G-Technology G RAID mini User manual

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PRODUCT MANUAL

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Table of Contents
Welcome to G-RAID mini
Table of Contents
Safety & General Use
Safety Precautions.....................................4
Backup Your Data ......................................5
About Your G-RAID mini
Introduction ................................................7
What’s in the Box ......................................8
Overview of the Drive .............................9
System Requirements........................... 10
Disconnect the Drive ............................ 10
Using Your Drive on Mac
Easy Installation for Mac ...................... 12
Optimize its Performance.................... 13
Activity & Failure LEDs .......................... 13
Table
Using RAID Modes
Supported RAID Modes ....................... 15
The Congurator Utility ....................... 16
Congure the RAID Mode ................... 16
Maintenance for Your Drive
Initialize Drive for Mac ......................... 20
Restore the Drive Icon .......................... 23
Reformat with Partitions...................... 25
Using Your Drive on Windows
Windows Use............................................ 30
Cross Platform Use................................. 31
Support & Warranty
Technical Support .................................. 35
Limited Warranty .................................... 36
Copyright................................................... 38

Safety & General Use
• Safety Precautions ...................................... p.4
• Backup Your Data ........................................ p.5

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Safety & General Use
Safety Precautions
G-RAID mini’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 mini 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.
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About Your G-RAID mini
• Introduction ............................................... p.7
• What’s in the Box .................................... p.8
• Overview of the Drive ............................. p.9
• System Requirements ............................. p.10
• Disconnect the Drive .............................. p.10

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About Your G-RAID mini
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the G-RAID mini from G-Technology. The G-RAID mini hard drive
is a high-speed, low-cost portable RAID designed specically for professional content cre-
ation applications. G-RAID mini features either RAID 0 (performance) or RAID 1 (protected)
operation, and a high-speed quad interface.
G-RAID mini is the ideal portable storage solution for safe-guarding content transferred
from professional tapeless video cameras. Its compact size and tough, all-aluminum enclo-
sure makes it perfect for capturing and editing on the go or working on location.
G-RAID mini is capable of delivering an unprecedented 170+ MB/second transfer rate
when connected via eSATA in RAID 0 mode. The drive is FireWire™ bus-powered even
when connected via eSATA so you do not need to be connected to AC power. G-RAID mini
supports multi-stream HDV, DVCPro™ HD, XDCAM™ HD, ProRes™ 422 and uncompressed
SD workows.
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About Your G-RAID mini
What’s in the Box
The following items are included in the box:
• G-RAID mini disk array
• eSATA cable
• FireWire 800 Cable (9 Pin to 9 Pin)
• FireWire 800 to 400 cable (9 Pin to 6 Pin)
• USB 2.0 cable
• Portable carrying case
• External DC Power Supply
• Product CD
If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at [e-mail]
or call [phone].
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About Your G-RAID mini
Overview of the Drive
This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-RAID mini. There is a Power & Activ-
ity LED and a Yellow Drive Failure LED on the front of the unit. (On some models the
Drive Failure LED may be RED.) There is a heat-sink and cooling fan on the bottom.
Read about LEDs.
On the rear of the drive is a high speed eSATA port, 2 FireWire 800 ports, a USB 2.0 port
and a DC Power In Connector.
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About Your G-RAID mini
System Requirements
G-RAID mini supports the folllowing Operating Systems. The drive is set up at the fac-
tory for use with Mac OS®X systems, and formatted as‘HFS+ with Journaling’.
• Mac OS 10.5 or higher
• Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
Disconnect the Drive
A great feature of G-RAID mini is its ability to connect and disconnect while your com-
puter is running. 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-RAID mini 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 G-RAID mini on Windows, go to Windows Use.
• To use G-RAID mini on Mac and Windows together, go to Cross Platform Use.
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