User Manual

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Using Your Drive on Windows
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Cross Platform Use
You can set up G-DRIVE ev ATC for use on both Windows and Mac
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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. Select the G-DRIVE ev ATC by clicking its drive icon in the left-side column. Information
about the drive will be displayed at the bottom of the window.
3. Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options. By default, the Format pop-up
menu is set to the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) option.