Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 0G00199 G-Technology
Go to page of 18
T able of C onten ts Introduction Safety Pr ecautions System Requir ements What’ s in the Box G-DRIVE Over view Installing G-DRIVE Initializing G-DRIVE Disconnecting G-DRIVE Optimizing P er formance.
The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product enclosure and may be of signi cant risk of electrical shock to persons.
Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the G-DRIVE™ fr om G- T echnology™. G-DRIVE hard drives fr om G- T echnology are the ideal storage solutions for con tent creation pr ofessionals .
• W indows XP / Vista/ W indows 7 F ireW ire 400 operation (via 9 pin to 6 pin cable) • Mac OS 9.x or OS X • W indows XP / Vista/ W indows 7 Wha t ’ s in the Bo x T ake a moment to ensur e that the following it ems are included in the box. G-DRIVE • G-DRIVE external hard drive (eSA T A/FW800/FW400/USB 2.
A ttention Mac OS X Users G-DRIVE is set up at the factor y for use with Mac OS X systems. If you ar e running Mac OS X, G-DRIVE will mount on the OS X desktop right out of the box. If it becomes necessary to re - format G-DRIVE f or Mac OS X, go here.
Initializing G-DRIVE G-DRIVE is set up at the factor y for use with Mac OS X systems . If you are running Mac OS X, G-DRIVE will mount on the OS X desktop right out of the box. If it becomes necessary to re-format G-DRIVE, follo w the instructions below .
2. Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options. By default, the F ormat is set to Mac OS Extended (Jour naled), as indicated in the F or mat category . 3. Choose the F ormat: • Set the format to Mac OS Extended (Jour naled) if you intend to use G-DRIVE f or Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X.
4. Click the Erase Button in the low er corner of the window . 5. A dialog box will launch after clicking the button. W ARNING : THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DA T A ON Y OUR DRIVE. 5. Click on the Erase button to c ontinue. A progr ess bar in the lower right corner of the windo w will show you the pr ogress of the disk’ s ref ormatting.
If you wish to use the drive f or T ime Machine, you can click on the Use as Backup Disk button. F or more inf o about setting up the G-DRIVE with Time Machine, go here . After reinitializing , the icon for the G-DRIVE has been erased. Y ou can restor e it.
Using G-DRIVE with T ime Machine G-DRIVE is a per fect candidate to use with Apple Time Machine. Time Machine provides automatic backup f or your crucial les. The following st eps will guide you in setting up the G-DRIVE with Time Machine. F ormat the drive as Mac OS Extended ( Journaled) as described in “R eformatting f or Mac OS X” here.
Reforma tting with Multiple Partitions Y ou can r eformat the G-DRIVE to ha ve multiple partitions. The following st eps will guide you through this pr ocess. Open Apple Disk Utility . Disk Utilit y is in the Utilities F older located in the Applications F older on the Macintosh HD (or press Shift + Command + U to open the Utilities f older).
• Choose a F ormat from the F ormat M enu (for mor e info on f ormats go here). • T ype in a Size for the par tition • Click the Apply button 5. After clicking on the Apply button. The dialog bo x, as shown on the on the next page, will appear .
7.When partitioning is complete , G-DRIVE par titions will be displayed in the left- hand panel of Apple Disk Utility . 8.Reset the G-DRIVE icons as described here . 10.Exit Apple Disk Utility . G-DRIVE will be displayed on the desktop as shown, right.
3. Select MS -DOS F ile Syst em from the F ormat drop do wn menu. NO TE: Y ou may need to r e -name the drive because F A T32 does not suppor t more than 11 letters in the driv e name. 4. Click the Erase butt on in the lower right corner of the window .
6. Click the Erase butt on. A progr ess bar in the lower right corner of the windo w will show you the pr ogress of the disk’ s ref ormatting. Y our driv e will be formatted to its full capacity as F A T32. 7. Reset the G-DRIVE icons as described here.
F ax: (310) 449-4670 E-mail: suppor t@g-technology .com Internet: http://ww w .g-technology .com When contacting T echnical Suppor t, make sure to be in fr ont of your comput er and have the f ollowin.
What must y ou do? If you are having tr ouble with a product, befor e seek ing limited warranty service, rst follow the tr oubleshooting procedur es that Hitachi GST or your reseller pr ovides.
propert y of their respective owners . Hitachi Global Storage T echnologies trademarks are authoriz ed for use in countries and jurisdictions in which H itachi has the right to use, market and advertise the brands.
An important point after buying a device G-Technology 0G00199 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought G-Technology 0G00199 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data G-Technology 0G00199 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, G-Technology 0G00199 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get G-Technology 0G00199 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of G-Technology 0G00199, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime G-Technology 0G00199.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with G-Technology 0G00199. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device G-Technology 0G00199 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
