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FAQs
DISCONNECTING THE DRIVE
Be sure to follow your computer’s recommended
method for ejecting or unmounting the drive.
FORMATTING - MAC USERS
The drive is preformatted HFS+ and ready to go.
If you want to use the drive between Mac and PC
we recommend formatting the drive exFAT.
FORMATTING - PC USERS
You will need to reformat the drive before saving
any data. We recommend formatting NTFS for
the best performance. If you want to use the drive
between PC and Mac we recommend formatting
the drive exFAT.
FORMATTING – ADVANCED USERS
Advanced formatting information, such as how
to partition, can be found on our website.
www.MonsterDigital.com/ThunderboltFAQs
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P.O. Box 941774
Simi Valley, CA 93094
197-000043-P0
OVERDRIVE™ THUNDERBOLT
™
QUick STaRT GUiDE
WINDOWS USERS - PLEASE READ
Driver must be installed before the device
can function properly. Download at:
www.MonsterDigital.com/ThunderboltDriver
You will need to reformat the drive before saving
any data. We recommend formatting NTFS for
the best performance. If you want to use the
drive between PC and Mac we recommend
formatting the drive exFAT.
If you’re running Windows® on a Mac®
you don’t need to download the driver.
Monster, the MC logo, the Monster logo, Monster Digital, the RoHS logo, the product
and packaging are trademarks or registered trademarks of Monster Products, Inc., or
its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. OverDrive is a trademark of Tandon
Digital. Tandon Digital is the of ficial licensee of the Monster Digital brand and logo.
Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is
a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Thunderbolt™ and the Thunderbolt™ logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Trademarks and registered trademarks are propert y of
their respective owners.
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CABLE LATCH OPERATION
STEP 1: Pull latch down to release connector.
STEP 2: Unwind Thunderbolt cable from
enclosure, and plug in the connector.
NOTE: When storing cable make sure
to press it back into the channel.
LED INDICATOR: The blue LED
is on when the drive is active.
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SPECIFICATIONS
INTERFACE: Thunderbolt 10Gb/s
DATA PROTOCOL: PCI Express
DAISY CHAIN: Up to six Thunderbolt Technology-
compatible products. OverDrive Thunderbolt
must be the end point.
CABLE TECHNOLOGY: Captured 300mm
Thunderbolt Cable (Active/Active)
INTERNAL HARD DISK: Enterprise grade SATA III
(6Gb/s interface) Solid State Drives
COOLING: Passive, aluminum heat sink enclosure
DATA TRANSFER RATE: 500MBps/450MBps -
Tested ATTO ver 2.47, NTFS
TEMPERATURE RANGE: Operating 0℃to 70°c,
storage -40 to 95°c℃
SIZE: 133mm x 85mm x 15mm
WEIGHT: 7.0oz, 200g
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Computer with available
Thunderbolt port, latest version of Windows
®
7,
Windows 8 / Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
CERTIFICATIONS AND DECLARATIONS:
CE, FCC, Thunderbolt, IC, Microsoft WHQL
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