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Safety & General Use

G DRIVE

slim

®

Backup Your Data

The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE slim device is a delicate electronic instrument 
and  is  susceptible  to  damage  due  to  excessive  physical  shock.  Under  no  circumstances  will                
G-Technology be held liable for 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 of your data, we highly recommend that you keep TWO copies of 
your data in separate storage locations. Keep one copy on your G-Technology drive. Keep a 
second copy on your internal hard drive, another G-Technology drive, or a form of removable 
storage media.

Summary of Contents for G Drive slim

Page 1: ...G DRIVE slim Ultra Slim Portable USB Drive PRODUCT MANUAL g technology com ...

Page 2: ...8 System Requirements 8 Overview of the Drive 9 Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac 11 Disconnect the Drive 11 Use with Time Machine 12 Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac 15 Restore the Drive Icon 18 Reformat with Partitions 20 Using Your Drive on Windows Windows Use 25 Cross Platform Use 26 Support Warranty Technical Support 30 Limited Warranty 31 Copyright 33 ...

Page 3: ...G DRIVE slim Safety General Use Safety Precautions p 4 Backup Your Data p 5 ...

Page 4: ...amage do not expose this drive to rain or moisture Do not use it in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the drive as they may spill into its openings Ventilation Place the device in a vented area The drive should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat source Temperature Do not expose this drive to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or t...

Page 5: ...le for 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 of your data we highly recommend that you keep TWO copies of your data in separate storage locations Keep one copy on your G Technology drive Keep a second copy on your internal hard drive anothe...

Page 6: ...G DRIVE slim About Your G DRIVE slim Introduction p 7 What s in the Box p 8 System Requirements p 8 Overview of the Drive p 9 ...

Page 7: ...perfect to store or backup your important documents music digital videos and digital photo files The drive comes formatted for Mac making it an easy plug and play storage device and ready for use with Time Machine You can also use the drive on a Windows com puter or work cross platform See how here G DRIVE slim features a silent fan less design with an integrated cooling system to en sure reliable...

Page 8: ...e missing please contact G Technology at g technology com support System Requirements G DRIVE slim supports the folllowing Operating Systems The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems and formatted as HFS with Journaling Mac Mac OS 10 6 and an available USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 port Windows Windows 8 7 Vista and XP and an available USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 port See how here ...

Page 9: ... diagram shows the helpful features of your G DRIVE slim A USB port and Power Activity LED are featured on the front of the unit The activity light will glow when power is applied via the USB port It will flash brighter as data is transferred to or from the hard drive ...

Page 10: ...G DRIVE slim Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac p 11 Disconnect the Drive p 11 Use with Time Machine p 12 ...

Page 11: ...arry around an external AC power supply Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G DRIVE slim is its ability to be connected and 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 drive from your computer 1 Before powering down and disconnecting the drive unmount the system by simply draggin...

Page 12: ...quickly set up G DRIVE slim with Time Machine 1 When you attach G DRIVE slim for the first time the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear Click the Use as Backup Disk button If you have already configured Apple Time Machine go to step 2 2 If the Time Machine dialog box did not launch go to the Apple Menu System Preferences Click on the Time Machine icon The Time Machine Preference pa...

Page 13: ...lick 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 want to backup G DRIVE slim will now back up your important files automatically with Time Machine It s that easy ...

Page 14: ...G DRIVE slim Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac p 15 Restore the Drive Icon p 18 Reformat with Partitions p 20 ...

Page 15: ...y program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G DRIVE slim will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select G DRIVE slim by clicking its drive icon in the left side column Information about the drive willl be displayed at the bottom of the window 3 Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options By default...

Page 16: ...ve for Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of the OS Mac OS Extended Use this format for best performance and media storage To select click the Format pop up and its option to Mac OS Extended 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G DRIVE slim partition ...

Page 17: ...lized you 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 the Don t Use or Decide Later button if you do not want to use Time Machine at this point 8 Quit the Disk Utility program After reinitializing the drive the custom icon for G DRIVE slim has be...

Page 18: ...appearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate 1 To get the G Technology Icons package go to www g technology com support and navigate to your product There will be a link to download the icons 2 Once downloaded it should automatically open the G Technology Icons folder as shown below If not double click the Zip file to open Then double click the DMG file to open the G Technology ...

Page 19: ...s opens its 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 slim icon into the Get Info window below right The icon for your G DRIVE slim has been restored and you can close the Get Info window Your drive is now fully ready for use ...

Page 20: ...poses For instance segment user data from backup data set up a multi boot environment with different Operating Systems or create a dedicated capture scratch disk for programs like Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere The following steps will guide you through this simple process of partitioning your drive In this example we will partition a 500 GB G DRIVE mini connected via FireWire The steps will be ...

Page 21: ...r USB icon 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 Below we have selected 2 Partitions to create two partitions ...

Page 22: ...ac OS it is recommended 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 partition to quickly change the size 6 Repeat this process for each partition you have created 7 Click the Apply button in the lower right corner of the windows A dialog box will appear asking ...

Page 23: ...ultiple partitions 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 has been erased You can optionally restore this icon to each partition with the steps on this page 11 The multiple partitions of the G Technology drive will be displayed on the desktop Your drive is now setup with two...

Page 24: ...G DRIVE slim Using Your Drive on Windows Windows Use p 25 Cross Platform Use p 26 ...

Page 25: ... slim is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows 8 7 Vista and XP systems For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows please visit www g technology com support ...

Page 26: ...sk Utility program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G DRIVE slim will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select the G DRIVE slim by clicking on its drive icon in the left side column Information about the drive will be displayed at the bottom of the window 3 Select the Erase tab to view the formatting opt...

Page 27: ... to FAT32 NOTE You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G DRIVE slim partition WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE ...

Page 28: ...custom icon for the G DRIVE slim will be erased No icons are available for FAT32 With the FAT32 format you will be able to read write on Windows 8 7 Vista and XP and Mac OS machines Limitations with FAT32 There are some limitations when using FAT32 The MS DOS File System cannot write files over 4 GB If you are working with files over 4 GB you may want to choose a software option like MacDrive www ...

Page 29: ...G DRIVE slim Support Warranty Technical Support p 30 Limited Warranty p 31 Copyright p 33 ...

Page 30: ...vice and support If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using G DRIVE slim please contact G Technology Technical Support at g technology com support Helpful information for support When contacting Technical Support it s best to be in front of your computer and have the following information available Your G DRIVE slim serial number on bottom of unit Operating System and version Comp...

Page 31: ... be measured 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 modification or alteration to hardware or software tampering unsuitable physical or operating environment beyond product specifications improper maintenance or failure caused by a prod uct for w...

Page 32: ...ry to 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 moving data to another media before returning Data Recovery is not covered under this warranty and is not part of the warranty returns process HGST warrants that the replaced products are covere...

Page 33: ...on the operat ing environment and formatting Copyright One gigabyte GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity Accessible capacity will vary depending on the operating environment and formatting Design by G Technology in California G DRIVE and G Technology are registered trademarks of HGST Inc and its affiliates in the U S and other countries Apple Mac FireWire MacBook ...

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