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Fantom Drives G-Force3 manual

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    Q u i c k S t a r t I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e W indows & Mac Thank you for choosing Fantom Drives! Y our Fantom Drives G-Force3 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. W e at Fantom Drives take great pride [...]

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    17 This limited warranty does not cover: (1) any consumables (such as batteries) supplied with this product; cosmetic damages; damage or loss to any software programs, data or removable storage media; or damage due to the Product such as but not limited to excessive heat or humidity , or modifications of this Product; (2) improper installation, ope[...]

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    16 Contents Introduction ............................................................ 2 Parts & accessories list .......................................... 2 System requirements .............................................. 3 Precautions ............................................................. 4 Fantom Drives G-Force3 at a glance ........[...]

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    2 15 Introduction W elcome, and thank you for purchasing Fantom Drives G-Force3, the external USB 3.0 SuperSpeed hard disk drive from Fantom Drives. Parts & Accessories List The package should contain the following items: • Fantom Drives G-Force3 External Disk Drive • USB 3.0 Cable • AC Adapter • Quick Star t Installation Guide • Driv[...]

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    14 3 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 and navigate to Storage -> Disk Management. Y ou should see a list of available storage devices. Look for the disk that has a capacity [...]

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    4 13 Precautions Failure to follow the precautions described below may cause damage to your Fantom Drives external hard drive and void the warranty . • D O N OT op en t he ca se . Do in g s o wi ll vo id t h e wa rr a nt y . • D O NO T us e a th i r d- pa r t y A C ad ap te r o r p ow er co rd . D o in g s o m ay da ma ge th e d ri ve an d vo i[...]

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    12 5 Q: Can I leave my G-For ce on all the time, or should I turn it off when not in use? A: T he G -F or c e i s m ea nt to be le ft on , bu t do es no t ad d an y limitations on being turned of f. Drive reliability is af fected by repeated power cycles, and the G-Force cannot alleviate this. In addition, Micronet recommends that the drive’ s po[...]

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    6 11 T r oubleshooting/ Frequently Asked Questions (F AQs) General Questions Q: I bought a 500GB drive, but my computer is showing 465GB. Where is the missing capacity? A: Hard drive manufacturers market drives in terms of decimal (base 10) capacity . In decimal notation, one megabyte (MB) is equal to 1,000,000 bytes, and one Gigabyte (GB) is equal[...]

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    10 7 How to Safely Dismount and T ur n Of f Y our G-For ce3 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 device may still be running but th[...]

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    Formatting the drive in W indows Hosts 1. Op en th e di sk ma na ge me nt co ns ol e. A li s t of th e at t ac he d dr iv es an d th ei r re sp e ct iv e vo lu me s w il l ap pe ar . Se le ct th e G- Fo rc e3 Di sk . The Disk Manag ement Console can be accessed by righ t-cli ckin g on the "My Compute r" icon ( ) and sele ctin g "Mana[...]