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Using Your Drive on Windows

Windows Use

G-RAID is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS X systems. A simple initialization
will prepare your drive for use with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 systems.

For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows, please
visit

www.g-technology.com/windows

NOTE:

G-RAID models greater than 2TB are not supported by Windows XP or older

32-bit operating systems. These OS’s limit maximum volume size to 2.2TB.

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Summary of Contents for G-RAID Studio

Page 1: ...Professional High Performance Dual Drive Storage System Welcome to G...

Page 2: ...ments 9 Overview of the Drive 9 Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac 11 Optimize Performance 11 Disconnect the Drive 12 Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac 14 Restore the...

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

Page 4: ...isture or liquids To reduce the risk of damage 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 spil...

Page 5: ...he recovery or restoration of lost data Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a G Tech drive is the sole responsibility of the user Make Two Backups To help prevent the loss of your d...

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

Page 7: ...r post production facilities worldwide G RAID features a quad interface with 3 Gbit eSATA FireWire 400 FireWire 800 and USB 2 0 connectivity When connected via eSATA G RAID provides data trans fers ra...

Page 8: ...ox G RAID drive eSATA FW800 FW400 USB 2 0 eSATA cable FireWire 800 cable 9 Pin to 9 Pin FireWire 800 to 400 cable 9 Pin to 6 Pin USB 2 0 cable External DC Power Supply Product CD If any items are miss...

Page 9: ...On the rear of the unit is a Kensington security slot a high speed eSATA port two FireWire 800 ports a USB 2 0 port DC Power In and Soft touch On Off switch overview System Requirements G RAID suppor...

Page 10: ...Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac p 11 Optimize Performance p 11 Disconnect the Drive p 12...

Page 11: ...ll automatically mount on the desktop if you are running Mac OS X install Optimize Performance G RAID can be connected to any Mac or Windows machine equipped with an eSATA FireWire 400 FireWire 800 or...

Page 12: ...down and disconnecting the drive unmount the system by simply dragging the G RAID icon to the trash located in the dock Keyboard shortcut Select the drive icon and hit Command E 2 It is safe to remove...

Page 13: ...Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac p 14 Restore the Drive Icon p 17 Reformat with Partitions p 19...

Page 14: ...y program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G RAID will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select the G RAI...

Page 15: ...Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X 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 Ext...

Page 16: ...r the drive is reinitialized 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 Click the Don t Use or Decide L...

Page 17: ...ppearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate 1 To get the G Tech icon package go to www g technology com support and navigate to your product There will be a link to download the ico...

Page 18: ...This 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 RAID icon into the Get Info window below right The icon fo...

Page 19: ...rent purposes 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 Pr...

Page 20: ...icon not the G Tech 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 B...

Page 21: ...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...

Page 22: ...tiple 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 Tech drive has been erased You can o...

Page 23: ...Using Your Drive on Windows Windows Use p 24 Cross Platform Use p 25...

Page 24: ...epare your drive for use with Windows XP Vista and Windows 7 systems For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows please visit www g technology com windows NOTE G RAID mode...

Page 25: ...wn as FAT32 1 First open the Disk Utility program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G RAID will be displayed in...

Page 26: ...FAT32 NOTE You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE 5 Click the Erase button in t...

Page 27: ...Windows 7 and on Mac OS X machines NOTE G RAID models greater than 2TB are not supported by Windows XP or older 32 bit operating systems These OS s limit maximum volume size to 2 2TB Limitations with...

Page 28: ...Support Warranty Technical Support p 29 Limited Warranty p 30 Copyright p 32...

Page 29: ...ng or using G RAID please contact G Tech Technical Support in one of the following ways Telephone 888 426 5214 Fax 408 717 9007 E mail support g technology com Internet www g technology com support He...

Page 30: ...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 misu...

Page 31: ...hipping point You are responsible for importation of the repaired or replaced product if applicable These limited warranty terms apply to the repaired or replaced product except the limited warranty p...

Page 32: ...se market and advertise the brands The Travelstar trademark is authorized for use in the Americas EMEA and the following Asia Pacific countries and jurisdictions Australia Hong Kong Japan New Zealand...

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