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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    8-1-2007 mdchdm rev c 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 omissi...

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

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

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    4 17 parts & accessories list the package should contain the following items: • fantom drives gforce megadisk hard disk • usb cable • firewire 800 cable • firewire 400 cable • ac adapter and power cord • quick start installation guide if you are missing any items listed above, please fill out the cu...

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    16 5 system requirements system requirements for mac • power macintosh • mac os x 10.2 or newer • available firewire 800 or firewire 400 port • 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 • available firewir...

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    6 15 data transfer rate of 800 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...

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    14 7 fantom drives gforce megadisk hard disk at a glance power indicator light (blue) ac adapter port power switch usb 2.0 port firewire 400 port firewire 800 ports troubleshooting/ frequently asked questions (faqs) faqs for mac users: q: why is my drive asking me to format it? It was already format...

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    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...

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    12 9 how to safely dismount and turn off the drive with the computer running mac users drag the icon for the external hard drive to the trash. The drive will dismount and you can then safely turn if off. You may then unplug the power cord and data cable if you want to disconnect the drive. Pc users ...

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    10 11 formatting your gforce megadisk hard disk the fantom drives megadisk external hard disk 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 ...