Table of Contents Introduction Safety Precautions System Requirements What’s in the Box G-DRIVE mobile USB Overview Installing G-DRIVE mobile USB Initializing G-DRIVE mobile USB G-DRIVE mobile USB and Time Machine Disconnecting G-DRIVE mobile USB Optimizing Performance Technical Support Limited Warranty
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product enclosure and may be of significant risk of electrical shock to persons. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ! The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating maintenance (servicing) instructions literature accompanying the appliance.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE™ mobile USB from G-Technology™. G-DRIVE mobile USB hard drives from G-Technology are the ideal storage solutions for people on the go. G-DRIVE mobile USB is bus powered, eliminating the need to carry around an external AC power supply to use the drive. Portability was never so easy! NOTE: G-DRIVE mobile USB is formatted for the Mac® OS and will mount on the desktop right out of the box.
G-DRIVE mobile USB • G-DRIVE mobile USB drive (USB 2.0) • USB 2.0 cable If anything is missing, please call G-Tech at (310) 449-4599. For more details on this, click here. G-DRIVE mobile USB Overview Note the various features of the G-DRIVE mobile USB. A Power and Activity LED is on the front of the unit, while a USB 2.0 port is on the rear. Attention Mac OS X Users G-DRIVE mobile USB is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS X systems.
Installing G-DRIVE mobile USB G-DRIVE mobile USB attaches to your computer via a USB 2.0 port. The G-DRIVE mobile USB has a single USB port at the rear of the drive (see below). Connect the drive with the enclosed cable and then power up your MacBook. The drive will automatically mount on the desktop. Note: No AC power supply is necessary. Folder located in the Applications Folder on the Macintosh HD (or press Shift + Command + U to open the Utilities folder). A window like the following will appear.
2. Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options. By default, the Format is set to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), as indicated in the Format category. 3. Choose the Format: • Set the format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) if you intend to use G-DRIVE mobile USB for Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X. • For best performance and for media storage, set the Format to Mac OS Extended. Click on the Format menu to change it to “Mac OS Extended”.
4. Click the Erase Button in the lower corner of the window. 5. Click on the Erase button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show you the progress of the disk’s reformatting. 5. A dialog box will launch after clicking the button. WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. After reinitializing the G-DRIVE mobile USB the icon for the G-DRIVE mobile USB has been erased. You can restore it. Restore the icon by doing the following: 1.
6. Press Command + V to paste the icon into the Get Info window (right). The icon for your G-DRIVE mobile USB has now been restored. You can now close the Get Info window. After reinitializing the drive and restoring your icon, your G-DRIVE mobile USB is ready for use. 3. Press Command + C to copy the icon. 4. Select the G-DRIVE mobile USB FireWire icon on the Desktop and press Command + I. 5.
If the dialog box did not launch, go to the Apple Menu > System Preferences and click on the Time Machine icon. Utility and format G-DRIVE mobile USB to MS-DOS (FAT), also known as “FAT32”. The Time Machine pane of System Preferences will then launch and be automatically switched to on. Open Apple Disk Utility. Apple Disk Utility is in the Utilities Folder located in the Applications Folder on the Macintosh HD (or press Shift + Command + U to open the Utilities folder).
2. Click on the “Erase button at the top of the window as shown. 3. Select MS-DOS File System from the Format drop down menu. NOTE: You may need to re-name the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name. 5. A new dialog box appears. WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. 4. Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window. 6. Click the Erase button.
show you the progress of the disk’s reformatting. G-DRIVE mobile USB from your computer. 1. Before powering down and disconnecting G-DRIVE mobile USB, you must unmount the system by simply dragging the G- DRIVE mobile USB icon to the trash located in the dock. Your drive will be formatted to its full capacity as FAT32. 7. Reset the G-DRIVE mobile USB icons as described here. 8. Exit Apple Disk Utility.
E-mail: support@g-technology.com Internet: http://www.g-technology.com When contacting Technical Support, make sure to be in front of your computer and have the following information readily available: • • • • • Your G-DRIVE mobile USB serial number (on bottom of unit) Operating system and version Computer brand and model Amount of memory installed Other devices attached to your computer Thank you for purchasing G-DRIVE mobile USB.
limited warranty service, first follow the troubleshooting procedures that Hitachi GST 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 by Hitachi at http://www.g-technology.com/support Please follow the instructions found on the website. You must return the covered hard disk drive using approved packaging to our logistics center.
in the Americas, EMEA and the following Asia-Pacific countries and jurisdictions: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan. Contact Hitachi for further information. Hitachi shall not be liable to third parties for unauthorized use of Hitachi trademarks. One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) equals 1,000 GB (one trillion bytes).
