Product manual
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Using Your Drive on Mac
Optimize its Performance
G-RAID mini can be connected to any Mac or Windows machine equipped with a USB
3.0 port, FireWire 800, or FireWire 400.
For maximum performance, G-RAID mini should be connected via USB 3.0 or
FireWire 800.
optimize
Activity & Failure LEDs
G-RAID mini contains LEDs that describe the following operations: System Boot Up,
System Activity, Disk Activity and Disk Drive Failure. The following table explains the
meaning of each combination of LEDs on the drive.
The Activity light will glow when power is applied via the FireWire ports. It will ash
brighter as data is transferred to or from the hard drive. The Failure light will warn you
in the event of a disk drive failure.
In the event of a disk drive failure, the yellow Drive Failure LED located behind the
front panel will illuminate.
• If congured in fail-safe RAID 1 mode, all the data stored on the system is intact.
• If congured in RAID 0 mode, all data will be lost. Please contact our Technical Sup-
port for help if the Drive Failure LED is lit.