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Welcome
Portable Dual-Drive Storage System
High-Speed 7200 RPM drive
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Table Table of Contents Welcome to G-DRIVE mini Table of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions .................................4 Backup Your Data .................................5 About Your G-DRIVE mini Introduction ..........................................7 What’s in the Box .................................8 System Requirements .............................9 Overview of the Drive ...........................9 Disconnect the Drive ...........................10 Using Your D
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Table of Contents Safety & General Use • Safety Precautions ................ p.4 • Backup Your Data ................ p.5
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health 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. If you detect a problem with your drive, please contact our Technical Support department. If the product is returned with damage caused by improper handling, the warranty will be void and liability will rest with the user. Please read our Limited Warranty. • Servicing: Your drive contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to be malfunc
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backup Safety & General Use Safety & General Use Backup Your 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-Tech be held liable for the recovery or restoration of lost data. Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a G-Tech drive is the sole responsibility of the user. Make two backups To help prevent the loss of your data, we highly recomme
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About Your G-DRIVE mini • Introduction ........................ p.7 • What’s in the Box ................. p.8 • System Requirements ........... p.9 • Overview of the Drive ........... p.9 • Disconnect the Drive .......... p.10
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intro About Your G-DRIVE mini Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE™ mini from G-Tech. G-DRIVE mini hard drives are the ideal storage solutions for people on the go. G-DRIVE mini is a high-performance 7200RPM portable drive offering a stylish look and a heavy duty feel. The drive has plenty of storage space to backup your impor- tant documents, MP3’s, digital videos and digital photo files. The drive comes formatted for your Mac, making it an easy plug-and-play storage device, a
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sysreq About Your 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 carrying case If any items are missing, please contact G-Tech at support@g-technology.com or call (888) 426-5214. p.8
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overview About Your G-DRIVE mini About Your G-DRIVE mini System Requirements G-DRIVE mini supports the folllowing Operating Systems. The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS X systems, and formatted as ‘HFS+ with Journaling’. • Mac OS 10.5 or higher • Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 Overview 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 acti
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disconnect About Your 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. To prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or ‘unmounting’ the the drive from your computer. 1. Before powering down and disconnecting the drive, unmount the system by simply dragging the G-DRIVE mini icon to the trash located in the dock. Keyboard shortcut: Select
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About Your G-DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Mac • Easy Installation for Mac ..... p.12 • Optional Power Adapter ....... p.12 • Use with Time Machine ........ p.13
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install Using Your 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). Simply plug one end of the cable into the G-DRIVE mini and the other end of the cable into a free USB or FireWire connector on your computer. The drive will automatically mount on the desktop if you are running Mac OS X. Optional Power Adapter Typically, no AC power supply i
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timemach Using Your Drive on Mac Using Your Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine G-DRIVE mini 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 your G-DRIVE mini with Time Machine. 1. When you attach G-DRIVE mini for the first time, the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear. Click the Use as Backup Disk button. 2. If the Time Machine dial
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Using Your 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 Time Machine switch is set to ON. You can set its options by clicking the Options button. Do this to choose volumes, folders or files you do NOT want to backup. G-DRIVE mini will now back up your important files automatically with Time Machine. It’s that easy! p.14
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Using Your Drive on Mac Maintenance for Your Drive • Initialize Drive for Mac ........ p.16 • Restore the Drive Icon ........ p.19 • Reformat with Partitions ..... p.21
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initialize Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE mini was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS X. You 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. This application is located on your hard drive under Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-DRIVE mini will be displayed in the left-hand column. 2. Select the G-DRIVE mini by
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format Maintenance for Your Drive Maintenance for Your 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 Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X. • Mac OS Extended: Use this format for best performance and media storage. 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-
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Maintenance for Your Drive 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 cor ner of the window will show the progress of the disk’s reformatting. 7. After the drive is reinitialized, you should automatically see the Time Machine dialog box. • Click the Use as Backup Disk button if you want to use the drive with Time Machine. For more info using the drive with Time Machine, go here. • C
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restore Maintenance for Your Drive Maintenance for Your 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. However, it will make your drive’s appearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate. 1. To get the G-Tech icon package, go to www.g-technology.com/support and navigate
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Maintenance for Your 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. (below right) The icon for your G-DRIVE mini has been restored and you can close the Get Info window. Your drive is now fully ready for use! p.20
