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Professional High-Performance Dual-Drive Storage System
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Summary of Contents for G-Technology G-RAID

  • Page 1 Professional High-Performance Dual-Drive Storage System with Thunderbolt Interface...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    About Your Drive Introduction ..........7 What’s in the Box .........8 System Requirements ......8 Overview of the Drive ......9 Using G-RAID with Thunderbolt Easy Installation ........11 Disconnect the Drive ......12 Maintenance for Your Drive Configure the RAID mode ....14 Restore the Drive Icon ......18 Support &...

  • Page 3: Safety & General Use

    With Thunderbolt™ Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ....p.4 • Backup Your Data ....p.5 •...

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Safety & General Use Safety Precautions G-RAID with Thunderbolt drive’s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed here. If you detect a problem with your drive, please contact our Tech- nical Support department.

  • Page 5: Backup Your Data

    Safety & General Use Backup Your Data The disk drive contained in your G- RAID with Thunderbolt (G-RAID TB) device is a deli- cate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Under no circumstances will G-Technology be held liable for the recovery or restoration of lost data.

  • Page 6: About Your Drive

    With Thunderbolt™ About Your Drive Introduction ......p.7 • What’s in the Box ....p.8 • System Requirements ... p.8 • Overview of the Drive .... p.9 •...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing the G-RAID™ with Thunderbolt (G-RAID TB) from G-Technology by Hitachi. Since 2004, G-RAID has been the go-to storage for content creation professionals around the globe, and now G-RAID TB redefines high- performance storage for content creation. Performance that was once only possible on MacPro desktop computers is now available on Macbook and iMac systems thanks to Thunderbolt and G-RAID TB.

  • Page 8: What's In The Box

    What’s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-RAID with Thunderbolt drive • External AC Power Supply • Quickstart Guide If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at www.g-technology.com/support/contact_support.cfm System Requirements • Apple ®...

  • Page 9: Overview Of The Drive

    Thunderbolt interface. G-RAID TB can also be configured as a ‘Mirrored RAID set’ or RAID 1. In this RAID mode, data is written to both drives simultaneously, creating a ‘mirrored’ copy on both drives.
  • Page 10 With Thunderbolt™ Using G-RAID TB Easy Installation ....p.11 • Disconnect the Drive ..p.12 •...

  • Page 11: Easy Installation

    Using Your Drive Easy Installation G-RAID TB attaches to your Mac with a Thunderbolt cable*. Simply plug one end into the Thunderbolt connector on your Mac, and the other end into either port on the rear of G-RAID TB.

  • Page 12: Disconnect The Drive

    2. It is safe to remove the drive from your system when the drive icon is no longer present on your desktop. 3. To power off G-RAID TB, press and hold the On/Off power button until the unit shuts down.

  • Page 13: Maintenance For Your Drive

    With Thunderbolt™ Maintenance for Your Drive Configure the RAID mode..p.14 • Restore the Drive Icon ..p.18 •...

  • Page 14: Configure The Raid Mode

    Maintenance for Your Drive Configure the RAID mode G-RAID TB was configured at the factory as a Striped RAID set, or RAID 0. To change the RAID mode, follow these steps: WARNING: THIS WILL DELETE ALL DATA STORED ON THE G-RAID 1.
  • Page 15 Maintenance for Your Drive 4. Confirm you would like to Delete the RAID set by clicking on ‘Delete’. Warning: This will destroy the data on the RAID. 5. Enter a name for the new RAID set. 6. Leave the default Mac OS Extended (journaled) option for Format. 7.
  • Page 16 Maintenance for Your Drive 8. Click and drag the two identical Hitachi drives, one at a time, into the center area of the application to add the drives to the RAID set. 9. Click the ‘Create’ button in the lower right corner. 10.
  • Page 17 Time Machine at this point. 12. Quit the Disk Utility program. After creating a new RAID set, the custom icon for G-RAID TB has been erased. You can optionally restore this icon with the steps on the next page.

  • Page 18: Restore The Drive Icon

    If not, double-click the Zip file to open. Next, double-click the DMG file to open the G-Tech Icons package. 3. Click to select the drive icon for G-RAID TB in the package window. Press Command+C to copy the icon. (below)
  • Page 19 Command+I. This opens the 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 TB icon into the Get Info window. (below right) The icon for your G-RAID TB has been restored and you can close the Get Info window.

  • Page 20: Support & Warranty

    With Thunderbolt™ Support & Warranty Technical Support ....p.21 • Limited Warranty ....p.22 • Copyright ......p.24 •...

  • Page 21: Technical Support

    Support & Warranty Technical Support Thank you for purchasing G-RAID TB. 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.

  • Page 22: Limited Warranty

    warranty Support & Warranty Limited War- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc. (“HitachiGST”) Limited Warranty for Consumer Products What does this limited warranty cover? This Limited Warranty applies to new HitachiGST storage products purchased from an authorized HitachiGST dealer by the original purchaser for normal use and not for resale. HitachiGST warrants that a covered product is free from defects in materials and work- manship, with the exceptions stated below.
  • Page 23 How do local laws apply? THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION. G-Technology, a division of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Tel: (310) 449–4599, Fax: (310) 449–4670, info@g-technology.com p.23...

  • Page 24: Copyright

    For G-Technology by Hitachi products less than 1TB: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one bil- lion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity will vary depending on the operating environment and formatting.

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