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Installation Guide

 

 

Windows & Mac

Thank you for choosing Fantom Drives!  Your Fantom Drives GreenDrive 

II 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 Mac OS 10.4 (or greater) and PC-Compatible computers running 

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

12-26-2008 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        1DMDUM Rev C2

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 assumes 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 and the Fantom Drives Logo are registered trademarks of BNL Technologies, Inc. Macintosh, MacOS, 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, 2009 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: 

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By MicroNet

GreenDrive II

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eSATA & USB 2.0 Hard Drive

Summary of Contents for GDII1000EU

Page 1: ...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 ...

Page 2: ...ory 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 Fantom Drives shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages for breach of any express or implied warranty breach of contract negligence strict liability or any other legal theory related to this product Such damage in...

Page 3: ...ginal purchaser It is not transferable to any one who subsequently purchases the Product from you Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale which is evidence that the Product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service To obtain warranty service you must take the Product or deliver the Product freight prepaid in either it s original packaging or in a package th...

Page 4: ...cate with a peripheral Gigabyte 1 024 Megabytes or approximately one billion bytes The capacity of most hard drives is measured in Gigabytes Hardware Physical components of a computer system computer hard drives 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 bi...

Page 5: ...ugged into non HI SPEED USB Hub What does this mean A Windows 2000 and XP users will get this alert message if you plugged the drive into a USB port that only supports USB 1 1 This is fine except your drive will operate at USB 1 1 speeds If an issue cannot be resolved by using our FAQ please contact Technical Support via the Fantom Drives support site at http www Fantomdrives com help Glossary Bit...

Page 6: ...n Q Does the drive work with Norton Ghost A Yes Norton Ghost 2003 or newer support USB drives Fantom Drives does not provide any additional drivers Q I formatted my hard disk under Windows XP but my Vista machine does not allow me to delete or modify files on the drive A Windows Vista and XP handle file permissions differently In Windows XP the default user group has full permissions to every volu...

Page 7: ...n the option command p r key combination to reset the PRAM Release the keys when the chime sounds a second time Please refer to your Mac manual for more information on these procedures Q My computer does not recognize the drive A Check to make sure that all of your connections are secure and that the power switch is in the ON position Then check if your External Hard drive is listed in the Apple S...

Page 8: ... drive has failed and will need to be replaced If data recovery is desired please contact an established professional data recovery firm For a checklist of what qualities you might seek see www drivesavers com why_drivesavers index html or www ontrack com services Connecting the drive to Your Computer 1 Plug the AC adapter cord into the power port on the back of the drive The plug should not requi...

Page 9: ...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 Formatting Your Drive The GreenDrive II comes preformatted at the factory with the NTFS file system which will mount on Windows computers as well as on most modern operating systems for ...

Page 10: ...n a Full format Click Start Once the format process is complete your GreenDrive II is ready to use 2 3 8 9 Optimizing Windows Caching Algorithm By default Windows XP optimizes caching for performance on external drives Vista optimizes caching for quick removal As a result Windows XP appears to have faster access to external disks but at a greater risk of data corruption and loss To change Windows ...

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