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    QuickStar t Installation Guide 12-13-2012 PN MAN-GFU3EK Rev A The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable ef forts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy , Fantom Dri ves assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or[...]

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    Contents Parts & Accessories List ......................................... 2 System Requirements ............................................. 2 Precautions ............................................................. 3 Fantom Drives GreenDrive at a Glance ...................... 4 Connecting the drive to Y our Computer ..................... 5[...]

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    13 2 Package Contents The package should contain the following items: • Fantom Drives G-Force Megadisk Black • Drive Stand • USB 3.0 Cable • AC Adapter • Quick Star t Installation Guide If you are missing any items listed above, please fill out the customer suppor t form at: http://www .fantomdrives.com/helpdesk Please retain a copy of yo[...]

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    3 12 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-par ty AC adapter or power cord. Doing so may damage the drive and void the warranty . • DO NOT bump, jar or drop t[...]

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    11 4 Q: Can I leave my G-Force Megadisk Black on all the time, or should I turn it off when not in use? A: The G-Force Megadisk Black is meant to be left on, but does not add any limitations on being turned off. Drive reliability is af fected by repeated power cycles, and the G-Force Megadisk Black cannot alleviate this. In addition, Micronet recom[...]

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    5 10 T roubleshooting/ 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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    9 6 Formatting Y our Drive The G-Force Megadisk Black comes preformatted at the factor y with the NTFS file system, the native file system for Windows . Linux and MacOSX hosts require a third-par ty driver such as NTFS-3G to achieve full read/write capability with NTFS volumes. If you intend to use this drive exclusively on MacOSX it is advised to [...]

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    7 8 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 G-Force Megadisk Black Disk. The Disk Management Console can be accessed by right- clicking on the "My Computer" icon ( ) and selecting "Manage" from the drop down me[...]