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USB 3.0 external hard drives for use 
inside Evolution Series compatible 
docks and cases or as stand alone 
storage devices. 

Product Manual

Содержание G-Drive ev SSD

Страница 1: ...USB 3 0 external hard drives for use inside Evolution Series compatible docks and cases or as stand alone storage devices Product Manual...

Страница 2: ...ries Introduction 7 What s in the Box 8 System Requirements 8 Overview of the Drive 9 Easy Installation for Mac 9 Disconnect the Drive 10 Using Your Drives on Mac Use with Time Machine 12 Initialize D...

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

Страница 4: ...om moisture 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...

Страница 5: ...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 bac...

Страница 6: ...Introduction p 7 What s in the Box p 8 System Requirements p 8 Overview of the Drive p 9 Easy Installation for Mac p 9 Disconnect the Drive p 10...

Страница 7: ...ution series drives come pre formatted for plug and play setup on Mac OS with Time Machine compatibility You can also use the drive on a Windows computer or work cross platform See how here Up to 136M...

Страница 8: ...r limited warranty If any items are missing please contact G Technology at g technology com support System Requirements G DRIVE ev supports the following Operating Systems The drive is set up at the f...

Страница 9: ...Installation for Mac G DRIVE ev easily attaches to your computer via a USB cable Simply plug the small end of the cable into the drive and the large end of the cable into a free USB connector on your...

Страница 10: ...ting the drive from your computer 1 Before powering down and disconnecting the drive unmount the system by simply dragging the G DRIVE ev icon to the trash located in the dock Keyboard shortcut Select...

Страница 11: ...Using Your Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine p 12 Initialize Drive for Mac p 14 Restore the Drive Icon p 17 Reformat with Partitions p 19...

Страница 12: ...y set up G DRIVE ev with Time Machine 1 When you attach G DRIVE ev for the first time the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear Click the Use as Backup Disk button If you have already co...

Страница 13: ...e 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 D...

Страница 14: ...s application is located on your local hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G DRIVE ev will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select the G DRIVE...

Страница 15: ...ime 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 Ex...

Страница 16: ...u 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...

Страница 17: ...ppearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate 1 To get the G Technology Icon package go to g technology com support and navigate to your product There will be a link to download the i...

Страница 18: ...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 ev icon into the Get Info window below right The icon for your...

Страница 19: ...ent purposes For instance segment user data from backupdata setupamulti bootenvironmentwithdifferentOperatingSystemsorcreate a dedicated capture scratch disk for programs like Final Cut Pro and Adobe...

Страница 20: ...n 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...

Страница 21: ...ommended 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 partitio...

Страница 22: ...artitions 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 op...

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

Страница 24: ...et up at the factory for use with Mac OS 10 7 systems A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows 8 7 and Vista via reformat For helpful information on configuring and using y...

Страница 25: ...ility program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G DRIVE ev will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select t...

Страница 26: ...This will format the drive to FAT32 NOTE You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 characters in the drive name 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of...

Страница 27: ...zing the custom icon for the G DRIVE ev will be erased No icons are available for FAT32 With the FAT32 format you will be able to read write on Windows 8 7 and Vista with reformat as well as Mac OS 10...

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

Страница 29: ...ort If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using any of the G DRIVE ev series please contact G Technology Technical Support at www g technology com support Helpful information for suppo...

Страница 30: ...sured 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 m...

Страница 31: ...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...

Страница 32: ...n referring to hard drive capacity Accessible capacity will vary depending on the operating environment and formatting Copyright Design by G Technology in California G DRIVE and G Technology are regis...

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