User Manual

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Safety & General Use Safety & General Use
Safety Precautions
G-RAIDUSB‘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malfunctioning,
haveitinspectedbyaqualiedTechnicalSupportrepresentative.
• Moisture:Placethedeviceawayfrommoistureorliquids.Toreducetheriskofdamage,
donotexposethisdrivetorainormoisture.Donotuseitindamporwetconditions.Never
placeobjectscontainingliquidsonthedriveastheymayspillintoitsopenings.
• Ventilation: Placethedeviceinaventedarea.Thedriveshouldneverbeplacednearor
overaradiatororheatsource.
• Temperature:Donotexposethisdrivetotemperaturesoutsidetherangeof5°Cto
35°C(41°Fto95°F);ortooperationalhumiditybeyond5-80%,non-condensing,ornon-
operatinghumiditybeyond10-90%,non-condensing.Avoidplacingyourdriveneara
sourceofheat,orexposingittosunlight(eventhroughawindow),orinanenvironment
thatistoocoldorhumid.
• Physical Damage: Donotplaceheavyobjectsonthedrive.Neveruseexcessiveforceon
yourdrive.
Backup Your Data
ThediskdrivescontainedinyourG-RAIDUSBdevicearedelicateelectronicinstruments
andare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.
MakeTwoBackups
Tohelppreventthelossofyourdata,wehighlyrecommendthatyoukeepTWOcopiesofyour
datainseparatestoragelocations.KeeponecopyonyourG-Technologydrive.Keepasecond
copyonyourinternalharddrive,anotherG-Technologydriveoraformofremovablestorage
media.Ifpossible,itisadvisabletokeepyourdataintwophysicallydisparatelocationsfor
addedsafety.