Product Manual
Table of Contents Table of Contents About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4 What’s in the Box ................................................................................................................................ 5 System Requirements .......................................................................................................................
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.
About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE® ev ATC from G-Technology. Made from a lightweight, shock-resistant compound, this all-terrain drive solution with tethered USB cable shields a high quality, lightweight (approximately 35% lighter than the G-DRIVE ev), removable, standalone G-DRIVE ev RaW USB hard drive. When coupled with the All-Terrain case, the data on your G-DRIVE ev RaW is further protected from pressure, shock and dust.
About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC What’s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-DRIVE® ev ATC hard drive solution with tethered USB cable - G-DRIVE® ev ATC hard drive solution consists of an outer ‘ev All-Terrain case’ and a removable hard drive known as ‘G-DRIVE ev RaW’ • 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.
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. ev All-Terrain case (with tethered USB 3.0 cable) 2. Removable G-DRIVE ev RaW USB hard drive ev All-Terrain case The ev All-Terrain Case provides easy connectivity with its tethered USB cable. The cable can be accessed from the left hand side of the drive.
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’ logo in the front that glows when the case is connected to a power source and flashes more brightly in case of drive activity.
About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC 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. Power & Activity LED SATA Interface for use with G-DOCK ev USB 3.0 Port p.
About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC Easy Installation for Mac G-DRIVE ev ATC easily attaches to your computer via the USB port. Simply use the tethered USB cable to connect the drive to the appropriate port on your computer. The drive will automatically mount on the desktop if you are running Mac OS. No AC power supply is necessary. The drive is bus-powered to eliminate the need to carry around an external AC power supply to use the drive.
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.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 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. 1. When you connect your drive for the first time, the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear. Click the Use as Backup Disk button. *If you have already configured Apple Time Machine, go to step 2. 2.
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. Do this to choose volumes, folders or files you do NOT want to backup. G-DRIVE ev ATC will now use Time Machine to back up your important files automatically. It’s that easy! p.
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. First, open the Disk Utility program, located on your hard drive under Applications/ Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear, and your G-DRIVE ev ATC will be displayed in the left-hand column. 2.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Using Your Drive on Mac® Restore the Drive Icon If the drive icon for your G-DRIVE ev ATC was erased during the reinitialization 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 ev ATC. However, it will make your drive’s appearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate. 1. To get the G-Technology Icon package, go to g-technology.com/support and navigate to your product.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 4. Select the G-DRIVE ev ATC 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 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! p.
Using Your Drive on Mac® Reformat with Partitions ‘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. You can create up to 16 different partitions on a hard drive in the OS and each partition can be a different size and format. With hard drives getting bigger, it is useful to partition your hard drive so sections of its space can be used for different purposes.
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. Below, we have selected ‘2 Partitions’ to create two partitions. p.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 5. Click on the first partition in the Volume Scheme area. Your partition will be highlighted by a blue bounding box. • In the Name field, type a name for the partition. • From the Format menu, choose your desired disk format. If you will use your drive primarily on Mac OS, it is recommended to use Mac OS Extended or Mac OS Extended (Journaled). For info about formats, go here. • In the Size field, type in a size for the partition.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 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 reformatting. 9. When partitioning is complete, the multiple partitions will be displayed in the lefthand panel of Disk Utility. 10. Quit the Disk Utility program. After reinitializing the drive, the custom icon for the G-Technology drive will have been erased.
Using Your Drive on Windows® Using Your Drive on Windows® • Windows Use ................................................. p.23 • Cross Platform Use ...................................... p.
Using Your Drive on Windows® 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. p.
Using Your Drive on Windows® Cross Platform Use You can set up G-DRIVE ev ATC 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. 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 ev ATC will be displayed in the left-hand column. 2.
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. 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.
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. 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.
Safety & General Use • Safety Precautions ......................................... p.28 • Backup Your Data .......................................... p.
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. 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 other user-serviceable parts.
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.
Support & Warranty Support & Warranty • Technical Support ....................................... p.31 • Limited Warranty ......................................... p.32 • Copyright ....................................................... p.
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. If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using any of the G-DRIVE ev ATC series, please contact G-Technology Technical Support at www.g-technology.com/support.
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.
Support & Warranty What must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty service, first follow the troubleshooting procedures that HGST or your reseller provides. To obtain limited warranty service, you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) and ship-to address by contacting G-Technology at www.g-technology.com/support. Please follow the instructions found on the website.
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” For G-Technology products less than 1TB: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
