G-Technology G-DRIVE ev ATC User manual

Product Manual

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 4
What’s in the Box ................................................................................................................................ 5
System Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 5
Overview of the Drive....................................................................................................................... 6
Easy Installation for Mac ................................................................................................................... 9
Disconnect the Drive ......................................................................................................................... 9
Using Your Drive on Mac
Use with Time Machine.................................................................................................................... 11
Initialize Drive for Mac...................................................................................................................... 13
Restore the Drive Icon...................................................................................................................... 16
Reformat with Partitions................................................................................................................. 18
Using Your Drive on Windows
Windows Use ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Cross Platform Use............................................................................................................................ 24
Safety & General Use
Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 28
Backup Your Data ............................................................................................................................... 29
Support & Warranty
Technical Support ........................................................................................................................... 31
Limited Warranty................................................................................................................................ 32
Copyright.............................................................................................................................................. 34

Table of Contents
• Introduction ...................................................... p.4
• What’s in the Box .......................................... p.5
• System Requirements .................................. p.5
• Overview of the Drive ................................ p.6
• Easy Installation for Mac ............................ p.9
• Disconnect the Drive ................................... p.9
About Your G-DRIVE®ev ATC

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About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE® ev ATC from G-Technology. Made from a lightweight,
shock-resistant compound, this all-terrain drive solution with tethered USB cable shields a
high quality, lightweight (approximately 35% lighter than the G-DRIVE ev), removable, stand-
alone G-DRIVE ev RaW USB hard drive. When coupled with the All-Terrain case, the data on your
G-DRIVE ev RaW is further protected from pressure, shock and dust. Equipped with a watertight
drive compartment, the G-DRIVE ev ATC oats; should it be dropped into a pool of water up
to 1ft for 30 seconds your data will remain protected. Perfect for in-the-eld back-up, editing,
transferring and storage, this durable 7200 RPM drive is formatted for Mac®, it can be easily
reformatted for Windows® and comes with a 3-Year limited warranty.
As part of Evolution Series, the G-DRIVE ev RaW can be used as a standalone device, inside the
ev All Terrain Case or with the G-DOCK ev® with Thunderbolt™ for ultra-fast transfer rates and
editing. The ev All-Terrain case is compatible with ev Series drives including the G-DRIVE® ev or
G-DRIVE® ev SSD.

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System Requirements
The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS® systems, formatted as ‘HFS+
with Journaling’, and supports the following Operating Systems:
Mac: Mac OS 10.7+.
Windows: Windows® 8.1, 8 and 7
See how to congure for Windows here.
What’s in the Box
The following items are included in the box:
• G-DRIVE® ev ATC hard drive solution with tethered USB cable
- G-DRIVE® ev ATC hard drive solution consists of an outer‘ev All-Terrain case’ and a
removable hard drive known as ‘G-DRIVE ev RaW’
• USB 3.0 cable (for use with G-DRIVE ev RaW)
• Quick Start Guide
• 3-Year limited warranty
If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at g-technology.com/support.

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About Your G-DRIVE ev ATC
Overview of the Drive
Your G-DRIVE ev ATC is designed for providing easy access to your precious content
stored on the drive and providing everyday protection. The G-DRIVE ev ATC drive
solution consists of two parts:
1. ev All-Terrain case (with tethered USB 3.0 cable)
2. Removable G-DRIVE ev RaW USB hard drive
ev All-Terrain case
The ev All-Terrain Case provides easy connectivity with its tethered USB cable. The cable
can be accessed from the left hand side of the drive.
Simply remove the cover which protects the connector and plug-in to the USB port on your
laptop or desktop. The cover remains attached to the cable so that you don’t have to worry
about losing it.
The Power & Activity LED on the front of the unit will glow when power is applied via the USB
port. The light will ash more brightly as data is transferred to or from the hard drive.

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To access the removable hard drive, also called G-DRIVE ev RaW, simply open the latch
located on the right side of the ev All-Terrain case. Gently pulling on the latch opens the
drive compartment and you now have access to the G-DRIVE ev RaW. The removable
hard drive also has an illuminated ‘G’ logo in the front that glows when the case is
connected to a power source and ashes more brightly in case of drive activity.
G-DRIVE ev RaW
Inside the ev All-Terrain case you will nd the G-DRIVE ev RaW USB hard drive. The
G-DRIVE ev RaW can be removed from the case by simply pulling out of the case as
shown in the image below. Please make sure that the drive is safely ejected from your
desktop or laptop before removing the drive. Learn more about safely ejecting your
drive here.

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The G-DRIVE ev RaW can operate as a standalone USB hard drive or as a module for
use inside G-DOCK ev or G-DRIVE ev ATC hard drive solution. The drive features an
illuminated ‘G’in the front, and a SATA Port and USB 3.0 Port on the back.
USB 3.0 Port
SATA Interface for
use with G-DOCK ev
Power & Activity LED

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Disconnect the Drive
A great feature of G-DRIVE ev ATC is its ability to be connected and disconnected while
your computer is running. However, to prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important
to follow the steps below when disconnecting or ‘unmounting’ the drive from your
computer.
1. Before disconnecting the drive, unmount the system by simply dragging the
G-DRIVE ev ATC icon to the trash located in the dock. Keyboard shortcut: Select the
drive icon and hit Command+E.
2. It is safe to remove the drive from your system when the drive icon is no longer
present on your desktop.
Helpful links
• To use your drive on Windows, go to Windows Use.
• To use your drive on Mac®and Windows, go to Cross Platform Use.
Easy Installation for Mac
G-DRIVE ev ATC easily attaches to your computer via the USB port. Simply use the
tethered USB cable to connect the drive to the appropriate port on your computer. The
drive will automatically mount on the desktop if you are running Mac OS.
No AC power supply is necessary. The drive is bus-powered to eliminate the need to
carry around an external AC power supply to use the drive.

Using Your Drive on Mac
•Use with Time Machine ............................. p.11
•Initialize Drive for Mac .............................. p.13
•Restore the Drive Icon ............................... p.16
•Reformat with Partitions ........................... p.18

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Use with Time Machine®
G-DRIVE ev ATC works seamlessly with Time Machine, the easy-to-use application that
ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your les. The following steps
will quickly set up your drive for use with Time Machine.
1. When you connect your drive for the rst time, the Time Machine dialog box should
automatically appear. Click the Use as Backup Disk button.
*If you have already congured Apple Time Machine, go to step 2.
2. If the Time Machine dialog box did not launch, go to the Apple®Menu> System
Preferences. Click on the Time Machine icon. The Time Machine Preference
panel will open. Click the Select Backup Disk button.

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3. In the dialog box that appears, select your G-DRIVE ev ATC, then Click the Use for
Backup button.
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 les you do NOT want
to backup.
G-DRIVE ev ATC will now use Time Machine to back up your important les automatically.
It’s that easy!

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Initialize Drive for Mac
G-DRIVE ev ATC has been factory-formatted, or ‘initialized’, for use with Mac OS. Should
you wish to reinitialize the drive—and quickly erase all contents of the drive—here are
the steps:
1. First, open the Disk Utility program, located on your hard drive under Applications/
Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear, and your G-DRIVE ev ATC will be
displayed in the left-hand column.
2. Select your drive by clicking its 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 the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) option.

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4. Choose the Format option that you prefer.
• 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 the OS.
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 ev ATC partition.

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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.
7. After the drive is reinitialized, you should automatically see the Time Machine®
dialog box.
• 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.
• Click the Don’t Use or Decide Later button if you do not want to use
Time Machine at this point.
8. Quit the Disk Utility program. After reinitializing the drive, the custom icon for G-DRIVE
ev ATC has been erased. You can optionally restore this icon with the steps on the
next page.

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Restore the Drive Icon
If the drive icon for your G-DRIVE ev ATC was erased during the reinitialization 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 ev ATC. 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 g-technology.com/support 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 le to open. Next, double-click the DMG
le to open the G-Technology Icons package.
3. Click to select the drive icon for G-DRIVE ev ATC in the package window. Press
Command+C to copy the icon. (below)

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4. Select the G-DRIVE ev ATC icon on your desktop and press Command+I. 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 custom G-DRIVE ev ATC icon into the Get Info
window. (below right)
The icon for your G-DRIVE ev ATC has been restored and you can close the Get Info
window. Your drive is now fully ready for use!

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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 dierent partitions on a hard drive in the OS and each partition can
be a dierent 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 dierent purposes. For instance, segment user data from
backup data, set up a multi-boot environment with dierent Operating Systems or create
a dedicated capture scratch disk for programs like Final Cut Pro® and Adobe Premiere®.
The following steps will guide you through the simple process of partitioning your drive.
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.

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2. Select the FireWire or USB icon – not the G-Technology
drive icon – by clicking it in the left-side column.
3. Click on the Partition button in the main window.
4. Select the number of partitions you would like from the Volume Scheme menu.
Below, we have selected ‘2 Partitions’ to create two partitions.

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5. Click on the rst partition in theVolume Scheme area.Your partition will be highlighted
by a blue bounding box.
• In the Name eld, type a name for the partition.
• 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.
• In the Size eld, 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 process 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 partition the G-Technology drive.
WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.