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G-RAID

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 Product Guide 

Page 11 

 

 

 
4.

 

Click “Erase” and your drive will be formatted to its full 
capacity as FAT32. With this format, you will be able to 

READ/WRITE on both windows (2000/XP) and MAC OS 
machines. (NOTE: You could format your drive on a 

Windows machine FAT32, however Windows currently 
limits FAT32 partitions to 32GB in size) 

 

WARNING

THIS WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. 

 

 

 

NOTE: The 'MS-DOS File System' cannot write 
files over 4 GB. If you are working with files over 

4 GB, you may want to choose a software option 

like MacDrive.  MacDrive is Windows software that 

enables the Windows OS to mount MAC formatted 
drives.  (www.macdrive.com) 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

8. UNMOUNTING/DISCONNECTING G-RAID2 

A great feature of G-RAID2 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-RAID2 from your 
computer. 

 

8.1 Mac OS X Computers 

1. Before powering down and disconnecting G-RAID2, you 
must unmount it from the system by dragging the G-RAID2 
icon to the trash located in the dock, or by selecting the 

icon and pressing apple+E on the keyboard. 
 

            

 

 

2. It is now safe to power off and remove G-RAID2 from 
your system. 

 

8.2 Windows Computers 

1. Before powering down and disconnecting G-RAID2, 

 

left-click on the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon shown below. 
 

 

 

2. A box like the following will appear.  Click on the entry. 

 

 

 

3. A balloon like the following will appear.   
 

 

4. It is now safe to power off and remove G-RAID2 from 
your system. 

Содержание G-RAID2

Страница 1: ...LE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 WHAT S IN THE BOX 5 G RAID2 OVERVIEW 6 INSTALLING G RAID2 7 INITIALIZING G RAID2 7 1 Mac OSX 7 2 Windows 2000 XP 7 3 Cross Pl...

Страница 2: ...G RAID2 Product Guide Page 2...

Страница 3: ...G RAID2 Product Guide Page 3...

Страница 4: ...s Please 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...

Страница 5: ...are some limitations when using FAT 32 see section 7 3 for details Alternatively you can install software on the Windows machine such as MacDrive which will allow you to mount MAC formatted drives on...

Страница 6: ...he Apple Disk Utility The Apple Disk Utility is in the Utilities Folder located in the Applications Folder on the Macintosh HD Select G RAID2 by clicking on the entry in the left hand column as shown...

Страница 7: ...set up for use 7 2 Windows 2000 XP 1 Power on G RAID2 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 select...

Страница 8: ...following window will appear G RAID2 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 T...

Страница 9: ...available space on G RAID2 Note Multiple partitions can be created on G RAID2 Consult your Windows documentation for instructions on setting up multiple partitions 10 Windows will automatically assign...

Страница 10: ...se 7 3 Cross Platform Use To setup your G RAID2 for use on both Windows and Macintosh systems use the Apple Disk utility and format G RAID2 FAT32 1 Open the Apple Disk Utility The Apple Disk Utility i...

Страница 11: ...CTING G RAID2 A great feature of G RAID2 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 w...

Страница 12: ...inst 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 repair o...

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