G-Technology G Raid Product Manual
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Summary of Contents for G-Technology G Raid
- Page 1 PRODUCT MANUAL Professional High-Performance Dual-Drive Storage System g-technology.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Welcome to G-RAID Table of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ........... 4 Backup Your Data ............ 5 About Your G-RAID Introduction .............. 7 What’s in the Box ............ 8 System Requirements ..........9 Overview of the Drive ........... 9 Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac ........11 Optimize Performance ........11... -
Page 3: Safety & General Use
Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ......... p.4 • Backup Your Data ........... p.5 •... -
Page 4: Safety Precautions
Safety & General Use Safety Precautions G-RAID ‘s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed here. If Technical Support department you detect a problem with your drive, please contact our If the product is returned with damage caused by improper handling, the warranty will Limited Warranty be void and liability will rest with the user. -
Page 5: Backup Your Data
Under no circumstances will 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. -
Page 6: About Your G-Raid
About Your G-RAID Introduction ............p.7 • What’s in the Box ........... p.8 • System Requirements ........p.9 • Overview of the Drive ........p.9 •... -
Page 7: Introduction
About Your G-RAID Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G-RAID from G-Technology. G-RAID hard drives are a high speed, low-cost RAID which makes the ideal storage solutions for content creation professionals. With its unique industrial design and all aluminum housing, G-RAID is the de facto standard for many post-production facilities worldwide. -
Page 8: What's In The Box
• G-RAID hard drive • (1) USB cable (3.0; backwards compatible with USB 2.0) • (2) FireWire cables (800; 800 to 400) • External DC Power Supply If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at support@g-technology.com or call (888) 426-5214. -
Page 9: System Requirements
About Your G-RAID System Requirements G-RAID supports the folllowing Operating Systems. The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS® systems, and formatted as ‘HFS+ with Journaling’ . • Mac OS 10.5 or higher • Windows Vista or Windows 7 NOTE: G-RAID models greater than 2TB are not supported by Windows XP or older 32-bit operating systems. -
Page 10: Using Your Drive On Mac
Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac ......p.11 • Optimize Performance ....... p.11 • Disconnect the Drive ........p.12 •... -
Page 11: Easy Installation For Mac
Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac G-RAID attaches to your computer via a high speed USB 3.0 or one of two FireWire 800 ports. FireWire 400 connectivity is handled by a 9 to 6 pin cable (included). Choose the connection appropriate for your system and connect G-RAID with the matching supplied cable. -
Page 12: Disconnect The Drive
Using Your Drive on Mac Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G-RAID is its ability to connect and disconnect while your computer is running. To prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or ‘unmounting’ the drive from your computer. 1. -
Page 13: Maintenance For Your Drive
Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac ......p.14 • Restore the Drive Icon ....... p.17 • Reformat with Partitions ......p.19 •... -
Page 14: Initialize Drive For Mac
Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac G-RAID was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS. You can reinitialize if you would like to quickly erase the contents of the drive. Here are the steps. 1. First, open the Disk Utility program. This application is located on your hard drive under Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. - Page 15 Maintenance for Your Drive 4. Choose the Format option that you prefer. • Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Use this format if you intend to use the drive for Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS. • Mac OS Extended: Use this format for best performance and media storage. To se- lect, click the Format pop-up and its option to Mac OS Extended.
- Page 16 Maintenance for Your Drive WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. 6. Click on the Erase button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk’s reformatting. 7.
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Page 17: Restore The Drive Icon
There will be a link to download the icons. 2. Once downloaded, it should automatically open the G-Technology Icons folder as shown below. If not, double-click the Zip file to open. Next, double-click the DMG file to open the G-Technology Icons package. - Page 18 Maintenance for Your Drive 4. Select the default G-RAID drive icon on your desktop and press Command+I. This opens 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-RAID icon into the Get Info window. (be- low right) The icon for your G-RAID has been restored and you can close the Get Info window.
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Page 19: Reformat With Partitions
1. First, open the Disk Utility program. This application is located on your hard drive un- der Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-Technology drive will be displayed in the left-hand column. p.19... - Page 20 Maintenance for Your Drive 2. Select the USB or FireWire icon – 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.
- Page 21 6. Repeat this process for each partition you have created. 7. Click the Apply button in the lower right corner of the window. A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G-Technology drive partition. WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.
- Page 22 You can optionally restore this icon to each partition with the steps on this page. 11. The multiple partitions of the G-Technology drive will be displayed on the desktop. Your drive is now setup with two or more partitions and ready for use. p.22...
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Page 23: Using Your Drive On Windows
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Page 24: Windows Use
G-RAID is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems. A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems. For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows, please visit g-technology.com/windows p.24... -
Page 25: Cross Platform Use
Using Your Drive on Windows Cross Platform Use You can set up G-RAID for use on both Windows and Mac system by formatting the drive as ‘FAT32’ . To do this, use the Disk Utility application and format the drive to MS-DOS (FAT), also known as FAT32. - Page 26 Using Your Drive on Windows 4. Select MS-DOS File System from the Format pop-up menu. This will format to FAT32. NOTE: You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name. WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.
- Page 27 Using Your Drive on Windows 5. Click the Erase button. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk’s reformatting. Your drive will be formatted to its full capacity as FAT32. 6.
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Page 28: Support & Warranty
Support & Warranty Technical Support ........p.29 • Limited Warranty ......... p.30 • Copyright ............p.32 •... -
Page 29: Technical Support
Thank you for purchasing G-RAID. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! G-Technology appreciates and values its customers, striving to give you the finest service and support. If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using G-RAID, please contact G-Technology Technical Support at g-technology.com/support... -
Page 30: Limited Warranty
To determine the war- ranty specifically for your product, visit www.g-technology.com. A valid proof of purchase may be required to prove eligibility. If you do not have a valid proof of purchase, the limited warranty period will be measured from the date of sale from HGST to the authorized distributor. - Page 31 To obtain limited warranty service, you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) and ship-to address by contacting G-Technology at http://www.g-technology.com/support. Please follow the instructions found on the website. You must return the covered hard disk drive using approved packaging to our logistics center.
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Page 32: Copyright
Support & Warranty CAPACITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER For G-Technology products 1TB or greater: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) equals 1,000 GB (one trillion bytes). Accessible capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard drive, the computer’s oper- ating system, and other factors”...
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