User Manual

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About Your G-RAID
®
USB
About Your G-RAID USB
• Introduction....................................................p.7
• What’sintheBox...........................................p.8
• SystemRequirements.................................p.8
• OverviewoftheDrive.................................p.9
• Activity&FailureLED...................................p.10
Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingG-RAIDUSBfromG-Technology.TheG-RAIDUSBharddriveisahigh-
speed,low-costRAIDthatprovidesanidealstoragesolutionforcontentcreationprofessionals.
Withitsuniqueindustrialdesignandall-aluminumhousing,G-RAIDUSBisthedefacto
standardformanypost-productionfacilitiesworldwide.
G-RAIDUSBfeaturesaUSB3.0interface.WhenconnectedviatheUSB3.0interface,G-RAIDUSB
providesdatatransferratesupto400MB/secondtosupportthemostdemandingprofessional
contentcreationapplicationssuchasFinalCutPro®,AvidandAdobePremiere®.
Withitsbuilt-inRAIDcontroller,theG-RAIDUSBisnottiedtoasingleworkstationandcanbe
easilytransportedforuseintheeditbayorontheroad.TheunitcontainsaninternalRAID
controllerandcanbeconguredinRAID0(Performance),RAID1(Protected)orJBODmode.
IntheRAID1orJBODmodeofoperation,ifasingleharddrivefailureoccurs,yourdatawillstill
besafeandaccessible(inRAID1allyourdataissafe,whereasinJBODallyourdatainthegood
driveissafe).