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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
1. Locate the System Tray. The System Tray includes the
time display in the bottom right, and icons to the left of the
time. One of the icons will be an icon with a green, diagonal
arrow on it.
2. Left-click on this icon. You will receive the alert message
“Safely Remove…” or “Stop…” followed by the drive letter for
the device.
3. Left-click on the appropriate device (with the drive letter
matching the one used by the External Hard Drive). After a
few seconds, Windows will give you a message that it is safe
to remove the device.
4. Click OK. 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.
How to turn off and disconnect the
Drive with the computer turned off
(PC and Mac)
When you shut down your computer the Drive dismounts
automatically. With the computer turned off, simply turn off
the Drive. You may then unplug the power cord and data
cable if you want to disconnect the drive.
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 warranty.
• DO NOT bump, jar or drop the Drive as this may damage it
or result in loss of data.
• DO NOT disconnect any cables while the Drive is powered
on without first properly dismounting the device via your
operating system; doing so can result in data loss and
possible damage.
• DO NOT set any liquids or beverages on the Drive as they
may damage the internal electronics.
• Fantom Drives
highly recommends that you regularly back-
up the files stored on your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive.
Fantom Drives is not responsible for any data loss, nor will
Fantom Drives perform any recovery on lost data or files.
