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G-RAID

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 Product Guide 

Page 11 

2.

 

Select G-RAID

from the left-hand column, then select 

the “Erase” button at the top as shown.  Select MS-DOS 

File System from the drop down menu and Enter  
“G-RAID3” in the Name field.  

 

 

 

3.

 

Click on the erase button and the screen on the next 
page will appear. 

 

 

 

 

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-RAID

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A great feature of G-RAID

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-RAID

from your 

computer. 

 

8.1

 

Mac OS X Computers 

1. Before powering down and disconnecting G-RAID

3

, you 

must unmount it from the system by dragging the G-RAID

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-RAID

from 

your system. 
 

8.2

 

Windows Computers 

1. Before powering down and disconnecting G-RAID

3

,  

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

 

 

Содержание G-RAID3

Страница 1: ...LE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 WHAT S IN THE BOX 5 G RAID3 OVERVIEW 6 INSTALLING G RAID3 7 INITIALIZING G RAID3 7 1 Mac OSX 7 2 Windows 2000 XP 7 3 Cross Pl...

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Страница 4: ...g 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 with the user 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS eSATA FireWire 800...

Страница 5: ...ive which will allow you to mount MAC formatted drives on your PC 6 INSTALLING G RAID3 1 Connect the plug from the power supply brick to the power connector on the rear of G RAID3 and plug the AC cabl...

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 RAID3 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 RAID3 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 RAID3 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 RAID3 Note Multiple partitions can be created on G RAID3 Consult your Windows documentation for instructions on setting up multiple partitions 10 Windows will automatically assign...

Страница 10: ...D3 will now be displayed as an available hard disk drive under My Computer as shown below G RAID3 is now set up for use 7 3 Cross Platform Use To setup your G RAID3 for use on both Windows and Macinto...

Страница 11: ...orking 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...

Страница 12: ...Support make sure to be in front of your computer and have the following information readily available Your G RAID3 serial number on bottom of unit Operating system and version Computer brand and mode...

Страница 13: ...Tech at support g technology com IN THE EVENT A PRODUCT BECOMES DEFECTIVE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD THE PURCHASER S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED ABOVE INCIDENTAL OR CO...

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