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Fantom Drives TFD1000U16 Quick Start Installation Manual

Manual is about: Fantom Drives TFD1000U16: User Guide

Summary of TFD1000U16

  • Page 1

    Quickstart installation guide windows & mac thank you for choosing fantom drives! Your fantom drives external hard disk 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 fa...

  • Page 2: Contents

    Contents introduction ............................................................ 3 parts & accessories list .......................................... 4 system requirements ............................................. 4 base installation ..................................................... 5 fir...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    18 3 introduction welcome, and thank you for purchasing the fantom drives titanium 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 imp...

  • Page 4: Parts &

    4 17 parts & accessories list the package should contain the following items: • fantom drives titanium hard disk • base foot • usb cable • firewire 400 cable (combo models) • ac adapter and power cord • quick start installation guide if you are missing any items listed above, please fill out the cus...

  • Page 5: Base Installation

    16 5 q: is the drive compatible with windows nt 4.0? A: no. 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, select storage, then select disk m...

  • 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 Titanium

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

  • 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: Connecting The Drive

    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 ...

  • Page 10: Formatting  Your Fantom

    10 11 formatting your fantom drives titanium hard disk the fantom drives external hard disks are 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 mor...