G-Technology 0G02568 manual

Por table Dual-Drive Storage System High-Speed 7200 RPM drive Welcome[...]

p.2 T able of Contents W elcome to G-DRIVE mini T able of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ................................. 4 Backup Y our Data ................................. 5 About Y our G-DRIVE mini Introduction .......................................... 7 What’ s in the Box ................................. 8 System Re[...]

T able of Contents Safety & General Use • Safety Precautions ................ p.4 • Backup Y our Data ................ p.5[...]

p.4 Safety & General Use Safety Precautions G-DRIVE mini’ s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed here. If you detect a problem with your drive, please contact our T echnical Support depar tment. If the product is returned with damage caused by improper handling, the warranty will be void and liabil[...]

Safety & General Use p.5 Safety & General Use Backup Y our Data The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE mini device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Under no circumstances will G-T ech be held liable for the recover y or restoration of lost data. Any loss, corruption or destr[...]

About Your G-DRIVE mini • Introduction ........................ p.7 • What’ s in the Box ................. p.8 • S ystem R equirements ........... p.9 • Overview of the Drive ........... p.9 • Disconnect the Drive .......... p.10[...]

p.7 About Y our G-DRIVE mini Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE™ mini from G-T ech. G-DRIVE mini hard drives are the ideal storage solutions for people on the go. G-DRIVE mini is a high-perfor mance 7200RPM portable drive offering a stylish look and a heavy duty feel. The drive has plenty of storage space to backup your impor- tan[...]

p.8 About Y our G-DRIVE mini What’ s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-DRIVE mini drive • FireWire 800 Cable (9 Pin to 9 Pin) • FireWire 800 to 400 cable (9 Pin to 6 Pin) • USB 2.0 cable • Protective carr ying case If any items are missing, please contact G-T ech at suppor t@g-technology .com or call (888) 426-[...]

About Y our G-DRIVE mini p.9 About Y our G-DRIVE mini Over view of the Drive This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-DRIVE mini. There is a Power & Activity LED behind the grill on the front of the unit and a Heat Sink beneath it. The activity light will glow when power is applied via the USB or FireWire ports. It will ash brighter[...]

p.10 About Y our G-DRIVE mini Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G-DRIVE mini is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running. T o prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or ‘unmounting’ the the drive from your computer . 1. Before powering down and disc[...]

About Y our G-DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Mac • Easy Installation for Mac ..... p.12 • Optional P ower Adapter ....... p.12 • Use with Time Machine ........ p.13[...]

p.12 Using Y our Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac G-DRIVE mini easily attaches to your computer via a USB 2.0 or FireWire 800 cable. FireWire 400 connectivity is handled by a 9 Pin to 6 Pin cable (included). Simply plug one end of the cable into the G-DRIVE mini and the other end of the cable into a free USB or FireWire connector on your comp[...]

Using Y our Drive on Mac p.13 Using Y our Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine G-DRIVE mini works perfectly and easily with Time Machine™. T ime Machine is an application that ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your les. The following steps will quickly set up your G-DRIVE mini with T ime Machine. 1. When you attach G-DRIVE mi[...]

p.14 Using Y our Drive on Mac 3. In the dialog box that appears, select the G-DRIVE mini. Click the Use for Backup button. 4. Make sure the T ime Machine switch is set to ON. Y ou can set its options by clicking the Options button. Do this to choose volumes, folders or les you do NOT want to backup. G-DRIVE mini will now back up your important ?[...]

Using Y our Drive on Mac Maintenance for Your Drive • Initialize Drive for Mac ........ p .16 • R estore the Drive Icon ........ p .19 • R eformat with P artitions ..... p.21[...]

p.16 Maintenance for Y our Drive Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE mini was factor y-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS X. Y ou can reinitialize if you would like to quickly erase the contents of the drive. Here are the steps. 1. First, open the Disk Utility program. This application is located on your hard drive under Applications/Ut[...]

Maintenance for Y our Drive p.17 Maintenance for Y our Drive 4. Click the Format pop-up and choose the Format option that you prefer . • Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Use this format if you intend to use the drive for T ime Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X. • Mac OS Extended: Use this format for best per formance and[...]

p.18 Maintenance for Y our Drive W ARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DA T A ON YOUR DRIVE. 6. Click on the Erase button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk’ s reformatting. 7. After the drive is reinitialized, you should automatically see the T ime Machine dialog box. • Clic[...]

Maintenance for Y our Drive p.19 Maintenance for Y our Drive Restore the Drive Icon If the G-DRIVE mini drive icon was erased during the reinitializing process (see previous section ), you can restore the icon with the following easy steps. NOTE: This process is not required for the operation of G-DRIVE mini. However , it will make your drive’ s [...]

p.20 Maintenance for Y our Drive 4. Select the G-DRIVE mini icon on your desktop and press Command+ I . This opens its Get Info window . (below left) 5. Select the default icon in the Get Info window . (below left) 6. Press Command+V to paste the custom G-DRIVE mini icon into the Get Info window . (below right) The icon for your G-DRIVE mini has be[...]

Maintenance for Y our Drive p.21 Maintenance for Y our Drive multiple Reformat with Par titions ‘Partitioning’ a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive into separate, discrete sections called ‘volumes’. Each volume works like a separate disk. Y ou can create up to 16 different partitions on a hard drive in OS X and each par titi[...]

p.22 Maintenance for Y our Drive 2. Select the FireWire or USB icon – not the G-T ech drive icon – by clicking it in the left-side column. 3. Click on the Partition button in the main window . 4. Select the number of partitions you would like from the V olume Scheme menu. Below , we have selected ‘2 Partitions’ to create two par titions.[...]

Maintenance for Y our Drive p.23 Maintenance for Y our Drive 5. Click on the rst partition in the V olume Scheme area. Y our par tition will be high- lighted by a blue bounding box. • In the Name eld, type a name for the partition. • From the Format menu, choose your desired disk format. If you will use your drive primarily on Mac OSX, it[...]

p.24 Maintenance for Y our Drive 8. Click on the Partition button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show you the progress of the disk’ s refor matting. 9. When partitioning is complete, the multiple par titions will be displayed in the left-hand panel of Disk Utility . 10. Quit the Disk Utility program. Afte[...]

Maintenance for Y our Drive Using Your Drive on Windows • Windows Use ..................... p.26 • Cross Platform Use ............. p.27[...]

p.26 Using Y our Drive on Windows Windows Use G--DRIVE mini is set up at the factor y for use with Mac OS X systems. A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows XP , Vista and Windows 7 systems. For helpful information on conguring and using your drive with Windows, please visit www .g-technology .com/windows winuse[...]

Using Y our Drive on Windows p.27 Using Y our Drive on Windows Cr oss Platform Use Y ou can set up G-DRIVE mini for use on both Windows and Mac system by formatting 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 known as F A T32. 1. First, open the Disk Utility program. This ap[...]

p.28 Using Y our Drive on Windows 4. Select MS-DOS File System from the Format pop-up menu. This will format to F A T32. NOTE: Y ou may need to rename the drive because F A T32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name. 5. Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window . A dialog box will appear asking if you want to e[...]

Using Y our Drive on Windows p.29 Using Y our Drive on Windows 6. Click the Erase button. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk’ s reformatting. Y our drive will be formatted to its full capacity as F A T32. 7. Quit the Disk Utility program. Y ou are nished! 8. After reinitializing, the custo[...]

Support & Warranty • T echnical Support ............... p.31 • Limited W arr anty ................ p.32 • Copyright .......................... p.34[...]

p.31 Suppor t & W arranty T echnical Suppor t Thank you for purchasing G-DRIVE mini. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! G-T ech appreciates and values its customers, striving to give you the nest ser vice and support. If you encounter any difculties while installing or using G-DRIVE[...]

p.32 Suppor t & W arranty Limited W arranty Hitachi Global Storage T echnologies (“Hitachi GST”) including G-T echnology by Hitachi Limited W arranty for External Hard Disk Drives What does this limited warranty cover? This Limited W arranty applies to new Hitachi GST external storage products purchased from an authorized Hitachi GST dealer[...]

Suppor t & W arranty p.33 Suppor t & W arranty What must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty ser vice, rst follow the troubleshooting procedures that Hitachi GST or your reseller provides. T o obtain limited warranty ser vice, you must rst obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) and [...]

p.34 Suppor t & W arranty Copyright G-T echnology by Hitachi Global Storage T echnologies © 2011. All rights reser ved. G-DRIVE, G-RAID, G-SAFE, and G-SPEED are registered trademarks of G-T echnology by Hitachi GST . Apple, Mac, Macbook, Macbook Pro and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple, Inc. Hitachi Global Storage T echnologies and Hitachi[...]