G-Technology G-Drive mini 1TB Manuel

High-Speed Portable DrivePRODUCT MANUALg-technology.comG DRIVE®

G DRIVE®Using Your Drive on Mac• Easy Installation for Mac ... p.11• Optional Power Adapter ... p.11•

p.11Using Your Drive on Mac®G DRIVE®Easy Installation for MacG-DRIVE mini easily attaches to your computer via a USB 3.0 or FireWire 800 cable.Simply

p.12Using Your Drive on Mac®G DRIVE®Use with Time MachineG-DRIVE mini works perfectly and easily with Time Machine. Time Machine is an application th

p.13Using Your Drive on Mac®G DRIVE®3. In the dialog box that appears, select the G-DRIVE mini. Click the Use for Backup button. 4. Make sure the T

p.14Using Your Drive on Mac®G DRIVE®Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G-DRIVE mini is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your co

G DRIVE®Maintenance for Your Drive• Initialize Drive for Mac ... p.16• Restore the Drive Icon ...

p.16Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®G DRIVE®Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE mini was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS. You can

p.17Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®4. Click the Format pop-up and choose the Format option that you prefer. • Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Use

p.18Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®G DRIVE® WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.6. Click on the Erase button to continue.

p.19Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®Restore the Drive IconIf the G-DRIVE mini drive icon was erased during the reinitializing process (see previous

G DRIVE®p.2Table of ContentsWelcome to G-DRIVE miniTable of ContentsSafety & General Use Safety Precautions ...

p.20Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®G DRIVE®4. Select the G-DRIVE mini icon on your desktop and press Command+I. This opens its Get Info window. (

p.21Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®Reformat with Partitions‘Partitioning’ a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive into separate, discr

p.22Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®G DRIVE®2. Select the FireWire or USB icon – not the G-Technology drive icon – by clicking it in the left-sid

p.23Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®5. Click on the rst partition in the Volume Scheme area. Your partition will be highlighted by a blue bounding

p.24Maintenance for Your DriveG DRIVE®G DRIVE®8. Click on the Partition button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window w

G DRIVE®G DRIVE®Using Your Drive on Windows• Windows Use ... p.26• Cross Platform Use ...

p.26Using Your Drive on Windows®G DRIVE®G DRIVE®Windows UseG--DRIVE mini is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems. A simple initialization

p.27Using Your Drive on Windows®G DRIVE®Cross Platform UseYou can set up G-DRIVE mini for use on both Windows and Mac system by formatting the drive a

p.28Using Your Drive on Windows®G DRIVE®G DRIVE®4. Select MS-DOS® File System from the Format pop-up menu. This will format to FAT32. NOTE: You may n

p.29Using Your Drive on Windows®G DRIVE®6. Click the Erase button. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of t

G DRIVE®G DRIVE®Safety & General Use• Safety Precautions ... p.4• Backup Your Data ...

G DRIVE®Support & Warranty• Technical Support ... p.31• Limited Warranty ...

p.31Support & WarrantyG DRIVE®Technical SupportThank you for purchasing G-DRIVE mini. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or t

p.32Support & WarrantyG DRIVE®Limited WarrantyHGST, a Western Digital Company (“HGST”) Including G-Technology for External Hard Disk DrivesWhat do

p.33Support & WarrantyG DRIVE®What must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty service, rst follow the

p.34Support & WarrantyG DRIVE®CAPACITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER For G-Technology products 1TB or greater: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one bill

p.4Safety & General UseG DRIVE®Safety PrecautionsG-DRIVE® mini’s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed

p.5Safety & General UseG DRIVE®Backup Your DataThe disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE mini is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptibl

G DRIVE®G DRIVE®About Your G-DRIVE mini• Introduction ... p.7• What’s in the Box ...

p.7About Your G-DRIVE miniG DRIVE®IntroductionThank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE mini from G-Technology. G-DRIVE mini is the ideal storage solution

p.8About Your G-DRIVE miniG DRIVE®G DRIVE®What’s in the Box The following items are included in the box:• G-DRIVE mini • (1) USB 3.0 cable (backwards

p.9About Your G-DRIVE miniG DRIVE®Overview of the Drive This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-DRIVE mini. There is a Power & Activity