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G-DRIVE mini Product Guide  

 G-DRIVE mini™ 

Installation Guide 

 

 
 

 

 
 

G-Technology Inc.

 

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

[email protected]

 

 
 

P/N GDM120606 REV 120307  

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

1.

 

INTRODUCTION 

 

2.

 

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 

 

3.

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 

 

4.

 

WHAT’S IN THE BOX 

 

5.

 

G-DRIVE mini OVERVIEW 

 

6.

 

INSTALLING G-DRIVE mini 

6.1 Attaching the Interface Cable to G-DRIVE mini 
6.2 Connecting the Optional Power Adapter

 

6.3 Connecting G-DRIVE mini to your Computer 

 

7.

 

INITIALIZING G-DRIVE mini

 

7.1 Mac OSX 

7.2 Windows 2000/XP 
7.3 Cross Platform use 

 

8.

 

UNMOUNTING/DISCONNECTING G-DRIVE mini 

8.1 Mac OS X (10.3.x) 

8.2 Windows 200/XP

 

 

9.

 

OPTIMIZING DATA TRANSFER RATES 

 

10.

 

TECHNICAL SUPPORT 

 

11.  LIMITED WARRANTY 

Summary of Contents for G-DRIVE mini

Page 1: ...4 WHAT S IN THE BOX 5 G DRIVE mini OVERVIEW 6 INSTALLING G DRIVE mini 6 1 Attaching the Interface Cable to G DRIVE mini 6 2 Connecting the Optional Power Adapter 6 3 Connecting G DRIVE mini to your Co...

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Page 4: ...se handle the unit with care Do not open the case Doing so will void the warranty If the product is returned with damage caused by improper handling the warranty will be void and liability will rest w...

Page 5: ...indows Users G DRIVE mini 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 mini can be used on b...

Page 6: ...or use with Mac OS X systems If you are running Mac OS X G DRIVE mini will mount on the OS X desktop right out of the box If it becomes necessary to re format G DRIVE mini follow the instructions belo...

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

Page 8: ...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 Managemen...

Page 9: ...ow 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 Ne...

Page 10: ...DRIVE mini 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...

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

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

Page 13: ...ct should become defective within the warranty period G Tech will at its discretion repair or replace the product Repair or replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis and wil...

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