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Installation Guide

 

 

Windows & Mac

Thank  you  for  choosing  Fantom  Drives!    Your  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.    We  at  Fantom  Drives  take 

great pride in bringing personal satisfaction to each of our customers.

Your drive is compatible with all  USB-capable Apple Macintosh computers 

running MacOS 10.2 (or greater) and PC-Compatible computers running 

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, and Windows Vista.  

6-7-2007 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        1DMDUM 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 omissions in this document, or from 

the use of the information contained herein.

Fantom Drives  reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users.

Fantom Drives, The Fantom Drives Logo, Fantom Drives and the Fantom Drives logo are registered trademarks of Fantom Drives. Mac Mini, Macintosh, 

and  the  MacOS  Logo  are  trademarks  of  Apple  Computer  Inc.  Microsoft  Windows  and  the  Windows  Logo  are  registered  trademarks  of  Microsoft 

Corporation. All other names and logos are property of their respective owners.

Copyright © 1999, 2007 Fantom Drives.  All rights reserved.  This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form 

or by any means, in whole or in part,  without the prior written consent of Fantom Drives, 19260 Van Ness Ave., Torrance CA  90501.

WARNING

  -  TO  REDUCE  THE  RISK  OF  FIRE  OR  ELECTRIC  SHOCK,  DO  NOT 

EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

  -  TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,  DO  NOT  REMOVE 

COVER (OR BACK).  NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.  REFER SERVICING TO 

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

FCC Compliance Statements

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.  These limits 

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation.  This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate 

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 

installation.  If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more 

of the following measures:

•  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

•  Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver

•  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected

•  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

Fantom Drives Technology

19260 Van Ness Avenue

Torrance, CA 90501

Sales: 310-320-7272

Support: 

http://www.Fantomdrives.com/help

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Summary of Contents for GF1000EU

Page 1: ...e owners Copyright 1999 2007 Fantom Drives All rights reserved This publication may not be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means in whole or in part withou...

Page 2: ...Warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed from the Product Repair or replacement as provided under this warranty is the exclusive remedy of the consumer Fan...

Page 3: ...ainder of the original warranty period or ninety 90 days from installation by Fantom Drives All exchanged parts replaced under this warranty will become the property of Fantom Drives This warranty onl...

Page 4: ...on Guide If you are missing any items listed above please fill out the customer support form at http www Fantomdrives com support missingpart asp Please retain a copy of your receipt You will need it...

Page 5: ...s printers etc Hub A device which links peripherals together onto the same bus Interface Junction between two items of hardware or software for the exchange of data Mb Megabit One million bits Mbps Me...

Page 6: ...hand box in the pop up menu select Delete Partition Once you do this it will say Online Unallocated Right click on the box and select Create New Partition in the pop up menu When the Partition Wizard...

Page 7: ...already include all the necessary drivers No additional drivers are necessary Q When I leave my computer idle for a while my drive won t work properly A The most likely cause is that your computer is...

Page 8: ...ork shares and it keeps failing A FAT32 HFS and other file system formats allow different standards of filename length or use of special characters Rename the offending file s and try the operation ag...

Page 9: ...tem 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 computer and oper...

Page 10: ...dows System32 devmgmt msc on your system drive Right click Fantom Disk in Disk drives and select properties Select the Policies Tab near the top left of the window and click your desired optimization...

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