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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.

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Performing Basic Tasks 

How  to  open  files  and  folders  stored  on 

the External Hard Drive 

PC and Mac Users

1. Double-click on the Drive icon. A window showing the files and 

folders stored on the Drive will appear.

2. Double-click on the file or folder that you want to open.

How  to  copy  files  and  folders  to  your 

External Hard Drive

Mac Users

1. Highlight the file or folder that you want to copy by clicking on 

it, but do not release the mouse button.

2.  While  keeping  the  mouse  button  pressed  down,  drag  the 

highlighted file or folder to the Drive icon or to a specific folder 

on the Drive.

3. Release the mouse button. The file or folder will copy over.

PC Users

1. Single-click the file or folder that you want to copy in order to 

highlight it.

2. Go to “Edit --> Copy”.

3. Double-click the Drive icon to open it.

4. If you want to copy the file or folder to a specific folder on the 

Drive, double-click that folder to open it.

5. Go to “Edit --> Paste”. The file or folder will copy over.

Summary of Contents for GF1000T

Page 1: ...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 protect...

Page 2: ...nnecting the Drive to Your Computer 9 Formatting Your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive 10 Formatting the Drive in Mac OS X 10 Formatting the Drive in Windows 11 How to safely dismount and turn off yo...

Page 3: ...ty or modifications of this Product 2 improper installation operation testing or maintenance of this Product 3 power failure or connection to improper voltage supply or 4 attempted repair by any party...

Page 4: ...ill be warranted for the remainder 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 Fan...

Page 5: ...ices Look for the Disk that has a capacity closest to your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive Right click on the right hand box in the pop up menu select Delete Partition Once you do this it will say O...

Page 6: ...is running Also you can turn off the device when not needed in order to conserve electricity FireWire USB 2 0 Compared Q I have a FAT32 disk and when I try to copy a large file I get an error saying...

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 d...

Page 8: ...nor will Fantom Drives perform any recovery on lost data or files 8 13 Performing Basic Tasks How to open files and folders stored on the External Hard Drive PC and Mac Users 1 Double click on the Dr...

Page 9: ...e 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 Connecting the Drive to Your Computer 1 Plug the AC adapter cord into the...

Page 10: ...ing is complete you should see the drive listed in the left sub window of the Disk Utility screen Quit Disk Utility You should now see the drive icon on the Desktop Formatting the drive in Windows Hos...

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