Fantom Drives MDU1000 Quick Start Installation Manual Download Page 8

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 MDU1000

Page 1: ...VICING 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 The...

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: ...per installation operation testing or maintenance of this Product 3 power failure or connection to improper voltage supply or 4 attempted repair by any party other than Fantom Drives This Warranty doe...

Page 4: ...ment 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 pro...

Page 5: ...ok 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 Online U...

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: ...bootup chime sounds press and hold down 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 informat...

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: ...ou may then unplug the power cord and data cable if you want to disconnect the drive Connecting the Drive to Your Computer 1 Plug the AC adapter cord into the power port on the back of the Drive The p...

Page 10: ...age Erasing a disk will destroy all information on all of the volumes of the disk Click Erase Once initializing is complete you should see the drive listed in the left sub window of the Disk Utility s...

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