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 down. Rotate the plug and try again.
Incorrectly inserting the plug could damage the Drive and
void the warranty.
2. Plug the power cord into the cord socket in the AC
adapter. Plug the other end into a three-prong outlet.
3. Plug in the eSATA or the USB 2.0 data cables.
Connect the USB 2.0 connector of the included USB cable
to a free USB 2.0 port on your computer.
eSATA plugs are shaped so they can only be properly
inserted one way. Be sure to insert the plugs properly or
you may damage the Drive and void the warranty.
4. Press the power switch located on the back of the GForce
Megadisk Hard Disk. Once the Drive is powered up, your
computer should recognize it and the Drive will be ready to
use.
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Formatting the 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
Fanton Drives GForce Megadisk Disk.
The Disk Management Console can be found under
\Windows\System32\diskmgmt.msc on your system
drive. For an illustrated guide, please see http://www.
fantomdrives.com/support/faqs
2. Right-click on the drive letter and select Format in the pop-
up menu. The Format dialog box will appear.
3. Under Capacity, verify the Drive capacity. It should be close
to the stated capacity of your Drive in gigabytes.
4. In the File System pop-up menu, select NTFS. The default
formatting option is Full format. A Full format will take about
30-90 minutes. A Quick format will take just a few minutes,
but will do less verifying of the Drive than a Full format. Click
Start. Once the format process is complete, your External
Hard Drive is ready to use.
5. In Windows XP, it is possible to optimize the drive for
performance or quick removal. To select your desired mode,
open the device manager (located in \Windows\System32\
devmgmt.msc on your system drive.) right-click the Fantom
external disk in Disk Drives, and select properties. Select the
Policies Tab near the top left of the window, and click your
desired optimization level. press OK when finished, and you
may close the disk management applet.
