Glyph GT050Q1F-1000 User manual

©Glyph Technologies
Quick Guide
GT 050Q™
Fixed-Mount Tabletop Hard Drive with Quad Interface: FireWire 800,
FireWire 400, USB 2.0 Hi-speed, and eSATA
Quick Guide
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Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer
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GLYPH will make every effort to inform users of substantive errors,
GLYPH disclaims all liability for any loss or damage resulting from the
use of this manual or any software described herein, including without
limitation contingent, special, or incidental liability.
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are subject to change without notice. Glyph and the Glyph logo are
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ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This document is a brief introduction to Glyph’s GT 050Q, a
fixed-mount tabletop drive with FW400, FW800, USB 2.0 and eSATA
connections.

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damage to users or data. Cautions are accompanied by a triangle icon,
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CAUTION:
If the container is damaged, file a report with the carrier or dealer
immediately.

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CONTACTING GLYPH
Please use the following contact information to contact Glyph and its
distributors.
Glyph USA offers phone support Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to
6:00 pm Eastern Time.
Note: DO NOT ship any return goods to the mailing addresses below
unless you have a valid RMA number. All goods will be refused
delivery unless a valid RMA number is displayed on the outside of the
package.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Europe
Mailing Address Phone/Fax Email and Web Site
Glyph Technologies
227 Cherry St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
USA
Phone:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
General information:
[e-mail]
Sales enquiries:
[e-mail]
Technical support:
[e-mail]
www.glyphtech.com
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Steyler Str. 121
D - 41334 Nettetal
Germany
Phone: [phone]
/ 12 76 23
Fax : [phone] /
12 83 12
Sales enquires:
[e-mail]
Technical support:
[e-mail]
www.glyphtech.com

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Contents of This Guide
About the GT 050Q, p. 4
Unpacking Your GT 050Q, p. 9
Installing and Connecting the Hardware, p. 10
Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS 9 Users, p. 11
Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS X Users, p. 13
Preparing Your Drive for Use: Windows Users, p. 13
Care and Maintenance of the GT 050Q, p. 17
Troubleshooting, p. 19
GT 050Q Specifications, p. 20
Audio Storage Guide, p. 21
Glyph’s GT Series Family Members, p. 25
About the GT 050Q
The GT 050Q is a fixed-mount tabletop drive with a quad interface,
utilizing FW400, FW800, USB 2.0 and eSATA connections. Depending
on which port(s) your computer has, you can connect the GT 050Q in
a number of ways. You’re probably already familiar with FireWire 400
and USB, so we’ll tell you a little about FireWire 800 and eSATA.
FireWire 800 Facts
• FireWire 800 supports speeds up to 800 Mb/sec, twice as fast as
FireWire 400.
• If your computer does not have built-in FireWire 800, you'll need a
PCI card to achieve a true FireWire 800 connection.

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• Most 800 ports are Bi-Lingual, which means they speak both
FireWire 400 and FireWire 800.
• If you connect a 400 device to an 800 device, you will be running
at 400 speed maximum.
• FireWire is forward-compatible and back-compatible, but the bus
always runs at the speed of the slowest link.
• Beta cables are used to connect 800 devices to 800 devices.
• Bi-Lingual cables are available to connect 400 devices to 800
devices.
• Bi-Lingual cables have a 9-pin Bi-Lingual connector at one end and
a 4-pin or 6-pin FireWire 400 connector at the other end
eSATA Facts
• eSATA is an external interface technology that grew from the
internal SATA I interface.
• The GT 050Q’s eSATA port supports speeds up to 1.5 Gb/sec
(150 MB/sec), much faster than FireWire 400 or FireWire 800.
• Shielded eSATA cables up to 2 meters in length are available.
• eSATA cables are different than SATA I cables, they are shielded
and cannot be used with internal SATA I connectors.
• eSATA uses a “point-to-point” connection, therefore each eSATA
drive needs to be connected to its own eSATA port.
• Most computers do not have built-in eSATA, so you'll need a PCI
card to connect your drive with eSATA.
• PCI cards are available with 2 or more ports to accommodate your
drives.

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Indicator Lights on Chassis
The power switch and drive activity LED are on the front of the GT
050Q. The power switch LED glows green when the GT 050Q is
plugged in and switched on. The drive activity LED will flash when the
drive is being accessed.
Back Panel Details
The illustration below identifies the ports and features on the back of
the GT 050Q chassis.
(bottom connectors)
eSATA Port
FireWire 400 Port
6-pin
FireWire 800 ports (2)
9-pin
USB 2.0
Hi-Speed port
Fan Power
Connector

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Features
• Sound-absorbing metal with noise-damping construction
• AC power input filter
• Internal power supply
• Durable desktop enclosure
• Internal quiet ventilator fan
• Rack-mountable with optional rack ear kit
Requirements
Macintosh Computer
• With FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB or eSATA port, or host bus
adapter.
• FireWire 400 requires OS 8.6 or later; FireWire 800 requires OS
10.2.5 or later; USB 2.0 requires OS 10.1 or later; USB 1.1
requires OS 8.6 or later, eSATA requires OS 10.2.x or later.
Windows Computer
• With FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB or eSATA port, or host bus
adapter.
• FireWire 400 requires Windows ME/2000/XP; FireWire 800
requires Windows 2000/XP, USB 2.0 requires Windows
ME/2000/XP; USB 1.1 requires Windows 98 SE or later, eSATA
Windows XP.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need any drivers to use the GT 050Q?
No drivers are required for Mac or PC. Your computer must have a FireWire, USB or eSATA
port. You may need drivers when you install an eSATA card, please check the
documentation that came with the card.

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Q: How do I connect the GT 050Q to my eSATA equipped computer?
Use an eSATA cable (not included) between the eSATA port on your computer and the port
on the drive. We strongly recommend you use high quality external SATA cables. Low
quality cables do not offer the proper shielding and durability that high quality cables
offer, and may allow data to be corrupted.
Q: How do I connect the GT 050Q to my USB equipped computer?
Use a USB cable (not included) between a USB 1.1 or 2.0 port on your computer. The cable
needs to have an “A” connector at the computer end and a “B” connector at the drive end.
Q: I'm still running Mac OS 9 or Win/ME. Can I still use the GT
050Q?
Yes. You can connect use either the "S400" port or the USB port on the drive to your OS 9
or Win/ME computer.
Q: What's FireWire 800?
A high-speed version of IEEE-1394b FireWire. FireWire 800 uses the IEEE-1394b "Beta"
protocol (data-transfer language) to improve performance and efficiency.
Q: What are the differences between FireWire 800 and FireWire 400?
Speed and Protocol. a) FireWire 800 has a max transfer rate of 800 Mb/sec (about 100
MB/sec peak). FireWire 400 has a max transfer rate of 400 Mb/sec (about 50 MB/sec
peak). The higher bus speed helps with things like large file copies and RAID, where
FireWire 400 bus speed can be a limiting factor. B) FireWire 800 uses IEEE-1394b "Beta"
protocol; FireWire 400 uses IEEE-1394a "DS" protocol.
Q: What's Beta?
A FireWire protocol (data transfer language) defined in IEEE-1394b. It is much faster and
more efficient than the "DS" protocol used in IEEE-1394a (FireWire 400). Beta is what
permits the higher speed and performance of FireWire 800. The Beta protocol can only
use the new 9-pin connectors.
Q: What's Bilingual mean?
"Bilingual" refers to a port that can use either the new "Beta" protocol or the old "DS"
protocol. The FireWire 800 ports on the GT 050Q are Bilingual, meaning that they adjust
their protocol to match whatever they're connected to. A Bilingual port connected to
another FireWire 800 port will use the Beta protocol and run at FireWire 800 speed; but if
it's connected to a FireWire 400 port, it will use the DS protocol, and therefore will be
limited to S400 speed."Bilingual" also refers to a cable that connects a Bilingual S800
9-pin port to a FireWire 400 6-pin or 4-pin port, for backward-compatibility.
Q: Does Glyph sell Bilingual Cables?

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Yes, you can purchase 9-pin to 6-pin and 9-pin to 4-pin cables from an authorized Glyph
dealer.
Q: Does Glyph sell an 800 PCI card?
Yes. The Glyph FireWire 800 PCI Card is available from an authorized Glyph dealer. The
card has three Bilingual ports, and is compatible with Mac and PC. It requires Mac OS
10.2.5 or later, or Windows 2000/XP. There are no drivers required for the card to work on
the Mac or Windows operating systems.
Q: My Windows computer doesn't show the drive in My Computer.
What's up?
The default format on the GT 050Q is for the Macintosh, and Windows doesn't recognize it.
Once you have connected the GT 050Q to your Windows PC, you have to re-initialize it for
use with Windows. For Windows XP and 2000, that's going to be NTFS format; for
Win98/SE, that will be FAT32 format. Instructions for re-initializing your drive are in this
manual.
Unpacking Your GT 050Q
Your Glyph GT 050Q and accessories are packaged in a sturdy
shipping container. Please inspect the container for evidence of
shipping damage and mishandling.
CAUTION:
If the container is damaged, file a report with the carrier or dealer
immediately. Do not attempt to unpack and operate your GT 050Q
until the carrier or dealer confirms the damage.
If the container is in good condition, proceed with unpacking the GT
050Q. Verify that all of the items described in the next section are
present and in good condition.

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Inspection
CAUTION:
If any of the items you expect to find in your container is missing or
damaged, contact the dealer before proceeding any further.
In any case, do keep the shipping container and all packing materials
in a safe place.
The GT 050Q package includes:
• GT 050Q Enclosure
• 2m FireWire 400 6-pin to 6-pin cable
• 2m FireWire 800 9-pin to 9-pin cable
•Powercable
• Feet for tabletop use
• Documentation CD with warranty card and this guide
Installing and Connecting the Hardware
1. Position the GT 050Q.
Place the unit on a flat, level surface, or install the unit into a rack
with the optional rack-mount kit.
CAUTION:
Speakers are magnetic devices; they can harm your data if they’re
too close to your hard drives or tape cartridges.
2. Connect the power cable (power off):
Make sure that the power is off on all of your computer equipment
and the GT 050Q.
Power switch with LED: AC power to chassis

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Connect the power cable to the back of the GT 050Q. Plug the
three-prong plug into an appropriate power receptacle, preferably
with surge and spike protection.
3. Connect the 2-meter FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 cable.
Plug one end of the FireWire cable into your computer’s FireWire
port, and the other into one of the FireWire ports on the GT
050Q (it doesn’t matter which one).
4. Power up the GT 050Q.
5. Power up your computer.
If you are using a Macintosh computer the drive should mount
automatically on your desktop.
Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS 9 Users
Since your hard disk drive comes pre-formatted for Macintosh you
don’t need to format it on installation. If you should need to
re-initialize the disk, you can use the Erase Disk command in the Mac
operating system. This command will erase all the data on a volume
and create a new file system. Erase disk will not allow you to
re-partition a FireWire drive or create a different volume structure
than what was previously there.
If you need more functionality than what is supplied by Mac OS 9, get
a formatting and partitioning utility. Glyph recommends FWB’s Hard
Disk Toolkit or Charismac’s Anubis utility. These will allow you to
re-partition a disk and create multiple volumes, as well as format those
volumes. Directions for using these utilities will be included with
them.
Mac OS X users should use Disk Utility (supplied with the Mac OS X
operating system) to format and partition drives.

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Re-initializing your drive using Erase Disk (Mac OS 9
Users)
Your new drive should have automatically mounted on the desktop as
a Glyph volume. We advise that you give it a recognizable name or
number on your desktop.
Your drive is a single volume by default. To re-initialize your drive, use
the following procedure.
CAUTION:
This procedure will destroy any data currently on the drive. Before
formatting a drive, save any important data it contains.
1. Select the volume by clicking on it once in the Finder
2. Go to the Special menu and select Erase Disk...
The Erase Disk dialog box opens to verify your decision to erase
the disk.
3. In the Name field, enter the new name for the disk or leave the
name as it is.
4. In the Format drop-down menu, choose an Extended volume.
All GT Key drives are formatted at the factory as Extended
volumes.
5. Click Erase.
The disk is now erased and should mount on your desktop with
the new volume information.

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Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS X Users
Since your Glyph hard disk drive comes pre-formatted for Macintosh
you don’t need to format it on installation. If your computer is
running Mac OS X and you decide to reformat or partition your drive,
use Disk Utility (supplied with the Mac OS X operating system).
Preparing Your Drive for Use: Windows Users
Because Glyph hard disk drives are formatted for Macintosh, Windows
users must reformat their drives in order to use them.
Windows 98 SE
1. From your computer’s task bar, go to Start > Programs > MS-DOS
Prompt.
2. At the prompt, type fdisk and press Enter.
You’ll see a long message about disk support.
3. Enter Y (type Yand press Enter).
You are invited to make a choice.
4. Enter 5to change the current fixed disk drive.

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MS-DOS displays the connected disk drives.
5. Enter the number of the disk that has no corresponding drive
letter (in the example below, that’s Drive 2).
You are invited to make a choice (same list as in Step 3).
6. Enter 1to create a primary DOS partition.
Your computer verifies the drive’s integrity, after which you are
asked to choose whether you want to use all the space available.
7. Enter Yto opt for using the maximum available space.
Your computer again verifies the drive’s integrity.

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8. When the drive’s integrity has been verified, press ESC (Escape)
three times to exit fdisk.
9. At the prompt, type exit.
10. Restart your computer.
Your new drive is now ready to use.
Windows 2000
1. Right-click My Computer and click Manage.
2. In the Computer Management window, click Disk Management.
The Write Signature wizard pops up.
3. Use the wizard to write a signature to the new drive.

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4. Use the instructions that came with your operating system to
continue formatting the drive. We suggest doing a Quick Format.
Formatting will take a few minutes, after which your drive will be ready
to use.
Windows XP
1. Open Control Panel and click Administrative Tools.
2. Click Computer Management.
3. Click Disk Management.
The Write Signature wizard pops up.
4. Use the wizard to write a signature to the new drive.
5. Use the instructions that came with your operating system to
continue formatting your drive. We suggest doing a Quick Format.

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Care and Maintenance of the GT 050Q
CAUTION:
To properly operate and store your GT 050Q, make sure you observe
the rules for temperature and humidity specified on page 23.
Power
Current
•Useonly100-240VAC.
• Avoid plugging into an outlet used by high-current equipment like
copiers or shredders.
Power and FireWire Cables
• Don’t crush cables or place heavy items on them. If the cable
insulation appears worn or broken, don’t use the cable.
• Always unplug a cable by holding the plug. Never pull the cable
itself, as it may damage the plug.
• If you are not planning to use your drives for a while, unplug the
power cable from the outlet.
Environmental Conditions
Shock and Vibration
Don’t subject the unit to excessive vibration. When shipping, remove
any GT Key cartridges from the unit.

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CAUTION:
If you intend to ship your GT 050Q, make sure it does not contain
any drive cartridges. If you want to ship a GT Key cartridge with the
GT 050Q, use the GT Key packaging designed for that purpose.
Dust, Heat, Humidity
Don’t leave the GT 050Q in a location subject to excessive dust, direct
sunlight, sudden changes in temperature (the resulting condensation
can cause damage), or high humidity or temperature.
CAUTION:
If the GT 050Q is turned on with condensation inside, the drive or
the GT 050Q may be damaged. After a sudden change in
temperature wait at least one hour before turning on the GT 050Q.
Ventilation
The GT 050Q is equipped with a quiet fan for ventilation. Install the
unit where it will have free air circulation around the case, and don’t
cover it while it’s running.