Product Manual USB 3.0 external hard drives for use inside Evolution Series compatible docks and cases or as stand alone storage devices.
Table of Contents Welcome to the Evolution Series: G-DRIVE ev RaW | G-DRIVE ev | G-DRIVE ev SSD | G-DRIVE ev 220 Table of Contents Safety & General Use Safety Precautions ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Backup Your Data .................................................................................................................................................
Safety & General Use • Safety Precautions ......................................... p.4 • Backup Your Data .......................................... p.
Safety & General Use Safety Precautions The G-DRIVE® ev 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. •S ervicing: Your drive contains no user-serviceable parts.
Safety & General Use Backup Your Data The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE® ev device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Please refer to the drop specifications listed for each drive type. 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.
• Introduction ..................................................... p.7 • What’s in the Box .......................................... p.8 • System Requirements .................................. p.8 • Overview of the Drive ................................ p.9 • Easy Installation for Mac ............................ p.9 • Disconnect the Drive ................................... p.
About Your G-DRIVE® ev Introduction Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE ev from G-Technology. Designed to meet the demanding storage needs of creative professional workflows, G-DRIVE ev hard drives act as standalone devices in the field, moving project files easily from location to studio, with seamless distribution among partners. When inserted into your G-DOCK ev™, you can capture, transfer and distribute all with one storage solution.
About Your G-DRIVE® ev What’s in the Box The following items are included in the box: • (1) G-DRIVE ev USB 3.0 hard drive • (1) removable bumper (with G-DRIVE ev RaW only) • (1) USB 3.0 cable (2.0 compatible) • Quick Start Guide • 3-year limited warranty If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at g-technology.com/support. System Requirements G-DRIVE ev supports the following Operating Systems.
About Your G-DRIVE® ev Overview of the Drive This diagram displays the key features of your G-DRIVE ev. A Power & Activity LED is on the front of the unit. A USB 3.0 port is on the back, along with the SATA interface for use with the G-DOCK ev or the ev All Terrain cases available in both Thunderbolt and USB interfaces. The Activity light will glow when power is applied via the USB port and will flash brighter as data is transferred to or from the hard drive.
About Your G-DRIVE® ev Disconnect the Drive A great feature of G-DRIVE ev is its ability to be connected and disconnected 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 ev icon to the trash located in the dock. Keyboard shortcut: Select the drive icon and hit Command+E. 2.
Using Your Drive on Mac • Use with Time Machine ............................. p.12 • Initialize Drive for Mac .............................. p.14 • Restore the Drive Icon ............................... p.17 • Reformat with Partitions ........................... p.
Using Your Drive on Mac® Use with Time Machine® G-DRIVE ev works perfectly and easily with Time Machine. Time Machine is an application that ships with your Mac and provides automatic backup for your files. The following steps will quickly set up G-DRIVE ev with Time Machine. 1. When you attach G-DRIVE ev for the first time, the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear. Click the Use as Backup Disk button. *If you have already configured Apple Time Machine, go to step 2. 2.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 3. In the dialog box that appears, select the G-DRIVE ev. 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 files you do NOT want to backup. G-DRIVE ev will now back up your important files automatically with Time Machine. It’s that easy! p.
Using Your Drive on Mac® Initialize Drive for Mac G-DRIVE ev 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 local hard drive under Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-DRIVE ev will be displayed in the left-hand column. 2.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 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. • 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.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 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.
Using Your Drive on Mac® Restore the Drive Icon If the G-DRIVE ev drive icon was erased during the reinitializing 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. 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.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 4. Select the G-DRIVE ev 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 icon into the Get Info window. (below right) The icon for your G-DRIVE ev has been restored and you can close the Get Info window. Your drive is now fully ready for use! p.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 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 the 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.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 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.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 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.
Using Your Drive on Mac® 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 lefthand 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. You can optionally restore this icon to each partition with the steps on this page.
Using Your Drive on Windows® • Windows Use ................................................. p.24 • Cross Platform Use ...................................... p.
Using Your Drive on Windows® Windows Use G-DRIVE ev is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS 10.7+ systems. A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with Windows® 8, 7 and Vista (via reformat). For helpful information on configuring and using your drive with Windows, please visit g-technology.com/support. p.
Using Your Drive on Windows® Cross Platform Use You can setup G-DRIVE ev for use on both Windows and Mac® systems by formatting the drive as ‘FAT32’. To do this, use the Disk Utility application and format the drive to MSDOS (FAT), also known as FAT32. 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 ev will be displayed in the left-hand column. 2.
Using Your Drive on Windows® 4. Select MS-DOS File System from the Format pop-up menu. This will format the drive to FAT32. NOTE: You may need to rename the drive because FAT32 does not support more than 11 characters in the drive name. 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 partition. p.
Using Your Drive on Windows® WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE. 6. Click the Erase button. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk’s reformatting. Your drive will be formatted to its full capacity as FAT32. 7. Quit the Disk Utility program. You are finished! 8. After reinitializing, the custom icon for the G-DRIVE ev will be erased. No icons are available for FAT32.
Support & Warranty Support & Warranty • Technical Support ....................................... p.29 • Limited Warranty ......................................... p.30 • Copyright ....................................................... p.
Support & Warranty Technical Support Thank you for purchasing G-DRIVE ev. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! At G-Technology, we appreciate and value our customers, and strive to give you the finest quality products, service and support. If you encounter any difficulties while installing or using any of the G-DRIVE ev series, please contact G-Technology Technical Support at www.g-technology.com/support.
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 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.
