G-Technology 0G02289 manual

g-technology .com with Thunderbolt™ Pr ofessional High-P er formanc e Dual-Drive St orage S ystem with Thunderbolt Interface PRODUCT MANU AL[...]

p.2 T able of C ontents with Thunderbolt™ T able of Conten ts Safety & General Use Safety Pr ecautions ................................................... 4 Backup Y our Data .................................................... 5 About Y our Drive Introduction .............................................................. 7 What’ s in the B[...]

Safety & General U se • Safety Precautions .......................................... p .4 • Backup Y our Data ............................................ p .5[...]

p.4 Safety & General Use with Thunderbolt™ Safety Precautions G-RAID® with Thunderbolt™ drive’ s warranty may be void as a r esult of the failure t o respect the precautions listed her e. If you detect a problem with y our drive, please c ontact our T echnical Support depar tment . If the product is returned with damage caused by impr op[...]

p.5 Safety & General Use with Thunderbolt™ Backup Y our Data The disk drive con tained in your G- RAID with Thunderbolt (G-RAID TB) device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to ex cessive physical shock. Under no circumstances will G- T echnology® be held liable for the r ecovery or restoration of lost data.[...]

About Y our Drive • Introduction .................................................... p. 7 • What ’ s in the Bo x ......................................... p .8 • System Requirements ................................ p .8 • Over view of the Dr ive .............................. p.9[...]

p.7 About Y our Drive with Thunderbolt™ Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the G-RAID with Thunderbolt (G-RAID TB) from G- T echnology . Since 2004, G-RAID has been the go-to storage for c ontent cr eation prof es - sionals around the globe , and now G-RAID TB redenes high-per formance storage f or conten t creation. P er formance tha t wa[...]

p.8 About Y our Drive with Thunderbolt™ What’ s in the Bo x The follo wing items are included in the bo x: • G-RAID with Thunderbolt drive • (1) Thunderbolt cable • External AC P ow er Supply • Quick Star t Guide If any items are missing , please contact G- T echnology at support@g-technology .com or call (888) 426-5214. Sy stem Require[...]

p.9 About Y our Drive with Thunderbolt™ Overview of the Drive F or maximum per formance , G-RAID TB comes congured as a ‘Striped RAID set’ or RAID 0. In this RAID mode, data is written or ‘ striped ’ across both disks , doubling both capacity and per formance as compared to a single disk driv e. RAID 0 is the best choice to take advant[...]

U sing G-RAID TB • Easy Installation ......................................... p .11 • Disconnect the Drive .............................. p .12[...]

p.11 Using Y our Drive with Thunderbolt™ Easy Installation G-RAID TB attaches to your Mac with a Thunderbolt cable . Simply plug one end int o the Thunderbolt connector on your Mac, and the other end into either port on the rear of G-R AID TB. One of the great f eatures of Thunderbolt technology is the ability to daisy-chain up to six high-per fo[...]

p.12 Using Y our Drive with Thunderbolt™ Disconnect the Drive A great f eature of Thunderbolt technology and G-RAID TB is the abilit y to connect and dis- connect the drive while your comput er is running. T o preven t failures and/or data loss , it is impor tant to follo w the steps below when disc onnecting or ‘ unmounting ’ the drive fr om[...]

Maintenanc e for Y our Drive • Restore the Driv e Icon ............................... p .14[...]

p.14 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive with Thunderbolt™ Restore the Driv e Ic on If the G-RAID TB drive icon was er ased during the conguration pr ocess (see the pre - vious section ), you can restor e the icon with the follo wing easy steps. NO TE: This pr ocess is not requir ed for the oper ation of the G-RAID TB. Howev er , it will make your dr[...]

p.15 Maintenanc e for Y our Drive with Thunderbolt™ 4. Select the default G-RAID TB dr ive icon on y our desktop and press C ommand+I. This opens the Get Info window . (below left) 5. Select the default icon in the Get I nfo window . (below left) 6. P ress Command+V to paste the custom G-RAID TB icon into the Get Info window . (below right) The i[...]

Suppor t & W arr anty • T echnical Suppor t ................................... p .17 • Limited W arranty .................................... p .18 • Cop yright .................................................... p .20[...]

p.17 Suppor t & W arranty with Thunderbolt™ T echnic al Suppor t Thank you f or purchasing G-RAID TB. If you ha ve an y comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! G- T echnology appreciates and values its cust omers, striving to giv e you the nest ser vice and suppor t. If you encounter an y diculties wh[...]

p.18 Suppor t & W arranty with Thunderbolt™ Limited W arran ty Limited W arran ty HGST , a West ern Digital Compan y (“HGST ”) Including G- T echnology for External Hard Disk Drives What does this limited w arranty c ov er? This Limited W arranty applies to new HGST products purchased from an authoriz ed HGST dealer by the original purcha[...]

p.19 Suppor t & W arranty with Thunderbolt™ What must y ou do? If you are having tr ouble with a product, befor e seeking limited warranty ser vice, rst follo w the troubleshooting proc edures that HGST or y our reseller pro vides. T o obtain limited warranty ser vice, you must rst obtain a Return Materials A uthorization (RMA) and ship[...]

p.20 Suppor t & W arranty with Thunderbolt™ CAP A CITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER F or G- T echnology products 1TB or greater: “ One gigabyte ( GB) is equal to one billion byt es and one terabyt e ( TB) equals 1,000 GB (one trillion bytes). Ac cessible capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard[...]