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Introduction

Welcome, and thank you for purchasing GreenDrive, the external 

environmentally friendly hard disk drive from Fantom Drives. 

Parts &

Accessories List

The package should contain the following items:

• Fantom Drives GreenDrive

• USB Cable

• AC Adapter

• Quick Start Installation Guide

If you are missing any items listed above, please fill out the 

customer support form at:

http://micronet.com/support/missingpart.htm

Please retain a copy of your receipt. You will need it if warranty 

repair service is required in the future.

FAQs for PC Users: 

Q:  My computer does 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 updates for your 

Windows installation

Q:  Does the drive work with Norton Ghost?

A:  Yes. Norton Ghost 2003 or newer support USB drives. 

Fantom Drives does not provide any additional drivers.

Q: I formatted my hard disk under Windows XP, but my Vista 

machine does not allow me to delete or modify files on the drive.

A: Windows Vista and XP handle file permissions differently.  In 

Windows XP the default user group has full permissions to every 

volume, whereas in Vista they do not. To fix this condition, you 

need to grant the users group modify privileges to the drive:

1. Right-click the drive letter in Explorer and select properties

2. Click the security tab

3. Click "Edit." You will be asked to enter your administrator password.

4. Select "Users" and check the Modify box

5. Click OK.

Q: Where are the drivers for my operating system?

A: Windows 2000 and newer already include all the necessary 

drivers. There are no drivers available for Windows NT or 98.

Q:  When I leave my computer idle for a while, my drive won’t 

work properly.

A:  The most likely cause is that your computer is going into 

sleep mode. The immediate solution is to shut down your computer 

and turn off the drive, and then restart your computer. Once your 

computer is completely booted up, turn on the drive. You should 

see the drive in the Windows Explorer. To prevent this problem 

from recurring, open the “Power Settings/Energy Saver” and set 

it to never go into sleep mode.

Содержание GreenDrive

Страница 1: ...rs Copyright 1999 2012 Fantom Drives 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 20525 Manhattan Place Torrance CA 90501 WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE T...

Страница 2: ...losest to your Fantom Drives unit and right click on the corrolating right hand box In the pop up menu that appears select Delete Partition The description will change to say Online Unallocated Right click on the box and select Create New Partition in the pop up menu When the Partition Wizard appears select Primary Partition and click Next Click Next in the next dialog selecting the default value ...

Страница 3: ...XP but my Vista machine does not allow me to delete or modify files on the drive A Windows Vista and XP handle file permissions differently In Windows XP the default user group has full permissions to every volume whereas in Vista they do not To fix this condition you need to grant the users group modify privileges to the drive 1 Right click the drive letter in Explorer and select properties 2 Cli...

Страница 4: ...format it It was already formatted and it contains data A1 Run a disk repair utility on the drive A2 Perform permission repair on your system drive Open the disk utility located in Applications Utilities Disk Utility app Select your system drive usually the first disk listed and click Repair Disk Permissions in the First Aid Tab A3 Restart your computer As soon as the bootup chime sounds press and...

Страница 5: ...imal notation one megabyte MB is equal to 1 000 000 bytes and one Gigabyte GB is equal to 1 000 000 000 bytes Many operating systems use the binary base 2 numbering system to describe disk capacity In the binary numbering system one megabyte is equal to 1 048 576 bytes and one gigabyte is equal to 1 073 741 824 bytes Simply put decimal and binary translates to the same amount of storage capacity Q...

Страница 6: ...ata on the drive to be lost or damaged How to safely dismount and turn off the drive with the computer running Mac Users Drag the icon for the External Hard drive to the Trash The drive will dismount and you can then safely turn if off You may then unplug the power cord and data cable if you want to disconnect the drive PC Users 1 Locate the System Tray The System Tray includes the time display in...

Страница 7: ...r your computer Contact your authorized Fantom Drives reseller for further details 4 Flip the power switch located on the back of the GreenDrive to the ON position labelled Once the drive is powered up your computer should recognize it and the drive will be ready to format Optimizing Windows Caching Algorithm By default Windows XP optimizes caching for performance on external drives Windows Vista ...

Страница 8: ...umes will appear Select the GreenDrive Disk The Disk Management Console can be accessed by right clicking on the My Computer icon and selecting Manage from the drop down menu Disk Management is found under Storage in the resultant window For an illustrated guide please see http www fantomdrives com helpdesk faq 2 Right click on the drive letter and select Format in the pop up menu The Format dialo...

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