4 Parts & Accessories List
- 5 System Requirements
- 6 Precautions
- 7 Mac Users
- 8 Fantom Drives Greendrive at a Glance
- 9 Connecting the Drive to Your Computer
- 10 Optimizing Windows Caching Algorithm
- 11 Formatting Your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive
- 12 Formatting the Drive in Mac os X
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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
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10-29-2012
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QuickStart
Installation Guide
Windows & Mac
Thank you for choosing Fantom Drives! Your 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. 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 ® XP , Vista,
Seven, and Windows Server® 2003/2008.
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Page 1: Installation Guide
Your Fantom Drives' disk drive is compatible with all USB-capable Apple 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
Parts & Accessories List ......... 2 you should see a list of available storage devices. Look for the disk that has a capacity closest to your Fantom Drives unit, System Requirements ..........3 and right-click on the corrolating right-hand box. In the pop-up menu that appears select "Delete Partition."... -
Page 3: Introduction
FAQs for PC Users: Q: My computer does not recognize the drive. Welcome, and thank you for purchasing GreenDrive, the external A: Make sure all of your connections are secure. If you have an environmentally friendly hard disk drive from Fantom Drives. -
Page 4: System Requirements
System Requirements Q: Can I leave my GreenDrive on all the time, or should I turn it off when not in use? A: The GreenDrive is meant to be left on, but does not add any limitations on being turned off. Drive reliability is affected by System Requirements for Mac repeated power cycles, and the GreenDrive cannot alleviate this. -
Page 5: Precautions
Troubleshooting/ Precautions Frequently Asked Failure to follow the precautions described below may cause damage to your Fantom Drives External Hard drive and void the Questions (FAQs) warranty. • DO NOT open the case. Doing so will void the warranty. General Questions •... -
Page 6: Fantom Drives Greendrive At A Glance
Fantom Drives How to Safely GreenDrive Hard Disk Dismount and Turn Off at a Glance Your GreenDrive What do 'mounting' and 'dismounting' mean? When a device Disk Activity/Power such as a hard drive is mounted, that means the computer Indicator Light ‘sees’... -
Page 7: Connecting The Drive To Your Computer
4. Flip the power switch located on the back of the GreenDrive to the "ON" position (labelled "-".) Once the drive is powered up, your computer should recognize it and the drive will be ready to format. -
Page 8: Formatting Your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive
NTFS. The default formatting dialog box and click “OK”. option is full format. A full format 6. Click “Apply.” Your Fantom Drives GreenDrive is ready to use! will fully verify the disk media. A Quick format is quick, but will do less verifying of the drive than a full format.