Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 0G00199 del fabbricante G-Technology
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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.
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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.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il G-Technology 0G00199 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del G-Technology 0G00199 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso G-Technology 0G00199 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul G-Technology 0G00199 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il G-Technology 0G00199, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del G-Technology 0G00199.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il G-Technology 0G00199. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo G-Technology 0G00199 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
