Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Fantom Titanium mini du fabricant Micronet
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Q u i c k S t a r t I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e For Fantom Drives Single Button Backup Por table Hard Drives W indows & Mac Thank you for choosing Fantom Drives! Y our Fantom Drives disk dri.
2 Contents Introduction ............................................................ 3 FireW ire and USB 2.0 Compared ............................. 4 Parts & Accessories List ......................................... 5 System Requirements ........
3 Introduction W elcome, and thank you for purchasing an Fantom Drives External Hard Drive. The information in this QuickStar t Guide per tains to the following models: • USB 2.0 External Mini Hard Drives • USB 2.0 & FireW ire Combo External Mini Hard Drives In photos and illustrations in this guide, Combo Drives are shown.
4 Data transfer rate of 400 Mbps FireWire is suitable for applications where delayed or out-of-order data frames are unacceptable, such as digi- tal video editing. Supports up to 63 devices FireWire devices can be linked in a daisy-chain configuration.
5 Parts & Accessories List The package should contain the following items: • Fantom Drives External Hard Drive • USB with power passthrough cable • FireWire cable (supplied with Combo Drives only) • USB 2.
6 System Requir ements System Requirement for PC • Pentium-based PC with 233 MHz or faster CPU • Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP • 32 MB RAM • A vailable USB por t (for USB 2.0 Drives) • A vailable USB por t or FireWire por t (for Combo Drives) Windows XP users: In order to use the USB 2.
7 Precautions Failure to follow the precautions described below may cause damage to your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive and void the warranty . • DO N O T op en t he ca se . D oi ng so wi ll v o i d th e w a r r a nt y . • DO NO T u s e a t hi r d -p art y A C ad ap te r o r po we r c o r d .
8 Fantom Drives External Hard Drive at a Glance Data/Power indicator light • Lights blue when the Drive is powered on • Flashes red when the Drive is reading or writing data AC adapter port* USB port Backup Button USB signal/power cable *titanium mini requires 500mA of power to operate.
9 Connecting the Drive to Y our Computer Connect the USB power passthr ough connector to a free USB port, followed by the USB Signal connector of the included USB cable to another free USB ports on your PC or USB hub (See USB cable pictur e on page 7.
10 Installing the USB driver (For W indows 98SE and ME* only) Windows 98SE and ME may require an additional driver for USB operation. The driver is located on the included CD, or on our web site at www .Fantom Drives.com/help. Once the driver archive is downloaded, please uncompress it to a local director y and note the location.
11 Formatting your Disk Drive The T itanium Mini Disk Drive comes preformatted at the factor y with the F A T32 file system. W e provide formatting instructions in the event that you need to reformat your Drive, or if you want to format your Drive with a file system other than FA T32.
12 Formatting the Drive in W indows 98SE/ME 1. Double-click on the My Computer icon. In the My Computer window you should see an icon and drive letter for the External Hard Drive. (If you are not sure which icon represents the External Hard Drive, turn of f the Drive and see which icon disappears.
13 Formatting the Drive in W indows 2000/XP/2003 1. Open the disk management console. A list of the attached drives and their respective volumes will appear . Select the GForce Disk. The Disk Manag emen t Console can be found und er Windows Syst em32 dis kmgm t.
14 Installing the One Button Backup Softwar e The T itanium Mini Disk Drive is able to launch the VBTU backup and synchronization utility included with your drive. The software is compatible with Microsoft Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP , and Windows 2003.
15 How to Safely Dismount and T ur n Of f the External Hard Drive What do 'mounting' and 'dismounting' mean? When a device such as a hard drive is mounted, that means the computer ‘sees’ the device and is able to communicate with it.
16 4. Click OK. The Drive will dismount and you can then safely turn if off. Y ou may then unplug the power cord and data cable if you want to disconnect the drive. How to turn off and disconnect the Drive with the computer tur ned of f (PC and Mac) When you shut down your computer the Drive dismounts automatically .
17 Perfor ming Basic T asks How to open files and folders stor ed on the External Har d 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.
18 T r oubleshooting/ Frequently Asked Questions (F AQs) FAQs for Mac Users: Q: Why is my Drive asking me to 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.
19 Q: I have a FA T32 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: F A T32 on ly al lo ws file s up to 4GB in si ze. T o cop y lar ge r fil es , p le ase re fo rm at the vol um e usi ng Mac OS Ext en de d Fo rm at .
20 select Create New Par tition in the pop-up menu. When the Par tition Wizard appears, select Primary Par tition and click on Next. Y ou will see a default value for the Drive; click Next. Y ou will then see a drive letter (you can change this drive letter if you wish); click Next.
21 Glossary Bit - The smallest unit of digital data. In binar y code, a bit is represented logically as a either 1 or a 0. Buffer - RAM cache that temporarily stores data so it can be delivered to a device as it is needed. Bus - An electronic link for the transmission of data between digital devices, such as computers and computer peripherals.
22 Port - A connection which enables compatible peripherals to send and receive data. Software - A set of instructions that enable the computer to perform pre-programmed functions in the order specified by the user . Storage - Any equipment which stores data, such as hard drives, CDs, and DVDs.
23 One Y ear Limited W ar ranty 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 .
24 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;.
11-05-2005 Tmini Rev C The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts hav e been made in the preparation of this document to as.
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