G-Technology G-Drive manual

G DRIVE USB ® Pr ofessional External Hard Driv e PRODUCT MANU AL g-technology .com[...]

p.2 T able of C ontents G DRIVE USB ® W elcome to G-DRIVE T able of Conten ts Safety & General Use Safety Pr ecautions ................................................... 4 Backup Y our Data .................................................... 5 About Y our G-DRIVE Introduction .............................................................. 7 W[...]

G DRIVE USB ® Safety & General U se • Safety P recautions ......................................... p .4 • Backup Y our Data ........................................... p .5[...]

p.4 Safety & General Use G DRIVE USB ® Safety Precautions G-DRIVE warranty may be void as a r esult of the failure to r espect the precautions listed here . If you detect a problem with y our drive, please con tact our T echnical Suppor t depar tment . Please read our Limited W arranty . • Servicing: Y our dr ive contains no user -ser viceab[...]

p.5 Safety & General Use G DRIVE USB ® Backup Y our Data The disk drive con tained in your G-DRIVE device is a delicat e electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to ex cessive physical shock. Under no circumstances will G- T echnology be held liable for the recov ery or restoration of lost data. An y loss, corruption or destructi[...]

G DRIVE USB ® About Y our G-DRIVE • Introduction ..................................................... p.7 • What’ s in the Box ........................................... p .8 • Syst em Requirements .................................. p .9 • Over view of the Dr ive .................................. p .9[...]

p.7 About Y our G-DRIVE G DRIVE USB ® Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the G-DRIVE® from G- T echnology®. G-DRIVE hard drives are the ideal storage solutions f or conten t creation pr ofessionals . G-DRIVE high-speed interface ex ternal storage syst ems oer the ultimat e in exibility by providing c onnectivit y for USB 3.0, eSA T A, [...]

p.8 About Y our G-DRIVE G DRIVE USB ® What’ s in the Bo x The follo wing items are included in the bo x: • G-DRIVE hard drive • (1) USB 3.0 cable, (backwards compa tible to USB 2.0) • (1) eSA T A cable • (1) F ireW ire 800 cable • AC P ower adapter If any items are missing , please contact G- T echnology at support@g-technology .com or[...]

p.9 About Y our G-DRIVE G DRIVE USB ® Overview of the Drive This diagram sho ws the helpful f eatures of y our G-DRIVE. There is a P ower & Activity LED on the front of the unit and a Heat Sink benea th it. The activit y LED will glow when the unit is switched on. It will ash brighter as data is transferr ed to or from the har d drive . On [...]

G DRIVE USB ® U sing Y our D riv e on Mac • Easy Installation for Mac .......................... p .11 • Optimize P er formanc e .............................. p .11 • Use with Time Machine ............................ p .12 • Disconnect the Drive .................................. p .14[...]

p.11 Using Y our Drive on Mac ® G DRIVE USB ® Easy Installation for Mac G-DRIVE attaches to your c omputer via the USB 3.0 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0), eSA T A or one of two F ireW ire 800 por ts. Choose the connection appropriate f or your sy stem and connect G-DRIVE with the matching supplied cable. Connect the power c ord to the unit a[...]

p.12 Using Y our Drive on Mac ® G DRIVE USB ® Use with Time Machine G-DRIVE works per fectly and easily with Time Machine. Time Machine is an application that ships with your Mac and pro vides automatic backup f or your les. The following steps will quickly set up G-DRIVE with Time Machine. 1. When y ou attach G-DRIVE f or the rst time, the[...]

p.13 Using Y our Drive on Mac ® G DRIVE USB ® 3. In the dialog box that appears, select the G-DRIVE. Click the Use f or Back up button. 4. Make sure the Time Machine switch is set to ON. Y ou can set its options by click ing the Options button. Do this to choose volumes , folders or les you do NO T want to backup. G-DRIVE will now back up your[...]

p.14 Using Y our Drive on Mac ® G DRIVE USB ® Disconnect the Drive A great f eature of G-DRIVE is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running . T o prevent failur es and/or data loss, it is important to follo w the steps below when disconnecting or ‘ unmounting’ the drive from your c omputer . 1. Before po weri[...]

G DRIVE USB ® Maintenanc e for Y our D riv e • Initialize Drive f or Mac .............................. p .16 • Restore the Driv e Icon .............................. p .19 • Reformat with P ar titions .......................... p.21[...]

p.16 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® Initialize Drive f or M ac G-DRIVE was factor y-formatted f or use or ‘ initialized’ for Mac OS. Y ou can reinitialize if y ou would like to quickly erase the cont ents of the drive . Here ar e the steps. 1. F irst, open the Disk Utility program. This application is locat ed on your har d drive u[...]

p.17 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® 4. Choose the F or mat option that you pr efer . • Mac OS Extended ( Journaled): Use this format if you int end to use the drive f or Time Machine or to cr eate a separat e bootable installation of OS X ® . • Mac OS Extended: Use this format for best performance and media storage . T o select, c[...]

p.18 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® W ARNING: THIS NEX T STEP WILL ER ASE ALL DA T A ON Y OUR DRIVE. 6. Click on the Erase button to c ontinue. A pr ogress bar in the lo wer right corner of the window will show the pr ogress of the disk’ s reformatting . 7. After the drive is reinitializ ed, y ou should automatically see the Time Mac[...]

p.19 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® Restore the Driv e Ic on If the G-DRIVE drive icon was erased during the reinitializing pr ocess (see the previous section ), you can restor e the icon with the follo wing easy steps . NO TE: This pr ocess is not requir ed for the oper ation of G-DRIVE. How ever , it will make your drive ’ s appear[...]

p.20 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® 4. Select the G-DRIVE icon on your desktop and press C ommand+I. This opens its Get Info window . (below left) 5. Select the default icon in the Get I nfo window . (below left) 6. Pr ess Command+V to past e the custom G-DRIVE icon int o the Get Info window . (below right) The icon f or your G-DRIVE h[...]

p.21 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® Reforma t with Partitions ‘P artitioning’ a hard driv e is the process of dividing a har d dr ive into separ ate , discrete sections called ‘volumes ’ . Each volume works like a separate disk. Y ou can create up t o 16 dier ent partitions on a hard drive in OS X and each par tition can be [...]

p.22 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® 2. Select the FireW ire or USB icon – not the G- T echnology drive icon – by clicking it in the left-side column. 3. Click on the P artition button in the main window . 4. Select the number of par titions you w ould like from the V olume S cheme menu. Below , we have selected ‘2 Partitions’ t[...]

p.23 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® 5. Click on the rst par tition in the Volume Scheme area. Y our par tition will be highlighted by a blue bounding bo x. • In the Name eld, type a name for the partition. • F rom the F ormat menu, choose your desir ed disk format. If you will use y our drive primarily on Mac OS, it is recomm[...]

p.24 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive G DRIVE USB ® 8. Click on the P artition button to continue. A pr ogress bar in the lo wer right corner of the window will show y ou the progr ess of the disk’ s ref ormatting. 9. When par titioning is complete, the multiple partitions will be displayed in the left-hand panel of Disk Utility . 10. Quit the Disk [...]

G DRIVE USB ® U sing Y our D riv e on W indow s • Windo ws U se ................................................. p .26 • Cross P latf orm Use ..................................... p .27[...]

p.26 Using Y our Drive on W indows ® G DRIVE USB ® W indows U se G-DRIVE is set up at the factor y for use with Mac OS systems . A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP systems . F or helpful information on conguring and using your drive with Windo ws, please visit g-technology .com/window s[...]

p.27 Using Y our Drive on W indows ® G DRIVE USB ® Cross Pla tform U se Y ou can set up G-DRIVE for use on both Windo ws and Mac system by f or matting the drive as ‘F A T32’ . T o do this, use the Disk Utility application and format the drive to MS-DOS (F A T ), also k nown as F A T32. 1. F irst, open the Disk Utility program. This applicati[...]

p.28 Using Y our Drive on W indows ® G DRIVE USB ® 4. Select MS -DOS F ile System fr om the Format pop-up menu. This will format t o F A T32. NO TE: Y ou may need to r ename the drive because F A T32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name . 5. Click the Erase button in the low er right corner of the window . A dialog box will app[...]

p.29 Using Y our Drive on W indows ® G DRIVE USB ® 5. Click the Erase button. A pr ogress bar in the lo wer right corner of the window will show the prog ress of the disk’ s reformatting. Y our drive will be formatted to its full capacity as F A T32. 6. Quit the Disk Utility program. Y ou are nished! 7. After reinitializing , the custom icon[...]

G DRIVE USB ® Suppor t & W arranty • T echnical Support ....................................... p.31 • Limited W arranty ......................................... p .32 • Copyright ........................................................ p .33[...]

p.31 Suppor t & W arranty G DRIVE USB ® T echnic al Suppor t Thank you f or purchasing G-DRIVE. If you have an y comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! G- T echnology appreciates and values its cust omers, striving to giv e you the nest ser vice and suppor t. If you encounter an y diculties while inst[...]

p.32 Suppor t & W arranty G DRIVE USB ® Limited W arran ty HGST , a West ern Digital Compan y (“HGST ”) Including G- T echnology for External Hard Disk Drives What does this limited w arranty c ov er? This Limited W arranty applies to new HGST products purchased from an authoriz ed HGST dealer by the original purchaser f or normal use and [...]

p.33 Suppor t & W arranty G DRIVE USB ® What must y ou do? If you are having tr ouble with a product, befor e seeking limited warranty ser vice, rst follo w the troubleshooting proc edures that HGST or y our reseller pro vides. T o obtain limited warranty ser vice, you must rst obtain a Return Materials A uthorization (RMA) and ship-to a[...]

p.34 Suppor t & W arranty G DRIVE USB ® CAP A CITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER F or G- T echnology products 1TB or greater: “ One gigabyte ( GB) is equal to one billion byt es and one terabyt e ( TB) equals 1,000 GB (one trillion bytes). A ccessible capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard driv[...]