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- Page 1 Product Manual USB 3.0 external hard drives for use inside Evolution Series compatible docks and cases or as stand alone storage devices.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Welcome to the Evolution Series: G-DRIVE ev RaW | G-DRIVE ev | G-DRIVE ev SSD | G-DRIVE ev 220 Table of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ..............................4 Backup Your Data ..............................5 About the G-DRIVE ev Series Introduction ................................ -
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 The G-DRIVE® ev warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions Technical Support listed here. If you detect a problem with your drive, please contact our department If the product is returned with damage caused by improper handling, the warranty will be void and Limited Warranty liability will rest with the user. -
Page 5: Backup Your Data
The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE® ev device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Please refer to the drop specifications listed for each drive type. Under no circumstances will G-Technology® be held liable for the recovery or restoration of lost data. - Page 6 • Introduction ............. p.7 • What’s in the Box .......... p.8 • System Requirements ........p.8 • Overview of the Drive ........ p.9 • Easy Installation for Mac ......p.9 • Disconnect the Drive ........p.10...
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Page 7: Introduction
® Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE ev from G-Technology. Designed to meet the demanding storage needs of creative professional workflows, G-DRIVE ev hard drives act as standalone devices in the field, moving project files easily from location to studio, with seamless distribution among partners. -
Page 8: What's In The Box
• (1) USB 3.0 cable (2.0 compatible) • Quick Start Guide • 3-year limited warranty If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at g-technology.com/support. System Requirements G-DRIVE ev supports the following Operating Systems. The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS®... -
Page 9: Overview Of The Drive
About Your G-DRIVE ® Overview of the Drive This diagram displays the key features of your G-DRIVE ev. A Power & Activity LED is on the front of the unit. A USB 3.0 port is on the back, along with the SATA interface for use with the G-DOCK ev or the ev All Terrain cases available in both Thunderbolt and USB interfaces. -
Page 10: Disconnect The Drive
About Your G-DRIVE ® Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G-DRIVE ev 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 disconnecting or ‘unmounting’ the drive from your computer. 1. - Page 11 Using Your Drive on Mac • Use with Time Machine ......p.12 • Initialize Drive for Mac ......p.14 • Restore the Drive Icon ....... p.17 • Reformat with Partitions ......p.19...
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Page 12: Use With Time Machine
Using Your Drive on Mac ® Use with Time Machine ® G-DRIVE ev works perfectly and easily with Time Machine. Time Machine is an application that ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your files. The following steps will quickly set up G-DRIVE ev with Time Machine. 1. - Page 13 Using Your Drive on Mac ® 3. In the dialog box that appears, select the G-DRIVE ev. 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.
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Page 14: Initialize Drive For Mac
Using Your Drive on Mac ® Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE ev 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. - Page 15 Using Your Drive on Mac ® 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 the OS. •...
- Page 16 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.
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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 Using Your Drive on Mac ® 4. Select the G-DRIVE ev 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-DRIVE ev icon into the Get Info window. (below right) The icon for your G-DRIVE ev 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 under Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-Technology drive will be displayed in the left-hand column. - Page 20 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 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 partition the G-Technology drive. WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.
- Page 22 G-Technology drive has been erased. 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 Drives On Windows
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Page 24: Windows Use
G-DRIVE ev 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. p.24... -
Page 25: Cross Platform Use
Using Your Drive on Windows ® Cross Platform Use You can setup G-DRIVE ev for use on both Windows and Mac systems 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 the drive to FAT32. NOTE: You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 characters in the drive name. 5.
- Page 27 Using Your Drive on Windows ® WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. 6. 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.
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Page 28: Support & Warranty
Support & Warranty Support & Warranty • Technical Support ........p.29 • Limited Warranty ......... p.30 • Copyright ............p.32... -
Page 29: Technical Support
Thank you for purchasing G-DRIVE ev. 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. If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using any of the G-DRIVE ev series, please contact G-Technology Technical www.g-technology.com/support. -
Page 30: 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 31 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.
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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 OPERATING SYSTEM, and other factors”...
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