Fantom Drives G-Force Megadisk Quick Start Installation Manual

Manual is about: Fantom Drives MDU1000: Quick Start

Summary of G-Force Megadisk

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    8-13-2008 md1d3hdm rev a 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 and fantom drives assume no liability resulting from errors or omi...

  • Page 2: Contents

    Contents introduction ............................................................ 3 parts & accessories list .......................................... 4 system requirements ............................................. 5 firewire and usb 2.0 compared.............................. 6 fantom drives e...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    18 3 introduction welcome, and thank you for purchasing gforce megadisk quad interface hard disk from fantom drives. In photos and illustrations in this guide, the following alert symbols are used in this guide: this signifies important information for all users. This signifies important information...

  • Page 4: Parts &

    4 17 parts & accessories list the package should contain the following items: • fantom drives gforce megadisk hard disk • usb cable • firewire cable • ac adapter • quick start installation guide if you are missing any items listed above, please fill out the customer support form at: http://www.Fanto...

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    16 5 system requirements system requirements for mac • power macintosh • mac os x 10.2 or newer • available firewire port or • available esata port or • available usb 1.1 or 2.0 port system requirement for pc • pentium-based pc with 233 mhz or faster cpu • windows 2000, xp, 2003, or vista • availabl...

  • Page 6: Firewire & Usb 2.0

    6 15 data transfer rate of 400 mbps firewire is suitable for applications where delayed or out-of-order data frames are unacceptable, such as digital video editing. Supports up to 63 devices firewire devices can be linked in a daisy- chain configuration. With the use of firewire hubs, up to 63 devic...

  • Page 7: Fantom Drives Gforce

    14 7 fantom drives gforce megadisk hard disk at a glance ac adapter port power switch usb 2.0 port firewire ports troubleshooting/ frequently asked questions (faqs) faqs for mac users: q: why is my drive asking me to format it? It was already formatted and it contains data. A1: run a disk repair uti...

  • Page 8: Precautions

    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 the war...

  • Page 9: How To Safely Dismount

    12 9 how to safely dismount and turn off the external hard drive what do 'mounting' and 'dismounting' mean? 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 dev...

  • Page 10: Formatting

    10 11 formatting your gforce megadisk the gforce megadisk comes preformatted at the factory with the fat32 file system, which will mount on most modern operating systems. Fat32 has some limitations, and we recommend you reformat the volume to a file system format more compatible with your particular...