G-Technology G-SPEED Q Manuel

G SPEED Q™High-Speed, RAID Protected Storage SystemPRODUCT MANUALg-technology.com

G SPEED Q™Using Your Drive• Easy Installation for Mac ... p.11• Optimize Performance ...

p.11Using Your DriveG SPEED Q™Easy Installation for MacG-SPEED Q attaches to your computer via a USB 2.0, high speed eSATA, or one of two FireWire 80

p.12Using Your DriveG SPEED Q™Warning LED AlarmsG-SPEED Q is equipped with visual alarms to alert you to any possible malfunction. There is a red LED

p.13Using Your DriveG SPEED Q™Windows UseG-SPEED Q is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS X systems. A simple initialization will prepare your d

G SPEED Q™Using RAID Modes• Supported RAID Modes ... p.15• The Congurator Utility ... p.16• Congure

p.15Using RAID ModesG SPEED Q™Supported RAID ModesG-SPEED Q is congured in RAID 5 (Protected) mode at the factory. The drive also sup-ports RAID 0 (P

p.16Using RAID ModesG SPEED Q™The Congurator UtilityTo change the RAID level for your G-SPEED Q, you will need a software utility from G-Technology c

p.17Using RAID ModesG SPEED Q™2. Click on the Continue button. A window will appear telling you that Congurator is searching for G-SPEED Q. The sear

p.18Using RAID ModesG SPEED Q™5. A window will appear telling you the conguration is in progress. NOTE: After the conguration is complete,

p.19Using RAID ModesG SPEED Q™7. Changing the RAID mode of the G-SPEED Q will require you to re-initialize the disk with the Disk Utility application

p.2Table of ContentsG SPEED Q™Welcome to G-SPEED Q Table of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ...

G SPEED Q™Maintenance for your Drive• Initialize Drive for Mac ... p.21• Restore the Drive Icon ...

p.21Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™initializeInitialize Drive for Mac G-SPEED Q was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS X. You

p.22Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™4. Choose the Format option that you prefer. • Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Use this format if you intend

p.23Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™ WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.6. Click on the Erase button to continue. A pro

p.24Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™Restore the Drive IconIf the G-SPEED Q drive icon was erased during the reinitializing process (see previous

p.25Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™4. Select the G-SPEED Q icon on your desktop and press Command+I. This opens its Get Info window. (below left

p.26Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™multipleReformat with Partitions‘Partitioning’ a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive into separ

p.27Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™2. Select the FireWire or USB icon – not the G-Technology drive icon – by clicking it in the left-side colu

p.28Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™5. Click on the rst partition in the Volume Scheme area. Your partition will be highlight-ed by a blue bound

p.29Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™8. Click on the Partition button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will sh

G SPEED Q™Safety & General Use• Safety Precautions ... p.4• Backup Your Data ...

p.30Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™Replace a Failed Drive Module The internal components of G-SPEED Q continually monitor the health of each of i

p.31Maintenance for Your DriveG SPEED Q™5. If G-SPEED Q was setup in RAID 5 mode, the unit will begin rebuilding data on the drive. During this proce

G SPEED Q™Support & Warranty• Technical Support ... p.33• Limited Warranty ...

p.33Support & WarrantyG SPEED Q™Technical SupportThank you for purchasing G-SPEED Q. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or th

p.34Support & Warranty G SPEED Q™warrantyLimited WarrantyHGST, a Western Digital Company (“HGST”) Including G-Technology for External Hard Disk Dr

p.35Support & WarrantyG SPEED Q™What must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty service, rst follow t

p.36Support & Warranty G SPEED Q™copyrightCAPACITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER For G-Technology products 1TB or greater: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal

p.4Safety & General UseG SPEED Q™Safety PrecautionsG-SPEED Q’s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed h

p.5Safety & General UseG SPEED Q™Backup Your DataThe disk drive contained in your G-SPEED Q device is a delicate electronic instrument and is sus

G SPEED Q™About Your G-SPEED Q• Introduction ... p.7• What’s in the Box ...

p.7About Your G-SPEED QG SPEED Q™IntroductionThank you for purchasing the G-SPEED™ Q from G-Technology. G-SPEED Q is a high-speed, low cost storage so

p.8About Your G-SPEED QG SPEED Q™inboxWhat’s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-SPEED Q Storage Unit with 4 Removable Disk M

p.9About Your G-SPEED QG SPEED Q™Overview of the Drive This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-SPEED Q. The compact and quiet G-SPEED Q feat