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  • Page 1 Product Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC Introduction ............................4 What’s in the Box ..........................5 System Requirements ........................5 Overview of the Drive........................6 Easy Installation for Mac ........................9 Disconnect the Drive ......................... 9 Using Your Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine........................
  • Page 3 About Your G-DRIVE® ev ATC • Introduction ............p.4 • What’s in the Box .......... p.5 • System Requirements ........p.5 • Overview of the Drive ........ p.6 • Easy Installation for Mac ......p.9 • Disconnect the Drive ........p.9...

  • Page 4: About Your G-Drive Ev Atc

    G-DRIVE ev RaW is further protected from pressure, shock and dust. Equipped with a watertight drive compartment, the G-DRIVE ev ATC floats; should it be dropped into a pool of water up to 1ft for 30 seconds your data will remain protected. Perfect for in-the-field back-up, editing, transferring and storage, this durable 7200 RPM drive is formatted for Mac®, it can be easily...

  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    • USB 3.0 cable (for use with G-DRIVE ev RaW) • Quick Start Guide • 3-Year limited warranty If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at g-technology.com/support. System Requirements The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS® systems, formatted as ‘HFS+ with Journaling’...

  • Page 6: Overview Of The Drive

    About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC Overview of the Drive Your G-DRIVE ev ATC is designed for providing easy access to your precious content stored on the drive and providing everyday protection. The G-DRIVE ev ATC drive solution consists of two parts: 1.
  • Page 7 About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC To access the removable hard drive, also called G-DRIVE ev RaW, simply open the latch located on the right side of the ev All-Terrain case. Gently pulling on the latch opens the drive compartment and you now have access to the G-DRIVE ev RaW. The removable hard drive also has an illuminated ‘G’...
  • Page 8 The G-DRIVE ev RaW can operate as a standalone USB hard drive or as a module for use inside G-DOCK ev or G-DRIVE ev ATC hard drive solution. The drive features an illuminated ‘G’ in the front, and a SATA Port and USB 3.0 Port on the back.

  • Page 9: Easy Installation For Mac

    AC power supply to use the drive. Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G-DRIVE ev ATC is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running. However, to prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or ‘unmounting’...
  • Page 10 Using Your Drive on Mac • Use with Time Machine ......p.11 • Initialize Drive for Mac ......p.13 • Restore the Drive Icon ....... p.16 • Reformat with Partitions ......p.18...

  • Page 11: Use With Time Machine

    Use with Time Machine ® G-DRIVE ev ATC works seamlessly with Time Machine, the easy-to-use application that ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your files. The following steps will quickly set up your drive for use with Time Machine.
  • Page 12 Using Your Drive on Mac ® ® 3. In the dialog box that appears, select your G-DRIVE ev ATC, then Click the Use for Backup button. 4. Make sure the Time Machine switch is set to ON. You can set its options by clicking the Options button.

  • Page 13: Initialize Drive For Mac

    Using Your Drive on Mac ® Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE ev ATC has been factory-formatted, or ‘initialized’ , for use with Mac OS. Should you wish to reinitialize the drive—and quickly erase all contents of the drive—here are the steps: 1.
  • Page 14 Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of the OS. 5. Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window. A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G-DRIVE ev ATC partition. p.14...
  • Page 15 Using Your Drive on Mac ® 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.

  • Page 16: Restore The Drive Icon

    (see NOTE: This process is not required for the operation of G-DRIVE ev ATC. However, it will make your drive’s appearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate.
  • Page 17 6. Press Command+V to paste the custom G-DRIVE ev ATC icon into the Get Info window. (below right) The icon for your G-DRIVE ev ATC has been restored and you can close the Get Info window. Your drive is now fully ready for use!

  • Page 18: Reformat With Partitions

    The following steps will guide you through the simple process of partitioning your drive. 1. First, open the Disk Utility program. This application is located on your hard drive under Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-Technology drive will be displayed in the left-hand column.
  • Page 19 Using Your Drive on Mac ® 2. Select the FireWire or USB 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 20 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 partition the G-Technology drive. WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.
  • Page 21 G-Technology drive will have been erased. You can optionally restore this icon to this page. each partition with the steps on 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.21...

  • Page 22: Using Your Drive On Windows

    Using Your Drive on Windows ® Using Your Drive on Windows ® • Windows Use ..........p.23 • Cross Platform Use ........p.24...

  • Page 23: Windows Use

    ® Windows Use G-DRIVE ev ATC is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS 10.7+ systems. A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows® 8, 7 and Vista (via reformat). For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows, please visit g-technology.com/support.

  • Page 24: Cross Platform Use

    Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-DRIVE ev ATC will be displayed in the left-hand column. 2. Select the G-DRIVE ev ATC by clicking its drive icon in the left-side column. Information about the drive will be displayed at the bottom of the window.
  • Page 25 NOTE: You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 characters in the drive name. 5. Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window. A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G-DRIVE ev ATC partition. p.25...
  • Page 26 FAT32. 7. Quit the Disk Utility program. You are finished! 8. After reinitializing, the custom icon for the G-DRIVE ev ATC will be erased. No icons are available for FAT32. With the FAT32 format you will be able to read/write on Windows 8, 7 and Vista (with reformat), as well as Mac OS 10.7+ machines.

  • Page 27: Safety & General Use

    Safety & General Use • Safety Precautions ......... p.28 • Backup Your Data .......... p.29...

  • Page 28: Safety Precautions

    Safety & General Use Safety Precautions The warranty on G-Technology storage solution 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 Technical Support department...

  • Page 29: Backup Your Data

    Safety & General Use Backup Your Data The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE ev ATC device is a delicate 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. Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a G-Technology drive is the sole responsibility of the user.

  • Page 30: Support & Warranty

    Support & Warranty Support & Warranty • Technical Support ........p.31 • Limited Warranty ......... p.32 • Copyright ............p.34...

  • Page 31: Technical Support

    Support & Warranty Technical Support Thank you for purchasing G-DRIVE ev ATC. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! At G-Technology, we appreciate and value our customers, and strive to give you the finest quality products, service and support.

  • Page 32: Limited Warranty

    Support & Warranty Limited Warranty HGST, a Western Digital Company (“HGST”) Including G-Technology for External Hard Disk Drives. What does this limited warranty cover? This Limited Warranty applies to new HGST products purchased from an authorized HGST dealer by the original purchaser for normal use and not for resale. HGST warrants that a covered product is free from defects in materials and workmanship, with the exceptions stated below.
  • Page 33 To obtain limited warranty service, you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) www.g-technology.com/support and ship-to address by contacting G-Technology at Please follow the instructions found on the website. You must return the covered hard disk drive using approved packaging to our logistics center. You must pay any associated transportation charges, duties and insurance in shipping the drive to our logistics center.

  • Page 34: 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 OPERATING SYSTEM, and other factors”...

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