Micronet Fantom Titanium mini
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1. Supports up to 127 devices Connecting more than one or two USB devices to a computer typically requires the use of one or more hubs each hub can accommodate several USB devices Master slave architecture The computer dictates data flow to from and between attached devices Cable length up to 16 5ft On bus power up to 2 5 W Suitable for low power consumption devices such as flash card readers Plug amp Play You do not need to assign unique ID numbers or connect terminators On most operating system you do not need to install drivers Hot swappable Devices can be added and removed while the computer is running Also you can turn off the device when not needed in order to conserve electricity Parts amp Accessories List The package should contain the following items e Fantom Drives External Hard Drive e USB with power passthrough cable e FireWire cable supplied with Combo Drives only e USB 2 0 Installation CD required for Windows 98SE and ME only e Quick Start Installation Guide e Warranty Registration Card e If you are missing any items listed above please fill out the customer support form at http 7 www FantomDrives com hel e Please retain a copy of your receipt You will need it if warranty repair service is required in the future System Requirements System Requirement for PC e Pentium based PC with 233 MHz or faster CPU e Windows 98SE ME 2000 or XP e 32 MB RAM e Available USB p2. energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 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 have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Fantom Drives and Fantom Drives assume no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein Fantom Drives reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users Fantom Drives The Fantom Drives Logo Fantom Drives and the Fantom Drives logo are registered trademarks of Fantom Drives FireWire the FireWire logo Mac Mini Macintosh and the MacOS Logo are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows and the Windows Logo are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation All other names and logos are pr
3. in the Information sub window 3 Click on the Erase tab In the Erase sub window you will see a Volume Format pop up menu and a Name field 4 In the Volume Format pop up select the format type Although it is possible to format a hard drive on Mac OS X using the DOS file system we do not recommend this as an artificial capacity limit may be imposed on the drive and performance will be unpredictable 5 Click Erase You should see an alert pop up with the message 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 11 Formatting the Drive in Windows 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 off the Drive and see which icon disappears Then turn the Drive back on and wait for the icon to reappear 2 Right click on the drive letter and select Format In the Format window verify the Drive s capacity it should be close to the stated capacity of your Drive in megabytes 3 Under Format type Select Full everything else should be left at the default setting In the Label field under Other options you may assign a name to the Exte
4. or a FireWire connection You cannot connect the USB 2 0 and FireWire connections simultaneously You must select one interface or the other If you have both USB 2 0 and FireWire connections available with your computer system you may be wondering which interface to use To help you decide see FireWire and USB 2 0 Compared on the next page FireWire amp USB 2 0 Compared o FireWire 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 With the use of FireWire hubs up to 63 devices can be linked on a single FireWire bus Peer to peer architecture FireWire devices are intelligent Data transmission can take place without the need for input from the computer Cable length up to 14ft On bus power up to 45 W FireWire can power larger higher power consumption devices than USB 2 0 Plug amp Play You do not need to install drivers assign unique ID numbers or connect terminators Hot swappable Devices can be added and removed while the computer is running Also you can turn off the device when not needed in order to conserve electricity CERTIFIED LB Ky 53 Data transfer rates up to 480 Mbps With USB data transfer rates can vary depending on a number of factors including available CPU resources
5. 2000 P 13 Installing the One Button Backup Software 14 How to safely dismount and turn off your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive 15 Performing Basic Tasks 0 ecceeeeeeeeeeeeees 17 Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions FAQ 18 GIOSSAPY esexscnssscdoeersencecpacnaecuanaaesungeaa E ninnaa 21 One Year Limited Warranty ee 23 Contact Information 0cecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees BC Introduction Welcome and thank you for purchasing an Fantom Drives External Hard Drive The information in this QuickStart Guide pertains to the following models e USB 2 0 External Mini Hard Drives e USB 2 0 amp FireWire Combo External Mini Hard Drives In photos and illustrations in this guide Combo Drives are shown Except for the addition of FireWire ports and logos on Combo Drives Fantom Drives USB 2 0 and Combo Drives are visually identical The following alert symbols are used in this guide This signifies impor This signifies impor This signifies impor tant information for tant information for tant information for ALL users USB 2 0 users FireWire users USB 2 0 compatibility with USB 1 x USB 2 0 is 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 Combo Drive Users You have the choice of using either the USB 2 0
6. 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 System3e devmgmt msc on your system drive right click Fantom GFMD 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 13 Installing the One Button Backup Software The Titanium 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 Please make sure to have the drive connected and configured before beginning the software installation 1 Insert the Included CD Rom and navigare to the One Button Backup Folder 2 Launch the Installer 3 Follow the on screen instructions and reboot if prompted 4 To configure the task executed when the button is pressed please locate the application icon at the bottom right of your screen and double click to pull up the configuration window The application will perform the task enabled in step 4 any time the button is pres
7. QuickStart Installation Guide For Fantom Drives Single Button Backup Portable Hard Drives Windows amp Mac Thank you for choosing Fantom Drives Your Fantom Drives disk drive has been built to the highest standard of quality and workman ship and when used according to the instructions in this guide will provide years of trouble free operation We at Fantom Drives take great pride in bringing personal satisfaction to each of our custom ers Your drive is compatible with all FireWire or USB capable Apple Macintosh computers running MacOS 10 2 or greater and PC Compatible computers running Windows 98SE Millennium Edition Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 One button backup feature not compatible with Macintosh Contents Introduction oiec prenga ee cee cence a 3 FireWire and USB 2 0 Compared 65 4 Parts amp Accessories List 0 0 ccceeeeeeeee ees 5 System Requirements 0cceceeeeeeeeeeeeee eee ees 6 Precautions 0 0 0 0 cee ee cece eee ee eee ee ee eats eeeeeeeees 7 Fantom Drives External Hard Drive at a Glance 8 Connecting the Drive to Your Computer 9 Installing the USB 2 0 Driver Windows 98SE ME 10 Formatting Your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive 11 Formatting the Drive in Mac OS 10 0 008 11 Formatting the Drive in Windows 98 ME 12 Formatting the Drive in Windows
8. 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 24 WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Fantom Drives Technology 19260 Van Ness Avenue Torrance CA 90501 Sales 310 320 7272 Support http www FantomDrives com hel www FantomDrives com FANTOM DRIVES 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate frequency
9. e Junction between two items of hardware or software for the exchange of data Mb Megabit One million bits Mbps Megabits per second A data transmission speed of one million bits per second Data transmissions are typically measured in bits kilobits megabits etc per second MB Megabyte 1 048 576 bytes Operating System OS Software that controls the assignment and use of hardware and application software resources Peripheral A generic term for hard drives printers scanners and other discreet devices that add functionality to a computer 21 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 22 One Year Limited Warranty 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 date of purchase from Fantom Drives or its authorized relseller Fantom Drives will repair defective Product or at its option replace with a new or recertified product at no charge After this 1 year period you must pay for all labor charges 2 PARTS For a period of one 1 year from the original date of purchase from Fantom Drives or its authorized reseller Fantom Drives wi
10. e 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 gt Paste The file or folder will copy over 17 Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 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 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 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 I m using a USB connection on a Mac Do need to install the USB 2 0 Installation CD A No the External Hard Drive uses the built in Mac USB Mass Storage Support software which includes the necessary system extensions 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 position Then check if your External Hard Drive is listed in the Apple System Profiler If the problem persists verify that the USB port
11. er for BIOS updates to determine if your computer s BIOS supports this feature Q After connected the Drive to my PC 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 speeds If an issue cannot resolved by using our FAQ please contact Technical Support via the Fantom Drives support site at http 7 www FantomDrives com help 20 Glossary Bit The smallest unit of digital data In binary code a bit is represented logically as a either 1 or a O 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 Byte A unit of digital data usually made up of eight bits Data Stream The flow of data between digital devices such as computers and hard drives Driver Software that enables the computer to communicate with a peripheral Gigabyte 1 024 Megabytes or approximately one billion bytes The capacity of most hard drives is measured in Gigabytes Hardware Physical components of a computer system computer hard drives printers etc Hub A device which links peripherals together onto the same bus Interfac
12. ge Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Next 5 Once the software installation is complete you will see the message Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires Click Finish and then eject the CD You should now see a new icon a gray box with a green arrow next to the time display on your System Tray Please reboot if prompted by the Operating System Additional Compatibility information is available from Microsoft at http support microsoft com kb 263218 10 Formatting your Disk Drive The Titanium Mini Disk Drive comes preformatted at the factory with the FAT32 file system We 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 FAT32 drive If you wish to reformat your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive be sure to create a copy of the files you wish Q Formatting a hard drive erases all data contained on the to keep before reformatting Formatting the Drive in Mac OS X 1 Launch the Disk Utility application Disk Utility is located in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder The Disk Utility window will open with a small sub window at left and a larger sub window with a series of tabs at the top 2 You should see the Drive listed in the left sub window Click on the drive to highlight it Information about the Drive will appear
13. ice with the drive letter matching the one used by the External Hard Drive After a few seconds Windows will give you a message that it is safe to remove the device 15 4 Click OK 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 How to turn off and disconnect the Drive with the computer turned off PC and Mac When you shut down your computer the Drive 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 16 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 gt Copy 3 Double click the Driv
14. ll 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 will become the property of Fantom Drives This warranty only covers the hardware components packaged with the Product This warranty does not cover any software contained in or included with the Product any such software is provided AS IS Please refer to any documentation included with the software for your rights and obligations with respect to the software This warranty extends only to you the original purchaser It is not transferable to any one who subsequently purchases the Product from you Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale which is evidence that the Product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service To obtain warranty service you must take the Product or deliver the Product freight prepaid in either it s original packaging or in a package that provides the Product with a degree of protection equivalent to that of the original packaging to Fantom Drives Please contact Fantom Drives at the number listed on the reverse side for further information Fantom Drives is not responsible for any damage to or loss of any programs data or other information stored on any media or an
15. m your host bus may not be providing sufficient power for the drive Please make sure both signal and power USB connectors are attached USB or your FireWire host connection is powered While most 6 pin IEEE1394 FireWire host busses powered USB ports and powered USB hubs should supply sufficient power to operate Underpowered USB host busses as well as IEFEE1394 2000 4 pin FireWire connections may require an external power supply optional Installing the USB driver For Windows 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 directory and note the location Windows ME users If you have upgraded your Windows ME OS with all of the latest available updates from Microsoft you will not need to install the USB Driver 1 After the Drive has been properly connected the Add New Hardware Wizard should appear with the message Found New Hardware gt USB 2 0 Storage Adapter Click Next 2 You will then see the message What do you want Windows to do with two options Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click Next 3 In the next window that appears select choose location and navigate to the directory you unpacked the driver files into Click Next 4 You will then see the messa
16. operty of their respective owners Copyright 1999 2005 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 19260 Van Ness Ave Torrance CA 90501
17. ort for USB 2 0 Drives e Available USB port or FireWire port for Combo Drives Windows XP users In order to use the USB 2 0 connection you must have Mise at least Service Pack 1 for Windows XP System Requirements for Mac e Power Macintosh G5 G4 Blue amp White G3 iBook or iMac e Mac OS X 10 2 or newer e Available USB port for USB 2 0 Drives e Available USB port or FireWire port for Combo Drives Precautions Failure to follow the precautions described below may cause damage to your Fantom Drives External Hard Drive and void the warranty e DO NOT open the case Doing so will void the warranty e DO NOT use a third party AC adapter or power cord Doing so may damage the Drive and void the warranty e DO NOT bump jar or drop the drive as this may damage it and or result in loss of data e 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 e DO NOT set any liquids or beverages on the drive as they may damage the internal electronics e 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 Fantom Drives External Hard Drive at a Glance Data Power indicator light e Lights blue when the Drive is
18. powered on e Flashes red when the Drive is reading or writing data AC adapter port USB port Backup Button USB signal power cable Power Passthrough Connector Drive Connector Data Connector and powered USB hubs should supply sufficient power to operate Underpowered USB host busses as well as IFEE1 394 2000 4 pin FireWire connections may require an external power supply optional titanium mini requires 500mA of power to operate 6 O pin IEEE1394 FireWire host busses powered USB ports Connecting the Drive to Your Computer Connect the USB power passthrough 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 picture on page 7 Connecting both USB connectors is required to provide sufficient power for the drive to operate Do NOT Plug the Signal connector into the Power Passthrough connector port FireWire 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 The Drive has two FireWire ports for connecting another FireWire device in a daisy chain You can use either port to connect the Drive to your computer Connect the Firewire cable to your computer s FireWire The Drive should power up and be ready for use automatically If the LED blinks and drive does not mount on the host operating syste
19. rnal Hard Drive The name you assign is limited to 8 characters and no symbols are allowed 4 Click Start The following warning message will appear This device is either a hard disk or a large removable disk Formatting it will destroy all files currently on the drive Are you sure you want to format this drive If no data was previously written to the Drive or you already backed up the data you wish to keep click OK 5 If you see a warning message from an antivirus program click Exclude 6 When formatting is complete you will be asked to run a thorough Scandisk Periodically running Scandisk is a part of regular hard drive maintenance If you do not wish to run Scandisk at this time close the format window 12 Formatting the Drive in Windows 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 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
20. sed For additional information on configuration and use please refer to the on line help of the backup utility 14 How to Safely Dismount and Turn Off 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 When you dismount a device the computer no longer sees it The device may still be running but the computer cannot access it as though the device no longer exists Never turn off or unplug a hard drive without dismounting it first Doing so could cause data 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 the bottom right and icons to the left of the time One of the icons will be an icon with a green diagonal arrow on it 2 Left click on this icon On Windows 98SE ME a rectangle will appear with the name of the Drive followed by the drive letter On Windows 2000 XP you will receive the alert message Safely Remove or Stop followed by the drive letter for the device 3 Left click on the appropriate dev
21. urn 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 Q Is the Drive compatible with Windows NT 4 0 A No Q I do not see my Drive listed in the My Computer window but it does appear in the Device Manager list A Right click on My Computer Select Manage in the pop up menu In the Computer Management window select Storage then select Disk Management In the Disk Management window you should see a list of available storage devices Look 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 amp Unallocated Right click on the box and 19 select Create New Partition in the pop up menu When the Partition Wizard appears select Primary Partition and click on Next You will see a default value for the Drive click Next You will then see a drive letter you can change this drive letter if you wish click Next You will then be asked to format the Drive Q Do you have DOS Driver for the Drive A No Q Can you make the External Hard Drive bootable A This depends on your computer s BIOS Basic Input Output System The BIOS contains code required to control a number of miscellaneous functions Please check with your computer manufactur
22. used is functioning Q I m trying to copy files to from FAT32 volumes or network shares and it keeps failing A FAT32 HFS and other file system formats allow different standards of filename length or use of special characters Rename the offending file s and try the operation again 18 Q I have a FAT32 disk and when I try to copy a large file 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 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 operating system 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 Where are the drivers for 2000 XP A Windows 2000 and XP already include all the necessary drivers No additional drivers are necessary 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 t
23. y 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 23 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
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