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Introduction

Welcome,  and  thank  you  for  purchasing  GForce  Megadisk 

eSATA+USB High Capacity Hard Disk from Fantom Drives. 

In  photos  and  illustrations  in  this  guide,  The  following  alert 

symbols are used in this guide:

This signifies impor-

tant information for 

ALL users.

This signifies impor-

tant information for 

USB 2.0 users.

This signifies impor-

tant information for 

eSATA users.

The  GForce  Megadisk  Hard  Disk  can  only  sustain  one 

connection type at any given time; the drive will appear as 

an eSATA device when connected via eSATA, and as a USB 

device if the USB cable is connected.

USB 2.0 compatibility with USB 1.x

USB  2.0  ports  are  backward  compatible  with  USB  1.x. 

However, if you connect the Drive to a USB 1.x port, it will 

operate at USB 1.x speeds.

One Year

Limited Warranty

Fantom Drives warrants this product (the “Product”) against defects 

in material or workmanship as follows:

1.  LABOR:  For  a  period  of  one  (1)  year  from  the  original  date  of 

purchase  from  Fantom  Drives  or  its  authorized  relseller,  Fantom 

Drives will repair defective Product (or, at its option, replace with a 

new or recertified product) at no charge. After this 1 year period, 

you must pay for all labor charges.

2.  PARTS:  For  a  period  of  one  (1)  year  from  the  original  date  of 

purchase  from  Fantom  Drives  or  its  authorized  reseller,  Fantom 

Drives will supply, at no charge, new or rebuilt replacement parts 

in  exchange  for  defective  parts  of  this  Product.  Any  replacement 

parts will 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 Fantom Drives.

This warranty only covers the hardware components packaged with 

the Product. This warranty does not cover any software contained 

in, or included with, the Product; any such software is provided “AS 

IS”. Please refer to any documentation included with the software 

for your rights and obligations with respect to the software.

This warranty extends only to you, the original 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  that  provides  the  Product  with  a  degree  of  protection 

equivalent  to  that  of  the  original  packaging,  to  Fantom  Drives. 

Please contact Fantom Drives at the number listed on the reverse 

side for further information.

Fantom  Drives  is  not  responsible  for  any  damage  to,  or  loss  of, 

any programs, data, or other information stored on any media or 

Summary of Contents for MDE4000

Page 1: ...ALIFIED 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 ar...

Page 2: ...ction to improper voltage supply or 4 attempted repair by any party other than Fantom Drives This Warranty does not apply when the malfunction results from the use of this Product in conjunction with...

Page 3: ...s authorized reseller Fantom Drives will supply at no charge new or rebuilt replacement parts in exchange for defective parts of this Product Any replacement parts will be warranted for the remainder...

Page 4: ...y 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 Online Unallocated Right click on the box...

Page 5: ...s not recognize the Drive A Make sure all of your connections are secure If you have an add on card make sure it is working properly and or update the driver Also make sure you have all the latest upd...

Page 6: ...that the power switch is in the ON position Then check if your External Hard Drive is listed in the Apple System Profiler If the problem persists verify that the USB eSATA port used is functioning Q I...

Page 7: ...he 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 Connecting the drive to yo...

Page 8: ...Drive in Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista 1 Open the disk management console A list of the attached drives and their respective volumes will appear Select the Fantom Drives GForce Megadisk Disk The Disk Ma...

Page 9: ...using the DOS file system we do not recommend this as an artificial capacity limit may be imposed on the drive 5 Click Erase You should see an alert pop up with the message Erasing a disk will destroy...

Page 10: ...ancy is restored at the end of the rebuild and verification process Host access takes precedence over the rebuild process If you continue to use the SAFE volume during the rebuild the rebuild process...

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