PRODUCT MANUAL Thunderbolt Storage System with Transfer Rates up to 480MB/s Welcome to G-DRIVE PRO TB g-technology.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome to G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt Table of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions.................................................... 4 Backup Your Data..................................................... 5 About Your Drive Introduction............................................................... 7 What’s in the Box ..................................................... 8 System Requirements.............................................
Safety & General Use • • Safety Precautions ..................................... p.4 Backup Your Data ..................................... p.
Safety & General Use Safety Precautions G-DRIVE® PRO with Thunderbolt™ 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.
Safety & General Use Backup Your Data The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt (G-DRIVE PRO TB) 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.
About Your Drive Introduction .................................................... p.7 • What’s in the Box ......................................... p.8 • System Requirements ................................ p.8 • Overview of the Drive .............................. p.
About Your Drive Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt (G-DRIVE PRO TB) from G-Technology. Since 2004, G-Technology has provided storage for content creation professionals around the globe, and now G-DRIVE PRO TB redefines highperformance storage for content creation. Performance that was once only possible on MacPro desktop computers is now available on laptops and iMac systems thanks to Thunderbolt and G-DRIVE PRO TB.
About Your Drive What’s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt External Hard Drive • (1) Thunderbolt cable • Power cable • AC power adapter • Quick Start Guide • 3-Year limited warranty If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at support@g-technology.com System Requirements G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt supports the following Operating Systems. The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS systems, and formatted as HFS+ with Journaling.
About Your Drive Overview of the Drive The images below highlight some of the features of your G-DRIVE PRO TB. There is a Power & Activity LED on the front of the unit that will glow when the unit is powered on, and will flash brighter as data is transferred to or from the hard drives. On the rear of the unit is a Kensington® Security Slot, two high speed Thunderbolt ports, DC Power In and Soft-touch On/Off switch. p.
Using G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt Easy Installation ......................................... p.11 • Disconnect the Drive .............................. p.
Using Your Drive Easy Installation G-DRIVE PRO TB attaches to your laptop with the included Thunderbolt cable. Simply plug one end into the Thunderbolt connector on your laptop, and the other end into either port on the rear of G-DRIVE PRO TB. One of the great features of Thunderbolt technology is the ability to daisy-chain up to six Thunderbolt-enabled devices. Connect the power cord to the unit and plug the other end into a surge protector or wall outlet.
Using Your Drive Disconnect the Drive A great feature of Thunderbolt technology and G-DRIVE PRO TB is the ability to connect and disconnect the drive while your computer 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 powering down and disconnecting the drive, unmount the system by simply dragging the G-DRIVE PRO TB icon to the trash located in the dock.
Maintenance for Your Drive • Initialize Drive for Mac .............................. p.14 • Restore the Drive Icon ............................... p.17 • Reformat with Partitions ......................... p.
Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE PRO TB was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS. You can reinitialize if you would like to quickly erase the contents of the drive. Here are the steps. 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-DRIVE DRIVE PRO TB will be displayed in the left-hand column. 2.
Maintenance for Your Drive 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 OS. • Mac OS Extended: Use this format for best performance and media storage. To select, click the Format pop-up and its option to Mac OS Extended. 5. Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the window.
Maintenance for Your Drive 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.
Maintenance for Your Drive Restore the Drive Icon If the G-DRIVE PRO TB drive icon was erased during the configuration process (see the previous section), you can restore the icon with the following easy steps. NOTE: This process is not required for the operation of the G-DRIVE PRO TB. 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 www.g-technology.com/support and navigate to your product.
Maintenance for Your Drive 4. Select the default G-DRIVE PRO TB drive icon on your desktop and press Command+I. This opens the 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 PRO TB icon into the Get Info window. (below right) The icon for your G-DRIVE PRO TB has been restored and you can close the Get Info window. Your drive is now ready for use! p.
Maintenance for Your Drive 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 different partitions on a hard drive in Mac OS and each partition can be a different 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 different purposes.
Maintenance for Your Drive 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. p.
Maintenance for Your Drive 5. Click on the first partition in the Volume Scheme area. Your partition will be highlighted by a blue bounding box. • In the Name field, 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 field, type in a size for the partition.
Maintenance for Your Drive 8. Click on the Partition button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show you the progress of the disk’s reformatting. 9. When partitioning is complete, the multiple partitions will be displayed in the left-hand panel of Disk Utility. 10. Quit the Disk Utility program. After reinitializing the drive, the custom icon for the G-Technology drive has been erased.
Support & Warranty • • • Technical Support ................................... p.24 Limited Warranty .................................... p.25 Copyright .................................................... p.
Support & Warranty Technical Support Thank you for purchasing G-DRIVE PRO TB. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! G-Technology appreciates and values its customers, striving to give you the finest service and support. If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using G-DRIVE PRO TB, please contact G-Technology Technical Support at: www.g-technology.
Support & Warranty Limited Warranty HGST, a Western Digital Company (“HGST”) Including G-Technology for External Hard Disk Drives What does this limited warranty cover? This Limited Warranty applies to new HGST products purchased from an authorized HGST dealer by the original purchaser for normal use and not for resale. HGST warrants that a covered product is free from defects in materials and workmanship, with the exceptions stated below.
Support & Warranty What must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty service, first follow the troubleshooting procedures that HGST or your reseller provides. To obtain limited warranty service, you must first obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) and ship-to address by contacting G-Technology at http://www.g-technology.com/support. Please follow the instructions found on the website.
Support & Warranty CAPACITY DEFINITION AND DISCLAIMER For G-Technology products 1TB or greater: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) equals 1,000 GB (one trillion bytes). Accessible capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting and partitioning of the hard drive, the computer’s operating system, and other factors” For G-Technology products less than 1TB: “One gigabyte (GB) is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
