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G-Technology 0G00199 manual

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  • Page 1

    T able of C onten ts Introduction Safety Pr ecautions System Requir ements What’ s in the Box G-DRIVE Over view Installing G-DRIVE Initializing G-DRIVE Disconnecting G-DRIVE Optimizing P er formance T echnical Support Limited Warranty[...]

  • Page 2

    The lightning  ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product enclosure and may be of signi  cant risk of electrical shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of[...]

  • Page 3

    Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the G-DRIVE™ fr om G- T echnology™. G-DRIVE hard drives fr om G- T echnology are the ideal storage solutions for con tent creation pr ofessionals . G-DRIVE high-speed interface ex ternal storage sy stems o ff er the ultimate in  exibility by pr oviding a quad interface, which includes eSA T A, Fir eWir[...]

  • Page 4

    • W indows XP / Vista/ W indows 7 F ireW ire 400 operation (via 9 pin to 6 pin cable) • Mac OS 9.x or OS X • W indows XP / Vista/ W indows 7 Wha t ’ s in the Bo x T ake a moment to ensur e that the following it ems are included in the box. G-DRIVE • G-DRIVE external hard drive (eSA T A/FW800/FW400/USB 2.0) • Installation CD-R OM • eSA[...]

  • Page 5

    A ttention Mac OS X Users G-DRIVE is set up at the factor y for use with Mac OS X systems. If you ar e running Mac OS X, G-DRIVE will mount on the OS X desktop right out of the box. If it becomes necessary to re - format G-DRIVE f or Mac OS X, go here. A ttention W indow s Users G-DRIVE must be formatted f or the Windows Operating Sy stem befor e u[...]

  • Page 6

    Initializing G-DRIVE G-DRIVE is set up at the factor y for use with Mac OS X systems . If you are running Mac OS X, G-DRIVE will mount on the OS X desktop right out of the box. If it becomes necessary to re-format G-DRIVE, follo w the instructions below . • F or Mac OS X installations see below • F or W indows XP / Vista / W indows 7 installati[...]

  • Page 7

    2. Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options. By default, the F ormat is set to Mac OS Extended (Jour naled), as indicated in the F or mat category . 3. Choose the F ormat: • Set the format to Mac OS Extended (Jour naled) if you intend to use G-DRIVE f or Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X. • F or best [...]

  • Page 8

    4. Click the Erase Button in the low er corner of the window . 5. A dialog box will launch after clicking the button. W ARNING : THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DA T A ON Y OUR DRIVE. 5. Click on the Erase button to c ontinue. A progr ess bar in the lower right corner of the windo w will show you the pr ogress of the disk’ s ref ormatting. Y ou ma [...]

  • Page 9

    If you wish to use the drive f or T ime Machine, you can click on the Use as Backup Disk button. F or more inf o about setting up the G-DRIVE with Time Machine, go here . After reinitializing , the icon for the G-DRIVE has been erased. Y ou can restor e it. Restore the icon b y doing the following: 1. Go to the G- T echnology website and download t[...]

  • Page 10

    Using G-DRIVE with T ime Machine G-DRIVE is a per fect candidate to use with Apple Time Machine. Time Machine provides automatic backup f or your crucial  les. The following st eps will guide you in setting up the G-DRIVE with Time Machine. F ormat the drive as Mac OS Extended ( Journaled) as described in “R eformatting f or Mac OS X” here. [...]

  • Page 11

    Reforma tting with Multiple Partitions Y ou can r eformat the G-DRIVE to ha ve multiple partitions. The following st eps will guide you through this pr ocess. Open Apple Disk Utility . Disk Utilit y is in the Utilities F older located in the Applications F older on the Macintosh HD (or press Shift + Command + U to open the Utilities f older). 1. Se[...]

  • Page 12

    • Choose a F ormat from the F ormat M enu (for mor e info on f ormats go here). • T ype in a Size for the par tition • Click the Apply button 5. After clicking on the Apply button. The dialog bo x, as shown on the on the next page, will appear . W ARNING : THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DA T A ON Y OUR DRIVE. 6. Click on the P ar tition button[...]

  • Page 13

    7.When partitioning is complete , G-DRIVE par titions will be displayed in the left- hand panel of Apple Disk Utility . 8.Reset the G-DRIVE icons as described here . 10.Exit Apple Disk Utility . G-DRIVE will be displayed on the desktop as shown, right. G-DRIVE is now setup with 2 par titions and ready f or use. Cross Pla tform U se T o setup y our [...]

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    3. Select MS -DOS F ile Syst em from the F ormat drop do wn menu. NO TE: Y ou may need to r e -name the drive because F A T32 does not suppor t more than 11 letters in the driv e name. 4. Click the Erase butt on in the lower right corner of the window . 5. A new dialog box appears . W ARNING : THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DA T A ON Y OUR DRIVE. 14[...]

  • Page 15

    6. Click the Erase butt on. A progr ess bar in the lower right corner of the windo w will show you the pr ogress of the disk’ s ref ormatting. Y our driv e will be formatted to its full capacity as F A T32. 7. Reset the G-DRIVE icons as described here. 8. Exit Apple Disk Utility . With this f ormat, you will be able to READ/WRITE on both Windo ws[...]

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    F ax: (310) 449-4670 E-mail: suppor t@g-technology .com Internet: http://ww w .g-technology .com When contacting T echnical Suppor t, make sure to be in fr ont of your comput er and have the f ollowing information r eadily available: • Y our G-DRIVE serial number (on bottom of unit) • Operating syst em and version • Computer br and and model [...]

  • Page 17

    What must y ou do? If you are having tr ouble with a product, befor e seek ing limited warranty service,  rst follow the tr oubleshooting procedur es that Hitachi GST or your reseller pr ovides. T o obtain limited w arranty ser vice, you must  rst obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA ) and ship-to address by contacting G- T echnology [...]

  • Page 18

    propert y of their respective owners . Hitachi Global Storage T echnologies trademarks are authoriz ed for use in countries and jurisdictions in which H itachi has the right to use, market and advertise the brands. The T rav elstar trademark is authorized for use in the Americas, EMEA and the f ollowing Asia-P aci  c countries and jurisdictions:[...]