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G-DRIVE Q Product Guide

G-DRIVE Q OVERVIEW

Attention Mac OS X Users
G-DRIVE Q is set up at the factory for use with Mac

OS X systems. If you are running Mac OS X,
G-DRIVE Q will mount on the OS X desktop right

out of the box. If it becomes necessary to re-format
G-DRIVE Q for Mac OS X, see section 7.1.

Attention 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 MAC and PC
systems by formatting the drive “FAT32.”
There are some limitations when using FAT

32, see section 7.3 for details. Alternatively you can install
software on the Windows machine such as “MacDrive” which

will allow you to mount MAC formatted drives on your PC.

Power and Activity LED

On/Off

Switch

Power

Connector

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...