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G-DRIVE Q Product Guide

G-DRIVE Q

Installation Guide

G-Technology Inc.

Tel: (310) 449-4599
Fax: (310) 449-4670

[email protected]

P/N GDQ120307 RevA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

G-DRIVE Q OVERVIEW

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

INITIALIZING G-DRIVE Q

7.1 Mac OSX (10.4)

7.2 Windows 2000/XP
7.3 Cross Platform use

UNMOUNTING/DISCONNECTING G-DRIVE Q

OPTIMIZING DATA TRANSFER RATES

10.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

11.

LIMITED WARRANTY

Summary of Contents for 913005-01

Page 1: ...ETY 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 INITIALIZING G DRIVE Q 7 1 Mac OSX 10 4 7 2 Windows 2000 XP 7 3 Cross Platform use 8 UNMOUNTING DISCONNECTING G DRIVE Q 9 OPTIMIZING DATA TRANSFER RATES 10 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 11 LIMITED WARRANTY ...

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Page 4: ...ith 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 Windows 2000 or Windows XP FireWire 400 equipped computer 4 pin or 6 pin connection Mac OS 9 x or OS X Windows 2000 or Windows XP USB equipped computer Mac OS 9 x or OS X Windows 2000 or Windows XP eSA...

Page 5: ...on 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 MacDri...

Page 6: ...ow 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 factory as a single Mac OS X volume Power on G DRIVE wait 10 seconds then power on your Mac G DRIVE Q will mount on the desktop as shown below If it becomes necessary to re initialize G DRIVE Q for Mac...

Page 7: ...VE 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 Click on the Partition button The dialog box shown below will appear Click on the Partition button to continue 6 When partitioning is complete G DRIVE Q will be displayed in the left hand panel as sh...

Page 8: ...t 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 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 Q is identified a...

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 and select New Partition from the pull down menu as shown below 7 The window shown below will appear Click on the Next button to continue ...

Page 10: ...he 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 assign a drive letter in this example E Accept this assignment and click on the Next button to continue 11 Enter a Volume Label in this example G DRIVE check the Perform a quick format box and click on...

Page 11: ...wn 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 Apple Disk Utility The Apple Disk Utility is in the Utilities Folder located in the Applications Folder on your system drive A window like the one below will appear 2 Select the G DRIVE Q from the left...

Page 12: ...OS 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 prevent failures and or data loss it is important to follow the steps below when unmounting disconnecting G DRIVE Q from your computer 8 1 Mac OS X Computers 1 Before powering down and disconnecting G D...

Page 13: ...s 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...

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