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Introduction

Welcome, and thank you for purchasing the Fantom Drives 

Titanium  Combo  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 

FireWire users.

The Fantom Drives Titanium Hard Disk can only sustain one 

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

FireWire device when connected via FireWire, 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.

any part of any Product serviced hereunder. Be sure to remove all 

features,  parts,  options,  alterations,  and  attachments  not  under 

warranty prior to returning the Product to Fantom Drives. Fantom 

Drives is not liable for any loss or damage to these items.

This limited warranty does not cover: (1) any consumables (such as 

batteries) supplied with this product; cosmetic damages; damage or 

loss to any software programs, data or removable storage media; 

or damage due to the Product such as but not limited to excessive 

heat  or  humidity,  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 other than Fantom Drives. This 

Warranty does not apply when the malfunction results from the use 

of this Product in conjunction with accessories, products or ancillary 

or  peripheral  equipment,  or  where  it  is  determined  by  Fantom 

Drives that there is no fault with this Product itself.

This Limited Warranty is invalid if the factory 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  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  loss  of  profits,  loss 

of  data,  loss  of  use  of  the  product  or  any  associated  equipment, 

down  time  and  purchaser’s  time.  Except  to  the  extend  prohibited 

by applicable law, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness 

for a particular purpose on this product is limited in duration of this 

warranty.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or 

consequential damages, or allow limitations on how long on implied 

warranty lasts, so the above limitation or exclusions may not apply 

to you. This warranty gives you specific rights; you may have other 

rights which vary from state to state.

Summary of Contents for TFD1000U16

Page 1: ...f their respective owners Copyright 1999 2006 Fantom Drives Technology 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 ...

Page 2: ...8 Connecting 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 2000 XP 2003 11 How to safely dismount and turn off your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive 12 Performing Basic Tasks 13 Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 14 One Year Limited Warranty 17 Contact Information BC ...

Page 3: ...ct 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 other than Fantom Drives This Warranty does not apply when the malfunction results from the use of this Product in conjunction with accessories products or ancillary or peripheral equipment or where it is determined by Fantom Drives...

Page 4: ... 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 w...

Page 5: ...rive letter if you wish click Next You will then be asked to format the Drive Q After I connected the Drive to my PC I got the following alert message HI SPEED USB Device Plugged 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 USB 1 1...

Page 6: ...puter 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 there is not enough room on the drive I have lots of free space A FAT32 only allows files up to 4GB in size To copy larger files please reformat the volume using MacOS Extended Format FAQs for PC...

Page 7: ...mputer As soon as the 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 information on these procedures Q My computer does not recognize the Drive A First check to make sure that all of your connections are secure and that the power switch is in the ON positi...

Page 8: ...s 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 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 Ma...

Page 9: ...rive 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 Your Computer 1 Plug the AC adapter cord into the power port on the back of the Drive The plug should not require much effort to insert If the plug will not go in do not force it the plug is probably upside...

Page 10: ...ge 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 screen Quit Disk Utility You should now see the Drive icon on the Desktop Formatting the Drive in Windows 2000 XP 2003 1 Open the disk management console A list of the attached drives and their respecti...

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