Instruction Manual

GT 103

Quick Guide #610014-1.03 Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS 9 Users

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 103.

Connect the power cable to the back of the GT 103. Plug the

three-prong plug into an appropriate power receptacle, preferably

with surge and spike protection.

3. Connect the FireWire cable.

Plug one end of the FireWire cable into your computer’s FireWire

port, and the other into the back of the GT 103. The two ports

connect internally to all drives in the GT 103, so it doesn’t matter

which one you use.

4. Insert any GT Key cartridges into the unit.

Pull the handle on the cartridge out, then slide the cartridge into

the slot on the GT 103 and press the handle in well to lock the

cartridge firmly into place.

5. Power up the GT 103.

6. 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