G-Technology G-Drive mini 1TB
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1. HGST Including G Technology for External Hard Disk Drives What does this limited warranty cover This Limited Warranty applies to new HGST products purchased from an authorized HGST dealer by the original purchaser for normal use and not for resale HGST warrants that a covered product is free from defects in materials and workmanship with the exceptions stated below How long does limited warranty coverage last This limited warranty lasts for 1 year 2 years 3 years or 5 years or a fixed period from date of purchase depending on when and where it was originally purchased To determine the warranty specifically for your product visit g technology com A valid proof of purchase may be required to prove eligibility If you do not have a valid proof of purchase the limited warranty period will be measured from the date of sale from HGST to the authorized distributor What does this limited warranty not cover The limited warranty does not cover damage resulting from commercial use misuse accident modification or alteration to hardware or software tampering unsuitable physical or operating environment beyond product specifications improper maintenance or failure caused by a product for which HGST is not responsible There is no warranty of uninterrupted or error free operation There is no warranty for loss of data you must regularly back up the data stored on your product to a separate storage product There is no warra2. Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac seseseesessesessesessee p 16 Restore the Drive ICON eessssessesesceseseseee p 19 Reformat with Partitions uu p 21 G Technology G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac G DRIVE mini was factory formatted for use or initialized for Mac OS You can reinitialize if you would like to quickly erase the contents of the drive Here are the steps 1 First open the Disk Utility program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G DRIVE mini will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select the G DRIVE mini by clicking its drive icon in the left side column Information about the drive willl be displayed at the bottom of the window 3 Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options By default the Format pop up menu is set to the Mac OS Extended Journaled option n80e HGST ERS a pa _ b Verify Info Burn Mount Eject Enable Journaling Wew Image Convert Resize Image Log gt First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore 232 9 GB ST325 Media ee disk0s3 To erase all data on a disk or volume 465 8 GB HGST l Select the disk or volume in the list on the left ae 2 Specify a format and name a G DRIVE mini 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options a PIONEER DVD RW DVR 4 Click Erase To
3. be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed here If you detect a problem with your drive please contact our Technical Support department Please read our Limited Warranty e Servicing Your drive contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified G Technology Technical Support representative e Moisture Place the device away from moisture or liquids To reduce the risk of damage do not expose this drive to rain or moisture Do not use it in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the drive as they may spill into its openings e Ventilation Place the device in a vented area The drive should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat source e Temperature Do not expose this drive to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to operational humidity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window or in an environment that is too cold or humid e Physical Damage Do not place heavy objects on the drive Never use excessive force on your drive p 4 G DRIVE mini Safety amp General Use Backup Your Data The disk drive contained in your G DRIVE mini is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock Under no circumsta
4. mini has been erased You can optionally restore this icon with the steps on the next page p 18 G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive Restore the Drive Icon If the G DRIVE mini drive icon was erased during the reinitializing process see previous section you can restore the icon with the following easy steps NOTE This process is not required for the operation of G DRIVE mini However it will make your drive s appearance on the computer desktop look nicer and more accurate 1 To get the G Technology icon package go to and navigate to your product There will be a link to download the icons 2 Once downloaded it should automatically open the G Technology Icons folder as shown below If not double click the Zip file to open Then double click the DMG file to open the G Technology Icons package 3 Click to select the drive icon for G DRIVE mini in the package window Press Command C to copy the icon below are a G TECHNOLOGY Lale eo al el a Back Path Quick Look Action Search DEVICES SHARED a ue qa T a a P Mr SEARCH FOR G DRIVE G DRIVE mobile USB G DRIVE slim D GA 42 Q DRIVE mini G RAID with Thunderbolt RAID mini p 19 G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive 4 Select the G DRIVE mini icon on your desktop and press Command l This opens its Get Info window below left 5 Select the default icon in the Get Info window below left 6 Press Command V to paste the
5. quickly set up your G DRIVE mini with Time Machine 1 When you attach G DRIVE mini for the first time the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear Click the Use as Backup Disk button E Do you want to use G DRIVE mini to back up with Time Machine Time Machine keeps an up to date copy of everything on your Mac It not only keeps a spare copy of every file it remembers how your system looked so you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past t Decide Later d Don t Use 4 L 2 If the Time Machine dialog box did not launch go to the Apple Menu gt System Preferences Click on the Time Machine icon The Time Machine Preference panel will open Click the Select Backup Disk button ASC Time Machine ae H Show Aii Select Backup Disk L 1 L Ti me Mach ine Time Machine keeps copies of everything on your Mac including system files applications and settings as well as your music pictures and other important files Since Time Machine keeps daily backups vou can revisit your Mac as it OFF ON appeared in the past p 12 G DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Mac 3 In the dialog box that appears select the G DRIVE mini Click the Use for Backup button ie G DRIVE mini 465 6 GB 7 Set Up Time Capsule Cancel 4 Make sure the Time Machine switch is set to ON You can set its options by clicking the Options button Do this to choose volumes folders or files you do
6. receive tile to the replaced product at delivery to carrier at HGST shipping point You are responsible for importation of the replaced product if applicable HGST will not return the original drive to consumers therefore the consumer is responsible for moving data to another media before returning Data Recovery is not covered under this warranty and is not part of the warranty returns process HGST warrants that the replaced products are covered for the remainder of the original product warranty or 90 days whichever is greater How is our liability limited HGST AND ITS AFFILIATES SUPPLIERS DISTRIBUTORS AND RESELLERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 1 THIRD PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES OTHER THAN BODILY INJURY INCLUDING DEATH AND TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY 2 LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO YOUR DATA OR 3 SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OR FOR ANY ECONOMIC CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATION OF LIABILITY INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU How do local laws apply THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION p 33 G DRIVE mini Support amp Warranty CAPACITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER For G Technology products 1TB or greater One gigabyte GB is equal to one bil
7. the Mac OS Extended Journaled option e G DRIVE mini Ni Buy C o E E Es Lampun Enable journaling Mes knap Comert Resize Image J Firat Aid Erase RADO e tore 232 9 GE 5T3425 Media Z disk0s3 To erase all data on a disk or volume gt 2 1 Select the disk or volurs in the list an the lef Fd 465 8 GB HGST PEOR eg Ketek cd G DRIVE mini 7 if you wam to prevent tee recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Opcions l 4 Click Erase 2 PIONEER DVD RW DWE Ta prevent the recovery of previgusly deleted files without erasing the volurme select d viluene in the ligt on che laf and click Erase Free Space Volume Formar Mac 05 Extended lournaled HH Hame G DRIE mani First Aid RAID Restore p 27 G DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Windows 4 Select MS DOS File System from the Format pop up menu This will format to FAT32 NOTE You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive name First Aid Erase RAID Restore To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 l you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previous lt gt gt gt gt pupu the left and click Erase Free Space Mat O5 Extended ournaled Mac O5 Extended _ Erase Free Spa
8. NOT want to backup Time Machine a Show ail a D Name C DRIVE mini Available 499 32 GB of 499 76 GB Oldest Backup Select Disk test Backup Next Backup Today 5 11 PM Time Machine Time Machine keeps Hourly backups for the past 24 hours Daily backups for the past month a Weekly backups for all previous months OFF ON The oldest backups are deleted when your disk becomes full _ Show Time Machine status in the menu bar 1 Click the lock to prevent further changes 7 G DRIVE mini will now back up your important files automatically with Time Machine It s that easy p 13 G DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Mac Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G DRIVE mini is its ability to be connected and disconnected while your computer is running To prevent failures and or data loss it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting or unmounting the the drive from your computer 1 Before powering down and disconnecting the drive unmount the system by simply dragging the G DRIVE mini icon to the trash located in the dock Keyboard shortcut Select the drive icon and hit Command eE 2 It is safe to remove the drive from your system when the drive icon is no longer present on your desktop Helpful links e To use G DRIVE mini on Windows go to Windows Use e To use G DRIVE mini on Mac and Windows together go to Cross Platform Use p 14 cji m hv mini
9. PRODUCT MANUAL G Technology G DRIVE mini High Speed Portable Drive g technology com G DRIVE mini Welcome to G DRIVE mini Table of Contents Safety amp General Use Safety PrecautiOnNS Backup Your Data sesssesseseeseeseesessessesse About Your G DRIVE mini trod Ucina What s in the BOX eesessessesesseesesseeseesees System Requirements Overview of the Drive ec Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac Optional Power Adapter Use with Time Machine Disconnect the Drive eo eco Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac Restore the Drive ICON Reformat with Partitions Using Your Drive on Windows Windows USE cccccccceccocccccccecsass Cross Platform USse c c Support amp Warranty Technical SUupport cccccinne Limited Warranty 2 COO FOI an a S Table of Contents p 2 cji m hY mini Safety amp General Use Safety Precautions esessessessesseessessessessesseoseeses p 4 Backup Your Data cccccciccccicsccccscaoons p 5 G Technology G DRIVE mini Safety amp General Use Safety Precautions G DRIVE mini s warranty may
10. Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac Optional Power Adapter Use with Time Machine Disconnect the Drive G Technology G DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Mac Easy Installation for Mac G DRIVE mini easily attaches to your computer via a USB 3 0 or FireWire 800 cable Simply plug one end of the cable into the G DRIVE mini and the other end of the cable into a free USB or FireWire connector on your computer G Technology L a Sait The drive will automatically mount on the desktop if you ay 12222211 TENNI are running Mac OS Optional Power Adapter Typically no AC power supply is necessary The G DRIVE mini is bus powered to eliminate the need to carry around an external AC power supply to use the drive However some computer systems may not supply adequate power via USB which keeps the G DRIVE mini from properly spinning up If this is the case it may become necessary to use an optional AC power adapter Simply plug the optional power adapter into the G DRIVE mini and attach the other end to a surge protector or wall outlet For more information or to purchase the optional power adapter for G DRIVE mini visit g technology com products p 11 G DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Mac Use with Time Machine G DRIVE mini works perfectly and easily with Time Machine Time Machine is an application that ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your files The following steps will
11. ce __ 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G DRIVE mini partition To erase all data on a disk or volume I Select the disk or volurs in the list on the lef Z Specify a format amd mane 3 if you wam to prevent tee recovery of che dis dd Click Erase Ar YOu Sure you want to erase the partition G DRIVE mini Erasing partition deleted all the data on that partition but dots not affect other partitions on the same disk Ta prevent Fe recovery of previously deleted A olur in the ligt an tha left and click Erara Fi Volume Formal MS DOS FAT Mame G DRIVE mimi Erase Free Soace f Security Options c p 28 G DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Windows WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE 6 Click the Erase button A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk s reformatting Your drive will be formatted to its full capacity as FAT32 Erasing Volume Fec 7 Quit the Disk Utility program You are finished 8 After reinitializing the custom icon for the G DRIVE mini will be erased No icons are available for FAT32 With this format you will be able to read write on Windows 7 Vista and XP and on Mac OS machines Limitations with FAT32 There are some limitations when using FAT 32 The MS DOS File System cannot write files
12. cess for each partition you have created 7 Click the Apply button in the lower right corner of the window A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G Technology drive partition WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore Volume Scheme Volume Information 2Partitions Name My Medi Partition Disk a i 4 Partitioning this disk will permanently erase all the Format Mac OSE Te VESS g al p ly Tr data from the disk P iad This volume will be erased Size 300 00 G DRIVE mini The following volumes will be added To partition the sele My Media My Media Then click Apply My Backup A new volume will bi Are you sure you wish to partition the disk Size 300 GB ae My Backup Options Revert W Apply hy Fi p 23 G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive 8 Click on the Partition button to continue A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show you the progress of the disk s reformatting Erasing Volume F 9 When partitioning is complete the multiple partitions 232 9 GB ST325 Media will be displayed in the left hand panel of Disk Utility Z diskOs3 465 8 GB HGST 10 Quit the Disk Utility program After reinitializing the drive the custom icon for the G Technology drive has been erased You can optionally restore this icon to each partition with the step
13. custom G DRIVE mini icon into the Get Info window below right if G DRIVE mini V Modified Today at 4 40 PM General Kind Volume Created Today at 4 37 PM Modified Today at 4 37 PM Modified Today at 4 40 PM Format Mac O Extended Format Mac 05 Extended Capacity 499 76 GB Capacity 499 76 GB Available 136 36 GB Available 136 36 GB Used 363 41 GB on disk Used 363 41 GB on disk 363 406 692 352 bytes Label x Se B Y General Kind Volume Created Today at 4 37 PM _ Shared Folder DRIU ini G DRIVE mini G DRIVE mini The icon for your G DRIVE mini has been restored and you can close the Get Info window Your drive is now fully ready for use p 20 G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive Reformat with Partitions Partitioning a hard drive is the process of dividing a hard drive into separate discrete sections called volumes Each volume works like a separate disk You can create up to 16 different partitions on a hard drive in Mac OS and each partition can be a different size and format With hard drives getting bigger it is Useful to partition your hard drive so sections of its space can be used for different purposes For instance segment user data from backup data set up a multi boot environment with different Operating Systems or create a dedicated capture scratch disk for programs like Final Cut Pro The following steps will guide you through this simple process of partit
14. ioning your drive In this example we will partition a 500 GB G DRIVE mini connected via FireWire 1 First open the Disk Utility program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G Technology drive will be displayed in the left hand column aOoO HGST O me ae me Lt 4308 0 0 V S m E Verify Info Bum Mount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Convert Resize Image Log d First Aid Erase Partitio RAID Restori Z 232 9 GB ST325 Media cement dickQs i disk0s3 To erase all data on a disk or volume m 465 8 GB HGST 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left EN 2 Specify a format and name Ea G DRIVE mini 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options PIONEER DVD RW DVR 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Volume Format Mac OS Extended Journaled H Name G DRIVE mini p 21 G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive 2 Select the FireWire or USB icon not the G Technology 232 9 GB ST325 Media drive icon by clicking it in the left side column A diskos3 3 Click on the Partition button in the main window G DRIVE mini gt PIONEER DVD RW DVR First Aid Erase 4 Select the number of partitions you would like from the Volume Scheme me
15. lion bytes and one terabyte TB equals 1 000 GB one trillion bytes Accessible capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard drive the computer s operating system and other factors For G Technology products less than 1TB One gigabyte GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity Accessible capacity will vary depending on the operating environment and formatting Copyright One gigabyte GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity Accessible capacity will vary depending on the operating environment and formatting Design by G Technology in California G DRIVE and G Technology are registered trademarks of HGST Inc and its affiliates in the U S and other countries Apple Mac FireWire MacBook Pro Time Machine and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Vista and Windows XP are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and or other countries Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2013 G Technology a division of HGST Inc All rights reserved R2 08 13 p 34
16. nces will G Technology be held liable for the recovery or restoration of lost data Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a G Technology drive is the sole responsibility of the user Make two backups To help prevent the loss of your data we highly recommend that you keep TWO copies of your data in separate storage locations Keep one copy on your G Technology drive Keep a second copy on your internal hard drive another G Technology drive or a form of removable storage media p 5 cji m hv mini About Your G DRIVE mini troduction a a n a E A Whats IN the BOX ee aa e System Requirements e Overview of the Drive ssesessesesssseseseesesee G Technology G DRIVE mini About Your G DRIVE mini Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G DRIVE mini from G Technology G DRIVE mini is the ideal storage solution for people on the go G DRIVE mini is a high performance 7200RPM portable drive offering a stylish look and a heavy duty feel The drive has plenty of storage space to backup your important documents music digital videos and digital photo files The drive comes formatted for your Mac making it an easy plug and play storage device and is designed to work on a Windows computer or cross platform G DRIVE mini is perfect to use for Mac based backup since it ships ready for Time Machine G DRIVE mini features a silent fan less design with an i
17. ntegrated cooling system to ensure reliable operation and long life It is bus powered eliminating the need for a bulky external AC power supply Portability has never been so easy 271 p 7 G DRIVE mini About Your G DRIVE mini What s in the Box The following items are included in the box e G DRIVE mini e 1 USB 3 0 cable backwards compatible with USB 2 0 e 1 FireWire 800 cable e Protective carrying case If any items are missing please contact G Technology at support g technology com p 8 G DRIVE mini About Your G DRIVE mini System Requirements G DRIVE mini supports the folllowing Operating Systems The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems and formatted as HFS with Journaling e Mac OS 10 6 or higher a e Windows 8 7 Vista and XP rZ L 1 Overview of the Drive This diagram shows the helpful features of your G DRIVE mini There is a Power amp Activity LED behind the grill on the front of the unit and a Heat Sink beneath it The activity light will glow when power is applied via the USB or FireWire ports It will flash brighter as data is transferred to or from the hard drive On the rear of the unit there are two FireWire 800 ports a USB 3 0 port an On Off Switch and a DC Power In i G G Technolagy e CN OFF FireWire USB 3 0 port On Off DCIn 800 ports switch Heat Sink Activity LED behind grill p 9 cji m hv mini Using
18. nty for product with removed or altered identification labels HGST DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU HGST is not responsible for returning to you product which is not covered by this limited warranty p 32 G DRIVE mini Support amp Warranty What must you do If you are having trouble with a product before seeking limited warranty service first follow the troubleshooting procedures that HGST or your reseller provides To obtain limited warranty service you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization RMA and ship to address by contacting G Technology at g technology com contact contact_support Please follow the instructions found on the website You must return the covered hard disk drive using approved packaging to our logistics center You must pay any associated transportation charges duties and insurance in shipping the drive to our logistics center You should remove all personal information from the product prior to its return What will HGST do HGST will replace the drive with a functionally equivalent replacement product transportation prepaid HGST may replace your product with a product that was previously used repaired and tested to meet HGST specifications You
19. nu Below we have selected 2 Partitions to create two partitions HGST a ee rare ae a te ort First Aid Erase titic Restore Zd 232 9 GB ST325 Media oe d diskOs3 i Volume Scheme Volume Information 465 8 GB HGST 7 SAUVEN J Name G DRIVE mini d G DRIVE mini 3 S PIONEER DVD RW DVR BRAC Formar MacOSExtenc 3 mete _ gt gt Size 465 44 4 Partitions 5 Partitions 6 Partitions Partitions amp Partitions 9 Partitions 10 Partitions To erase and partition the selected disk choose a volu options for each volume and click Apply To resize thi selected disk drag the dividers between them and clic 11 Partitions 12 Partitions eo This volume will not be erased ve eas Size 465 4 GB 14 Partitions Available space 464 0 GB 15 Partitions 16 Partitions p 22 G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive 5 Click on the first partition in the Volume Scheme area Your partition will be highlighted by a blue bounding box e In the Name field type a name for the partition e From the Format menu choose your desired disk format If you will use your drive primarily on Mac OS it is recommended to use Mac OS Extended or Mac OS Extended Journaled For info about formats go here e In the Size field type in a size for the partition Alternately you can drag the bar in between each partition to quickly change the size 6 Repeat this pro
20. over 4 GB If you are working with files over 4 GB you may want to choose a software option like MacDrive macdrive com MacDrive is Windows software that enables you to mount Mac formatted drives on your Windows computer NOTE You could format your drive on a Windows machine FAT32 However Windows currently limits FAT32 partitions to only 32GB in size p 29 cji m hv mini Support amp Warranty Technical Support essessessesesessesessesesessesesees p 31 Limited Warranty ssesseseesseseesesseesessessessessess p 32 COPYN Zr NE AR TPT R EE NE T 02 p 34 G Technology G DRIVE mini Support amp Warranty Technical Support Thank you for purchasing G DRIVE mini If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product please let us know G Technology appreciates and values its customers striving to give you the finest service and support If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using G DRIVE mini please contact G Technology Technical Support at g technology com support Helpful information for support When contacting Technical Support it s best to be in front of your computer and have the following information available e Your G DRIVE mini serial number on bottom of unit e Operating System and version e Computer brand and model List of other devices attached to your computer p 31 G DRIVE mini Support amp Warranty Limited Warranty HGST a Western Digital Company
21. prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Volume Format Mac O5 Extended Journaled Name G DRIVE mini First Aid Erase RAID Restore p 16 G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive 4 Click the Format pop up and choose the Format option that you prefer e Mac OS Extended Journaled Use this format if you intend to use the drive for Time Machine or to create a separate bootable installation of OS X e Mac OS Extended Use this format for best performance and media storage To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase Volume Format Mac OS Extended journaled a Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extended Case sensitive Journaled Mac OS Extended Case sensitive MS DOS FAT 5 Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window A dialog box will appear asking if you want to erase the G DRIVE mini partition First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name E Nt 3 lf you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s el em 4 Click Erase ei Erase Volume Erasing a volume will destro
22. s on this page 11 The multiple partitions of the G Technology drive will be displayed on the desktop Your drive is now setup with two or more partitions and ready for use My Media My Backup p 24 cji m hv mini Using Your Drive on Windows WIndows Use ee a p 26 Cross Platform USe eeeessesssseseeseseosessosessesees p 27 G Technology G DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Windows Windows Use G DRIVE mini is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows 7 Vista and XP systems For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows please visit g technology com windows p 26 G DRIVE mini Using Your Drive on Windows Cross Platform Use You can set up G DRIVE mini for use on both Windows and Mac system by formatting the drive as FAT32 To do this use the Disk Utility application and format the drive to MS DOS FAT also known as FAT32 1 First open the Disk Utility program This application is located on your hard drive under Applications Utilities Disk Utility The window below will appear Your G DRIVE mini will be displayed in the left hand column 2 Select the G DRIVE mini by clicking its drive icon in the left side column Information about the drive will be displayed at the bottom of the window 3 Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options By default the Format pop up menu is set to
23. y all information on the volume It will not erase information on other volumes on the same disk Are you sure you wish to erase the volume G DRIVE mini To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files w volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Sg Erase PaT Volume Format Mac OS Extenda Name G DRIVE mini B d Erase Free Space Security Options Ifl G DRIVE mini Maintenance for Your Drive WARNING THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE 6 Click on the Erase button to continue A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk s reformatting Erasing Volume c 7 After the drive is reinitialized you should automatically see the Time Machine dialog box e Click the Use as Backup Disk button if you want to use the drive with Time Machine For more info using the drive with Time Machine go here e Click the Don t Use or Decide Later button if you do not want to use Time Machine at this point D Do you want to use G DRIVE mini to back up with Time Machine Time Machine keeps an up to date copy of everything on your Mac It not only ei keeps a spare copy of every file it remembers how your system looked to you can revisit your Mac as it appeared in the past 7 f Decide Later b Don t Use f Use as Backup Disk 8 Quit the Disk Utility program After reinitializing the drive the custom icon for G DRIVE
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