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G-DRIVE Q Product Guide  

9.  OPTIMIZING DATA TRANSFER RATES 
 

G-DRIVE Q can be connected to any Mac or PC equipped with 
a FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0 or eSATA port.  For 

best performance, G-DRIVE Q should be connected via 
FireWire 800 or an eSATA port. Alternatively, G-DRIVE Q may 

be connected to a FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 port. 
 

10. TECHNICAL SUPPORT 

If you encounter any difficulties while installing G-DRIVE Q, 
please contact G-Tech Technical Support via one of the 

following ways: 
 

Telephone: (310) 449-4599 
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 Q 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 Q. 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]

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11. LIMITED WARRANTY 

G-Technology Inc. (G-Tech) warrants your product against any 

defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for 
the designated warranty period.  If the product should 

become defective within the warranty period, G-Tech, will at 
its discretion, repair or replace the product.  Repair or 

replacement parts or products will be furnished on an 
exchange basis and will be either new or reconditioned.  All 

replaced parts or products shall become the property of G-
Tech. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been 
damaged by accident, misuse, abuse or as a result of 

unauthorized service or parts. Warranty service is available to 
the purchaser by obtaining a Return Material Authorization 

number (RMA) and by delivering the product during the 
warranty period to an authorized G-Tech service facility or to 

G-Tech. The purchaser shall bear all shipping, packing and 
insurance costs and all other costs, excluding parts and labor, 

necessary to effectuate repair, replacement or refund under 
this warranty. All returned product must be shipped to  
G-Tech in the original shipping container. 

 

For more information on how to obtain warranty service, an 

RMA number or to acquire shipping materials, contact G-Tech 
at 1653 Stanford Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404, 

 

(310) 449-4599 or 

[email protected]

 

IN THE EVENT A PRODUCT BECOMES DEFECTIVE DURING 
THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE PURCHASER’S EXCLUSIVE 
REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED 

ABOVE. INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTAL DAMAGES, 
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF DATA, ARISING 

FROM BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ARE 
NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF G-TECH AND, TO THE EXTENT 

PERMITTED BY LAW, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED BOTH FOR 
PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND TO THE EXTENT NOT 

UNCONSCIONABLE, FOR PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGE.

 

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for G-DRIVE Q

Page 1: ...TY PRECAUTIONS 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 WHAT S IN THE BOX 5 G DRIVE Q OVERVIEW 6 INSTALLING G DRIVE Q 6 1 Attaching the FireWire Cable and Power to G DRIVE Q 6 2 Connecting G DRIVE Q to your Computer 7...

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Page 4: ...th damage caused by improper handling the warranty will be void and liability will rest with the user 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FireWire 800 equipped computer 9 pin connection Mac OS X 10 2 4 or higher Wi...

Page 5: ...n Windows Users G DRIVE Q must be formatted for the Windows Operating System before use on a PC Please see section 7 2 for more information Attention Cross Platform Users G DRIVE Q can be used on both...

Page 6: ...w For Mac OS X installations proceed to Section 7 1 For Windows 2000 XP installations proceed to Section 7 2 For Cross Platform use see section 7 3 7 1 Mac OS X 10 4 G DRIVE Q is initialized at the fa...

Page 7: ...E and set Format to Mac OS Extended as shown below Note Alternatively G DRIVE Q can be set up in multiple volumes by selecting the desired number of partitions from the Volume Scheme pull down menu 5...

Page 8: ...www g technology com support 7 2 Windows 2000 XP 1 Power on G DRIVE wait 10 seconds then power on your computer 2 Open the Disk Management utility by right clicking on the My Computer icon on the des...

Page 9: ...next page will appear 4 Click on the OK button to continue 5 The following window will appear G DRIVE Q Disk 1 is now identified as Basic and Online 6 Right click on the Disk 1 Unallocated bar entry a...

Page 10: ...e available space on G DRIVE Note Multiple partitions can be created on G DRIVE Q Consult your Windows documentation for instructions on setting up multiple partitions 10 Windows will automatically as...

Page 11: ...n below G DRIVE Q is now set up for use 7 3 Cross Platform Use To setup your G DRIVE Q for use on both Windows and Macintosh systems use the Apple Disk utility and format G DRIVE Q FAT32 1 Open the Ap...

Page 12: ...S to mount MAC formatted drives www macdrive com 8 UNMOUNTING DISCONNECTING G DRIVE Q A great feature of G DRIVE Q is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running To pre...

Page 13: ...discretion repair or replace the product Repair or replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will be either new or reconditioned All replaced parts or products shall be...

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