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Fantom Drives Black Diamond Quick Start Installation Manual

Summary of Black Diamond

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    Quickstart installation guide windows & mac thank you for choosing fantom drives! Your fantom drives black diamond external disk drive 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 oper...

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    Options, alterations, and attachments not under warranty prior to returning the product to fantom drives. Fantom drives is not liable for any loss or damage to these items. This limited warranty does not cover: (1) any consumables (such as batteries) supplied with this product; cosmetic damages; dam...

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    16 one year limited warranty fantom drives warrants this product (the “product”) against defects in material or workmanship as follows: 1. Labor: for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase from fantom drives or its authorized reseller, fantom drives will repair defective product...

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    2 15 introduction welcome, and thank you for purchasing black diamond, the external hard disk drive from fantom drives. Parts & accessories list the package should contain the following items: • fantom drives black diamond • usb 2.0 cable • ac adapter • quick start installation guide if you are miss...

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    14 3 q: i do not see my drive listed in the my computer window, but it does appear in the device manager list. A: right-click on my computer. Select manage in the pop-up menu. In the computer management window and navigate to storage -> disk management. In the disk management window, you should see ...

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    4 13 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-party ac adapter or power cord. Doing so may damage the drive and void th...

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    12 5 q: can i leave my black diamond on all the time, or should i turn it off when not in use? A: the black diamond 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 black diamond cannot alleviate this. In ad...

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    6 11 troubleshooting/ frequently asked questions (faqs) general questions q: i bought a 500gb drive, but my computer is showing 465gb. Where is the missing capacity? A: hard drive manufacturers market drives in terms of decimal (base 10) capacity. In decimal notation, one megabyte (mb) is equal to 1...

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    10 7 how to safely dismount and turn off your disk drive 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 running but the computer cannot ac...

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    Formatting the drive in windows hosts 1. Open the disk management console. A list of the attached drives and their respective volumes will appear. Select the black diamond disk. The disk management console can be accessed by right- clicking on the "my computer" icon ( ) and selecting "manage" from t...