Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 0G02568 del fabbricante G-Technology
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Por table Dual-Drive Storage System High-Speed 7200 RPM drive Welcome.
p.2 T able of Contents W elcome to G-DRIVE mini T able of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ................................. 4 Backup Y our Data ................................. 5 About Y our G-DRIVE mini Introduction ............
T able of Contents Safety & General Use • Safety Precautions ................ p.4 • Backup Y our Data ................ p.5.
p.4 Safety & General Use Safety Precautions G-DRIVE mini’ s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed here.
Safety & General Use p.5 Safety & General Use Backup Y our Data The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE mini device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Under no circumstances will G-T ech be held liable for the recover y or restoration of lost data.
About Your G-DRIVE mini • Introduction ........................ p.7 • What’ s in the Box ................. p.8 • S ystem R equirements ........
p.7 About Y our G-DRIVE mini Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE™ mini from G-T ech. G-DRIVE mini hard drives are the ideal storage solutions for people on the go. G-DRIVE mini is a high-perfor mance 7200RPM portable drive offering a stylish look and a heavy duty feel.
p.8 About Y our G-DRIVE mini What’ s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-DRIVE mini drive • FireWire 800 Cable (9 Pin to 9 Pin) • FireWire 800 to 400 cable (9 Pin to 6 Pin) • USB 2.0 cable • Protective carr ying case If any items are missing, please contact G-T ech at suppor t@g-technology .
About Y our G-DRIVE mini p.9 About Y our G-DRIVE mini Over view of the Drive This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-DRIVE mini. There is a Power & Activity LED behind the grill on the front of the unit and a Heat Sink beneath it. The activity light will glow when power is applied via the USB or FireWire ports.
p.10 About Y our G-DRIVE mini Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G-DRIVE mini is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running. T o prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or ‘unmounting’ the the drive from your computer .
About Y our G-DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Mac • Easy Installation for Mac ..... p.12 • Optional P ower Adapter ....... p.12 • Use with Time Machine .
p.12 Using Y our Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac G-DRIVE mini easily attaches to your computer via a USB 2.0 or FireWire 800 cable. FireWire 400 connectivity is handled by a 9 Pin to 6 Pin cable (included).
Using Y our Drive on Mac p.13 Using Y our Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine G-DRIVE mini works perfectly and easily with Time Machine™. T ime Machine is an application that ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your les. The following steps will quickly set up your G-DRIVE mini with T ime Machine.
p.14 Using Y our Drive on Mac 3. In the dialog box that appears, select the G-DRIVE mini. Click the Use for Backup button. 4. Make sure the T ime Machine switch is set to ON. Y ou can set its options by clicking the Options button. Do this to choose volumes, folders or les you do NOT want to backup.
Using Y our Drive on Mac Maintenance for Your Drive • Initialize Drive for Mac ........ p .16 • R estore the Drive Icon ........ p .19 • R eformat with P artitions .
p.16 Maintenance for Y our Drive Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE mini was factor y-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS X. Y ou 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.
Maintenance for Y our Drive p.17 Maintenance for Y our Drive 4. Click the Format pop-up and choose the Format option that you prefer . • Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Use this format if you intend to use the drive for T ime Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X.
p.18 Maintenance for Y our Drive W ARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DA T A 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. After the drive is reinitialized, you should automatically see the T ime Machine dialog box.
Maintenance for Y our Drive p.19 Maintenance for Y our Drive Restore the Drive Icon If the G-DRIVE mini drive icon was erased during the reinitializing process (see previous section ), you can restore the icon with the following easy steps. NOTE: This process is not required for the operation of G-DRIVE mini.
p.20 Maintenance for Y our Drive 4. Select the G-DRIVE mini 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 mini icon into the Get Info window .
Maintenance for Y our Drive p.21 Maintenance for Y our Drive multiple Reformat with Par titions ‘Partitioning’ a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive into separate, discrete sections called ‘volumes’. Each volume works like a separate disk.
p.22 Maintenance for Y our Drive 2. Select the FireWire or USB icon – not the G-T ech 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 V olume Scheme menu.
Maintenance for Y our Drive p.23 Maintenance for Y our Drive 5. Click on the rst partition in the V olume Scheme area. Y our par tition will be high- lighted by a blue bounding box. • In the Name eld, type a name for the partition. • From the Format menu, choose your desired disk format.
p.24 Maintenance for Y our Drive 8. Click on the Partition button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show you the progress of the disk’ s refor matting. 9. When partitioning is complete, the multiple par titions will be displayed in the left-hand panel of Disk Utility .
Maintenance for Y our Drive Using Your Drive on Windows • Windows Use ..................... p.26 • Cross Platform Use ............. p.27.
p.26 Using Y our Drive on Windows Windows Use G--DRIVE mini is set up at the factor y for use with Mac OS X systems. A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows XP , Vista and Windows 7 systems. For helpful information on conguring and using your drive with Windows, please visit www .
Using Y our Drive on Windows p.27 Using Y our Drive on Windows Cr oss Platform Use Y ou can set up G-DRIVE mini for use on both Windows and Mac system by formatting the drive as ‘F A T32’. T o do this, use the Disk Utility application and format the drive to MS-DOS (F A T), also known as F A T32.
p.28 Using Y our Drive on Windows 4. Select MS-DOS File System from the Format pop-up menu. This will format to F A T32. NOTE: Y ou may need to rename the drive because F A T32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name. 5. Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window .
Using Y our Drive on Windows p.29 Using Y our Drive on Windows 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. Y our drive will be formatted to its full capacity as F A T32.
Support & Warranty • T echnical Support ............... p.31 • Limited W arr anty ................ p.32 • Copyright .........................
p.31 Suppor t & W arranty T echnical Suppor t Thank you for purchasing G-DRIVE mini. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! G-T ech appreciates and values its customers, striving to give you the nest ser vice and support.
p.32 Suppor t & W arranty Limited W arranty Hitachi Global Storage T echnologies (“Hitachi GST”) including G-T echnology by Hitachi Limited W arranty for External Hard Disk Drives What does th.
Suppor t & W arranty p.33 Suppor t & W arranty What must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty ser vice, rst follow the troubleshooting procedures that Hitachi GST or your reseller provides.
p.34 Suppor t & W arranty Copyright G-T echnology by Hitachi Global Storage T echnologies © 2011. All rights reser ved. G-DRIVE, G-RAID, G-SAFE, and G-SPEED are registered trademarks of G-T echnology by Hitachi GST . Apple, Mac, Macbook, Macbook Pro and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple, Inc.
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