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8. G-DRIVE will now mount on the desktop as shown below. 

 

 

 
 

G-DRIVE is now set up for use!!

 

 

 

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 desktop and selecting 
Manage” from the drop down menu as shown below. 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

3. The Computer Management console will appear as shown 
below. Click on “Disk Management” in the left-hand panel.  

G-DRIVE is identified as Disk 1 in this example.  
  

 

 

Right click on Disk 1 and select Initialize Disk from the 

pull-down menu as shown. The window shown on the next 
page will appear. 

 

4. Click on the <OK> button to continue. 

  

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for GD4 1000

Page 1: ...1207 RevA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 WHAT S IN THE BOX 5 G DRIVE OVERVIEW 6 INSTALLING G DRIVE 7 INITIALIZING G DRIVE 7 1 Mac OSX 10 4 7 2 Windows 20...

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Page 4: ...id 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 Windows 2000 or Windows XP FireWire 400 equipped computer 4 pin...

Page 5: ...ystem before use on a PC Please see section 7 2 for more information Attention Cross Platform Users G DRIVE can be used on both MAC and PC systems by formatting the drive FAT32 There are some limitati...

Page 6: ...ning Mac OS X G DRIVE Q will mount on the desktop right out of the box If it becomes necessary to re format G DRIVE Q follow the instructions below For Mac OS X installations proceed to Section 7 1 Fo...

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

Page 8: ...right clicking on the My Computer icon on the desktop and selecting Manage from the drop down menu as shown below 3 The Computer Management console will appear as shown below Click on Disk Management...

Page 9: ...entified as Basic and Online 6 Right click on the Disk 1 Unallocated bar entry and select New Partition from the pull down menu as shown below 7 The window shown below will appear Click on the Next bu...

Page 10: ...DRIVE Consult your Windows documentation for instructions on setting up multiple partitions 10 Windows will automatically assign a drive letter in this example E Accept this assignment and click on th...

Page 11: ...ur G DRIVE for use on both Windows and Macintosh systems use the Apple Disk utility and format G DRIVE FAT32 1 Open the Apple Disk Utility The Apple Disk Utility is in the Utilities Folder located in...

Page 12: ...ives www macdrive com 8 UNMOUNTING DISCONNECTING G DRIVE A great feature of G DRIVE is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running To prevent failures and or data loss...

Page 13: ...duct 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...

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