Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GFB1000EU Micronet
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QuickStar t Installation Guide W indows & Mac Thank you for choosing Fantom Drives! Y our Fantom Drives GForce MegaDisk 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.
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 t.
16 Contents Introduction ............................................................ 2 Parts & Accessories List ......................................... 2 System Requirements ............................................. 3 Precautions ..........
2 15 Introduction W elcome, and thank you for purchasing GForce MegaDisk, the external High Capacity Hard drive from Fantom Drives. USB 2.0 compatibility with USB 1.1 USB 2.0 por ts are backward compatible with USB 1.1. However , if you connect the drive to a USB 1.
14 3 Glossary Bit - The smallest unit of digital data. In binar y code, a bit is represented logically as a either 1 or a 0. Buffer - RAM cache that temporarily stores data so it can be delivered to a device as it is needed. Bus - An electronic link for the transmission of data between digital devices, such as computers and computer peripherals.
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 N OT u se a t hi rd - pa rty A C ad ap t er o r po we r co r d.
12 5 Q: I have a FA T32 disk, and when I try to copy a large file I get an error saying ther e is not enough room on the drive-- I have lots of fr ee space! A: F A T32 only all ows fi les up to 4G B in size . T o co py la rge r fil es, please reformat the volume using MacOS Extended Format.
6 11 T roubleshooting/ Frequently Asked Questions (F AQs) FAQs for Mac Users: Q: Why is my drive asking me to format it? It was alr eady formatted and it contains data. A1: Run a disk repair utility on the drive. A2: Per form permission repair on your system drive.
10 7 Perfor ming Basic T asks H ow to o pe n f i le s an d f ol d er s on th e Ex te rn al Har d drive (MacOS or W indows) 1. Double-click on the drive icon. A window showing the files and folders stored on the drive will appear . 2. Double-click on the file or folder that you want to open.
Formatting the drive in W indows Hosts 1. Open the disk management console. A list of the attached drives and their respective volumes will appear . Select the GForce Disk. The Disk Manag ement Consol e can be foun d under W indowsSystem32diskmgmt.msc on your system drive.
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