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Fax: (310) 449-4670 
E-mail: [email protected] 
Internet: http://www.g-technology.com 
 
When contacting Technical Support, make sure to be in front 
of your computer and have the following information readily 
available:

•  Your G-DRIVE serial number (on bottom of unit) 
•  Operating system and version 
•  Computer brand and model 
•  Amount of memory installed 
•  Other devices attached to your computer 
 
Thank you for purchasing G-DRIVE. If you have any 
comments or questions about this manual or the product, 
please call (310) 449-4599, or send an email to  
[email protected] 

 

Limited Warranty

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, (“Hitachi GST”) 
including G-Technology by Hitachi
Limited Warranty for External Hard Disk Drives

What does this limited warranty cover?

This Limited Warranty applies to new Hitachi GST external 
storage products purchased from an authorized Hitachi GST 
dealer by the original purchase for normal use and not for 
resale. Hitachi GST warrants that a covered product is free 
from defects in materials and workmanship, with the 
exceptions stated below.

How long does limited warranty coverage last?

This limited warranty lasts for 1 year, 2 years, 3 years or 5 
years, or a fixed period from date of purchase, 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 eligibility. If you do not have a valid proof of 
purchase, the limited warranty period will be measured from 
the date of sale from Hitachi GST to the authorized 
distributor.

What does this limited warranty not cover? 

The limited warranty does not cover damage resulting from 
commercial use, misuse, accident, modification or alteration 
to hardware or software, tampering, unsuitable physical or 
operating environment beyond product specifications, 
improper maintenance, or failure caused by a product for 
which Hitachi GST is not responsible. There is no warranty of 
uninterrupted or error-free operation. There is no warranty for 
loss of data—you must regularly back up the data stored on 
your product to a separate storage product. There is no 
warranty for product with removed or altered identification 
labels. HITACHI GST DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER 
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF 
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE 
LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THIS LIMITATION 
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Hitachi GST is not responsible for 
returning to you product which is not covered by this 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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