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Using Your Drive on Windows

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Using Your Drive on Windows

®

Windows Use

G-DRIVE ev ATC is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS 10.7+ systems. A simple
initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows

®

8, 7 and Vista (via reformat).

For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows,
please visit

g-technology.com/support

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Summary of Contents for G-DRIVE ev ATC

Page 1: ...Product Manual...

Page 2: ...on for Mac 9 Disconnect the Drive 9 Using Your Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine 11 Initialize Drive for Mac 13 Restore the Drive Icon 16 Reformat with Partitions 18 Using Your Drive on Windows Windo...

Page 3: ...Introduction p 4 What s in the Box p 5 System Requirements p 5 Overview of the Drive p 6 Easy Installation for Mac p 9 Disconnect the Drive p 9 About Your G DRIVE ev ATC...

Page 4: ...Equipped with a watertight drive compartment the G DRIVE ev ATC floats should it be dropped into a pool of water up to 1ft for 30 seconds your data will remain protected Perfect for in the field back...

Page 5: ...to configure for Windows here What s in the Box The following items are included in the box G DRIVE ev ATC hard drive solution with tethered USB cable G DRIVE ev ATC hard drive solution consists of an...

Page 6: ...ev All Terrain case The ev All Terrain Case provides easy connectivity with its tethered USB cable The cable can be accessed from the left hand side of the drive Simply remove the cover which protects...

Page 7: ...s an illuminated G logo in the front that glows when the case is connected to a power source and flashes more brightly in case of drive activity G DRIVE ev RaW Inside the ev All Terrain case you will...

Page 8: ...tandalone USB hard drive or as a module for use inside G DOCK ev or G DRIVE ev ATC hard drive solution The drive features an illuminated G in the front and a SATA Port and USB 3 0 Port on the back USB...

Page 9: ...the drive icon and hit Command E 2 It is safe to remove the drive from your system when the drive icon is no longer present on your desktop Helpful links To use your drive on Windows go to Windows Use...

Page 10: ...Using Your Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine p 11 Initialize Drive for Mac p 13 Restore the Drive Icon p 16 Reformat with Partitions p 18...

Page 11: ...uickly set up your drive for use with Time Machine 1 When you connect your drive for the first time the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear Click the Use as Backup Disk button If you h...

Page 12: ...ATC then 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 w...

Page 13: ...k Utility program located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear and your G DRIVE ev ATC will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select your driv...

Page 14: ...ended Journaled Use this format if you intend to use the drive for Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of the OS 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window...

Page 15: ...u should automatically see the Time Machine dialog box Click the Use as Backup Disk button if you want to use the drive with Time Machine For more info using the drive with Time Machine go here Click...

Page 16: ...appearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate 1 To get the G Technology Icon package go to g technology com support and navigate to your product There will be a link to download the...

Page 17: ...s 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 ev ATC icon into the Get Info window below right The icon for you...

Page 18: ...artition your hard drive so sections of its space can be used for different purposes For instance segment user data from backupdata setupamulti bootenvironmentwithdifferentOperatingSystemsorcreate a d...

Page 19: ...n not the G Technology 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 Volume Scheme menu...

Page 20: ...ommended to use Mac OS Extended or Mac OS Extended Journaled For info about formats go here In the Size field type in a size for the partition Alternately you can drag the bar in between each partitio...

Page 21: ...itions will be displayed in the left hand panel of Disk Utility 10 Quit the Disk Utility program After reinitializing the drive the custom icon for the G Technology drive will have been erased You can...

Page 22: ...Using Your Drive on Windows Using Your Drive on Windows Windows Use p 23 Cross Platform Use p 24...

Page 23: ...set up at the factory for use with Mac OS 10 7 systems A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows 8 7 and Vista via reformat For helpful information on configuring and using...

Page 24: ...ity program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G DRIVE ev ATC will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select...

Page 25: ...is will format the drive to FAT32 NOTE You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 characters in the drive name 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of t...

Page 26: ...ing the custom icon for the G DRIVEevATC will be erased No icons are available for FAT32 With the FAT32 format you will be able to read write on Windows 8 7 and Vista with reformat as well as Mac OS 1...

Page 27: ...Safety General Use Safety Precautions p 28 Backup Your Data p 29...

Page 28: ...evice away from moisture or liquids To reduce the risk of damage do not expose your drive to rain or moisture Do not use it in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the driv...

Page 29: ...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 o...

Page 30: ...Support Warranty Support Warranty Technical Support p 31 Limited Warranty p 32 Copyright p 34...

Page 31: ...u encounter any difficulties while installing or using any of the G DRIVE ev ATC series please contact G Technology Technical Support at www g technology com support Helpful information for support Wh...

Page 32: ...sured from the date of sale from HGST to the authorized distributor What does this limited warranty not cover The limited warranty does not cover damage resulting from commercial use misuse accident m...

Page 33: ...carrier at HGST shipping point You are responsible for importation of the replaced product if applicable HGST will not return the original drive to consumers therefore the consumer is responsible for...

Page 34: ...ng to hard drive capacity Accessible capacity will vary depending on the operating environment and formatting Copyright Design by G Technology in California G DRIVE G DOCK ev G Technology and the G Te...

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