G-Technology G-RAID Studio Manuale utente

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Professional High-Performance Dual-Drive Storage System

PRODUCT MANUAL

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Table of Contents

Welcome to G-RAID

Table of Contents

Safety & General Use

Safety Precautions................................................... 4

Backup Your Data .................................................... 5

About Your G-RAID

Introduction .............................................................. 7

What’s in the Box .................................................... 8

System Requirements............................................ 9

Overview of the Drive ........................................... 9

Using Your Drive on Mac

Easy Installation for Mac .....................................11

Optimize Performance ........................................11

Disconnect the Drive ...........................................12

Maintenance for Your Drive

Initialize Drive for Mac ........................................14

Restore the Drive Icon .........................................17

Reformat with Partitions.....................................19

Using Your Drive on Windows

Windows Use...........................................................24

Cross Platform Use................................................25

Support & Warranty

Technical Support .................................................29

Limited Warranty ...................................................30

Safety & General Use

• Safety Precautions ......................................... p.4

• Backup Your Data ........................................... p.5

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Safety & General Use

Safety Precautions

G-RAID ‘s warranty may 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.

If the product is returned with damage caused by improper handling, the warranty will

be void and liability will rest with the user. Please read our Limited Warranty.

• Servicing: Your drive contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to be malfunctioning,

have it inspected by a qualied Technical Support representative.

• 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.

• Ventilation: Place the device in a vented area. The drive should never be placed near or over a

radiator or heat source.

• 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.

• Physical Damage: Do not place heavy objects on the drive. Never use excessive force on

your drive.

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Safety & General Use

Backup Your Data

The disk drive contained in your G-RAID device is a delicate electronic instrument and

is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Under no circumstances 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.

About Your G-RAID

• Introduction ...................................................... p.7

• What’s in the Box ........................................... p.8

• System Requirements ................................... p.9

• Overview of the Drive ................................... p.9

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About Your G-RAID

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the G-RAID from G-Technology. G-RAID hard drives are a high

speed, low-cost RAID which makes the ideal storage solutions for content creation

professionals. With its unique industrial design and all aluminum housing, G-RAID is the de

facto standard for many post-production facilities worldwide.

G-RAID features USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 interfaces. It is USB 2.0 compatible and FireWire

400 compatible with the included cables. When connected via USB 3.0, G-RAID provides

data transfers rates up to 250 MB/second to support the most demanding professional

content creation applications like Final Cut Pro®, Avid and Adobe Premiere®.

A soft on/o electronic power switch on the rear panel and a quiet thermo-regulated

‘smart’ fan inside round out G-RAID’s professional feature set.

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About Your G-RAID

What’s in the Box

The following items are included in the box:

• G-RAID hard drive

• (1) USB cable (3.0; backwards compatible with USB 2.0)

• (2) FireWire cables (800; 800 to 400)

• External DC Power Supply

If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at support@g-technology.com

or call (888) 426-5214.

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About Your G-RAID

Overview of the Drive

This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-RAID. There is a Power & Activity LED

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 and it will ash brighter as data is trans-

ferred to or from the hard drive.

On the rear of the unit is a Kensington™ security slot, a high speed USB 3.0 port, two

FireWire 800 ports, DC Power In and Soft-touch On/O switch.

System Requirements

G-RAID 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’.

• Mac OS 10.5 or higher

• Windows Vista or Windows 7

NOTE: G-RAID models greater than 2TB are not supported by Windows XP or older

32-bit operating systems. These OS’s limit maximum volume size to 2.2TB.

Using Your Drive on Mac

• Easy Installation for Mac ........................... p.11

• Optimize Performance ............................... p.11

• Disconnect the Drive .................................. p.12

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