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Table of Contents

Introduction

Safety Precautions

System Requirements

What’s in the Box

G-DRIVE Overview

Installing G-DRIVE

Initializing G-DRIVE

Disconnecting G-DRIVE

Optimizing Performance

Technical Support

Limited Warranty

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Summary of Contents for G-DRIVE mobile USB

Page 1: ...tents Introduction Safety Precautions System Requirements What s in the Box G DRIVE Overview Installing G DRIVE Initializing G DRIVE Disconnecting G DRIVE Optimizing Performance Technical Support Limi...

Page 2: ...rovided 9 POWER SOURCES This unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating label If you are not sure of the type of power supply in your facility consult your loca...

Page 3: ...clable enclosure The G DRIVE is also ideal for backing up your Mac automatically using Time Machine G DRIVE is the only portable drive to feature a silent fan less design and an integrated cooling sys...

Page 4: ...TA cable FireWire 800 cable 9 Pin to 9 Pin FireWire 800 to 400 cable 9 Pin to 6 Pin USB 2 0 cable AC Power Unit and cables If anything is missing please call G Technology at 310 449 4599 For more deta...

Page 5: ...MAC and PC systems by formatting the drive FAT32 There are some limitations when using FAT 32 Alternatively you can install software on the Windows machine such as MacDrive which will allow you to mo...

Page 6: ...support windows For Cross Platform use go here Reformatting for Mac OS X You ll first need to open Apple Disk Utility in order to initialize the disk for Mac OS X Apple Disk Utility is in the Utilitie...

Page 7: ...in the Format category 3 Choose the Format Set the format to Mac OS Extended Journaled if you intend to use G DRIVE for Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X For best per...

Page 8: ...E ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE 5 Click on the Erase button to continue A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show you the progress of the disk s reformatting You may get a dialog box a...

Page 9: ...package Click here to download the package 2 Once downloaded select the icon for the G DRIVE in the G Technology Icons disk 3 Press Command C to copy the icon 4 Select the G DRIVE FireWire icon on the...

Page 10: ...OS X here After the drive is reinitialized you should see the following dialog box Click the Use as Backup Disk button If the dialog box did not launch go to the Apple Menu System Preferences and clic...

Page 11: ...folder 1 Select the FireWire icon not the G DRIVE icon 2 Click on the Partition button in the main window as shown Select the number of partitions you would like from the Volume Scheme menu Here there...

Page 12: ...y button 5 After clicking on the Apply button The dialog box as shown on the on the next page will appear WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE 6 Click on the Partition button to co...

Page 13: ...e Cross Platform Use To setup your G DRIVE for use on both Windows and Macintosh systems use Apple Disk Utility and format G DRIVE to MS DOS FAT also known as FAT32 Open Apple Disk Utility Apple Disk...

Page 14: ...OTE You may need to re name the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name 4 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window 5 A new dialog box appears...

Page 15: ...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 G DRIVE from your Mac 1 Before powering...

Page 16: ...se depending on when and where it was originally purchased To determine the warranty specifically for your product visit www g technology com A valid proof of purchase may be required to prove eligibi...

Page 17: ...remainder of the original limited warranty period for the returned product or 90 days How is our liability limited HITACHI GST AND ITS AFFILIATES SUPPLIERS DISTRIBUTORS AND RESELLERS ARE NOT LIABLE F...

Page 18: ...Hitachi for further information Hitachi shall not be liable to third parties for unauthorized use of Hitachi trademarks One gigabyte GB is equal to one billion bytes and one terabyte TB equals 1 000...

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