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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-DRIVE 

A great feature of G-DRIVE 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 from your 
computer. 

 

8.1 Mac OS X Computers 

1. Before powering down and disconnecting G-DRIVE, you 
must unmount the system by simply dragging the G-DRIVE 
icon to the trash located in the dock. 

 

              

 

 
2. It is now safe to power off and remove G-DRIVE from 

your system. 
 

8.2 Windows Computers 

1) Before powering down and disconnecting G-DRIVE,  

left-click on the Eject icon shown below. 
 

 

 
2) The following box 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-DRIVE from 

your system. 

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Страница 1: ...1207 RevA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 WHAT S IN THE BOX 5 G DRIVE OVERVIEW 6 INSTALLING G DRIVE 7 INITIALIZING G DRIVE 7 1 Mac OSX 10 4 7 2 Windows 20...

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

Страница 4: ...id 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...

Страница 5: ...ystem before use on a PC Please see section 7 2 for more information Attention Cross Platform Users G DRIVE can be used on both MAC and PC systems by formatting the drive FAT32 There are some limitati...

Страница 6: ...ning Mac OS X G DRIVE Q will mount on the desktop right out of the box If it becomes necessary to re format G DRIVE Q follow the instructions below For Mac OS X installations proceed to Section 7 1 Fo...

Страница 7: ...at to Mac OS Extended as shown below Note Alternatively G DRIVE 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 Par...

Страница 8: ...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...

Страница 9: ...entified 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 bu...

Страница 10: ...DRIVE 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 th...

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

Страница 12: ...ives www macdrive com 8 UNMOUNTING DISCONNECTING G DRIVE A great feature of G DRIVE is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running To prevent failures and or data loss...

Страница 13: ...duct against 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...

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