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  • Page 1

    T able of C onten ts Introduction Safety Pr ecautions System Requir ements What’ s in the Box G-SPEED Q Over view Optional G- T echnology PCIe RAID Contr oller O verview G-SPEED Q Audible Alarms Setting Up G-Speed Q with the G- T echnology PCIe RAID Controller G- T echnology RAID Contr oller W eb GUI Changing the G- T echnology RAID Contr oller M[...]

  • Page 2

    The lightning  ash 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 signi  cant risk of electrical shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of[...]

  • Page 3

    Introduction Thank you f or purchasing G-SPEED™ Q fr om G- T echnology™, G-SPEED Q hard drives fr om G- T echnology are the ideal storage solutions f or content cr eation prof essionals. With all the po wer and the speed of G-SPEED and an internal RAID controller that sports a quad inter face , G- T echnology ’ s new four-ba y G-SPEED Q deliv[...]

  • Page 4

    Safety The disk drives and componen ts contained in your G-SPEED Q are delicate electronic instrumen ts and are susceptible to damage due to ex cessive ph ysical shock. Place the unit in a vented ar ea awa y from moisture or liquids . Please handle the unit with care . Do not open the case. Doing so will void the warranty . I f the product is retur[...]

  • Page 5

    A ttention Mac OS X Users G-SPEED Q is set up at the factor y for use with Mac OS X systems. If you ar e running Mac OS X, G-SPEED Q will mount on the OS X desktop right out of the box. If it becomes necessary to re - format G-SPEED Q f or Mac OS X, go here. A ttention W indow s Users G-SPEED Q must be formatted f or the Windows Operating Sy stem b[...]

  • Page 6

    F or an explanation of supported RAID levels, please ref er to Appendix A, “RAID Levels Explained” . Note : Unlike the G-SPEED eS and G-SPEED eS P ro , you cannot include more than one unit in an y RAID con  guration. SPEED eS INST ALLA TION GUIDE Changing the RAID Lev el G-SPEED Q ships in RAID 5 mode, if you need t o change it to RAID 0, d[...]

  • Page 7

    9. Select the R AID 0 radio button t o change the RAID level from RAID 5. Select RAID 5 if you wish the G-SPEED Q to be changed to RAID 0. Click the Con  gur e button. 10. A dialog box will launch to w arn you that all data will be erased by completing this function. Click OK. 11. Another dialog box will r emind you to backup  les you do not [...]

  • Page 8

    14. A dialog box will then launch indicating tha t the RAID con  guration is c omplete. Click the Exit button. 15. A Disk Inser tion warning dialog appears, warning you that the disk is not readable by the c omputer . I t’ s OK because you still must create a partition for the RAID in Apple Disk Utility . Click the Initialize button to launch [...]

  • Page 9

    17. Click the Options button to choose the pr oper par tition scheme. Click the radio butt on for GUID P artition T able, then click OK. 18. Rename the V olume: G-SPEED Q or an y other name you wish in the Name  eld. 19. Click the Apply button. 20. The Partition Disk dialog launches, warning you that all data will be erased. Click the P ar titio[...]

  • Page 10

    2. Once downloaded , select the icon for the G-SPEED Q in the G- T echnology Icons disk. 3. Pr ess Command + C to copy the ic on. 4. Select the G-SPEED Q USB icon on the Desktop and press Command + I. 5. Select the USB Icon in the “Get Info ” window (left) 6. Pr ess Command + V to paste the icon in to the Get Info window (right). The icon f or [...]

  • Page 11

    visual alarms. What T o Do In The Ev ent Of A Disk Drive F ailure The internal componen ts of the G-SPEED Q continually monitor the health of each of the disk drives . In the event of a disk failure , a visual alarm will appear . NO TE : If G-SPEED Q was con  gured in a prot ected RAID mode (RAID 5), a drive failure will not r esult in data loss[...]

  • Page 12

    Optimizing Data T ransfer Rat es G-SPEED Q can be connected to any Mac or PC equipped with an eSA T A, Fir eWir e 400, F ireW ire 800 or USB 2.0 por t. F or best per formance , G-SPEED Q should be connected via eSA T A*. *Data rates will be ev en higher if you connect to an eSA T A RAID Controller C ard rather than a standar d eSA T A PCIe card or [...]

  • Page 13

    What does this limited w arranty not co ver? The limited warran ty does not cover damage resulting fr om commercial use , misuse, acciden t, modi  cation or alteration to hardwar e or software, tampering, unsuitable ph ysical or operating en vironment beyond pr oduct speci  cations, improper maintenanc e, or failure caused b y a product for w[...]

  • Page 14

    JURISDIC TION TO JURISDICTION. G- T echnology , a division of Hitachi Global Stor age T echnologies T el: (310) 449-4599 F ax: (310) 449-4670 suppor t@g-technology .com G- T echnology by Hitachi Global Storage T echnologies © 2010. A ll rights reserved. G-DRIVE, G-RAID , G-SAFE, and G-SPEED are register ed trademarks of G- T echnology by Hitachi G[...]

  • Page 15

    APPENDIX B: Notes It is recommended not to ex ceed the standard eSA T A cable length of 1 meter (3 feet). 15[...]