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PRODUCT MANUAL
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G DRIVE USB
Professional External Hard Drive
g-technology.com
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® G DRIVE USB Table of Contents Welcome to G-DRIVE Table of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ................................................... 4 Backup Your Data .................................................... 5 About Your G-DRIVE Introduction .............................................................. 7 What’s in the Box .................................................... 8 System Requirements ............................................ 9 Overview of the Drive ...
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® G DRIVE USB Safety & General Use • Safety Precautions ........................................ p.4 • Backup Your Data .......................................... p.5
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® G DRIVE USB Safety & General Use Safety Precautions G-DRIVE 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 Technical Support department. Please read our Limited Warranty. • Servicing: Your drive contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to be malfunctioning, have it inspected by a qualified G-Technology Technical Support representative. • Moisture: Place the device away from mois
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® G DRIVE USB Safety & General Use Backup Your Data The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Under no circumstances will G-Technology be held liable for the recovery or restoration of lost data. Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a G-Technology drive is the sole responsibility of the user. Make two backups To help prevent the loss of your data, we highly recommend t
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® G DRIVE USB About Your G-DRIVE • Introduction .................................................... p.7 • What’s in the Box .......................................... p.8 • System Requirements ................................. p.9 • Overview of the Drive .............................. p.9
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intro ® G DRIVE USB About Your G-DRIVE Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE from G-Technology. G-DRIVE hard drives are the ideal storage solutions for content creation professionals. G-DRIVE high-speed interface external storage systems offer the ultimate in flexibility by provid- ing connectivity for USB 3.0, FireWire® 800 and 400. With a massive storage capacity, G-DRIVE is the perfect high-performance solution for storage intensive applications including au- dio/video editing
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inbox ® G DRIVE USB About Your G-DRIVE What’s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-DRIVE hard drive • (1) USB 3.0 cable, (backwards compatible to USB 2.0) • (2) FireWire cables (800; 800 to 400) • AC Power adapter If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at g-technology.com/support. p.8
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overview ® G DRIVE USB About Your G-DRIVE System Requirements G-DRIVE supports the folllowing Operating Systems. The drive is set up at the factory ® for use with Mac OS X systems, and formatted as ‘HFS+ with Journaling’. • Mac OS 10.5 or higher • Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 NOTE: G-DRIVE models larger than 2TB are not supported by Windows XP and older 32-bit operating systems. These OS’s are limited to a maximum volume size of 2.2TB. Overview of the Drive This diagram shows the helpful
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® G DRIVE USB Using Your Drive on Mac • Easy Installation for Mac ....................... p.11 • Optimize Performance ............................ p.11 • Use with Time Machine ........................ p.12 • Disconnect the Drive ............................. p.14
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install ® G DRIVE USB Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac G-DRIVE attaches to your computer via the USB 3.0 (backwards compatible with USB 2.0), or one of two FireWire 800 ports. FireWire 400 connectivity is handled by a 9 to 6 pin cable (included). Choose the connection appropriate for your system and connect G-DRIVE with the matching supplied cable. Connect the power cord to the unit and plug the other end into a surge protector or wall outlet. Turn on the power switch
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timemach ® G DRIVE USB Using Your Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine G-DRIVE works perfectly and easily with Time Machine®. Time Machine is an applica- tion that ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your files. The follow- ing steps will quickly set up G-DRIVE with Time Machine. 1. When you attach G-DRIVE for the first time, the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear. Click the Use as Backup Disk button. 2. If the Time Machine dialog box did not launch, go to t
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® G DRIVE USB Using Your Drive on Mac 3. I n the dialog box that appears, select the G-DRIVE. Click the Use for Backup button. 4. Make sure the Time Machine switch is set to ON. You can set its options by clicking the Options button. Do this to choose volumes, folders or files you do NOT want to backup. G-DRIVE will now back up your important files automatically with Time Machine. It’s that easy! p.13
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disconnect ® G DRIVE USB Using Your Drive on Mac Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G-DRIVE is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running. To prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or ‘unmounting’ the drive from your computer. 1. Before powering down and disconnecting the G-DRIVE, unmount the drive by simply dragging the G-DRIVE icon to the trash located in the dock. Keyboard shortcut: Select t
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® G DRIVE USB Maintenance for Your Drive • Initialize Drive for Mac ........................ p.16 • Restore the Drive Icon ........................ p.19 • Reformat with Partitions ..................... p.21
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initialize ® G DRIVE USB Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS X. You 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 un- der Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-DRIVE will be displayed in the left-hand column. 2. Select the G-DRIVE
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format ® G DRIVE USB Maintenance for Your Drive 4. Choose the Format option that you prefer. • Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Use this format if you intend to use the drive for Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X. • M ac OS Extended: Use this format for best performance and media storage. To select, click the Format pop-up and its option to Mac OS Extended. 5. Click the Er ase button in the lower right corner of the window. A dialog box wil
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® G DRIVE USB Maintenance for Your Drive WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. 6. Click on the Er ase 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 Time Machine dialog box. • Click the U se as Backup Disk button if you want to use the drive with Time Machine. For more info using the drive with Time Machine, go
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restore ® G DRIVE USB Maintenance for Your Drive Restore the Drive Icon If the G-DRIVE drive icon was erased during the reinitializing process (see the previous section), you can restore the icon with the following easy steps. NOTE: This process is not required for the operation of G-DRIVE. However, it will make your drive’s appearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate. 1. To get the G-Technology icon package, go to www.g-technology.com/support and navigate to your produ
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® G DRIVE USB Maintenance for Your Drive 4. S elect the G-DRIVE 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. P ress Command+V to paste the custom G-DRIVE icon into the Get Info window. (below right) The icon for your G-DRIVE has been restored and you can close the Get Info win- dow. Your drive is now fully ready for use! p.20
