G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4. WHAT’S IN THE BOX 5. G-RAID mini2 OVERVIEW 6. INSTALLING G-RAID mini2 7. G-RAID mini2 LED OPERATION 8. RAID LEVELS EXPLAINED 9. G-RAID mini2 CONFIGURATION Installation Guide G-Technology Inc. Tel: (310) 449-4599 Fax: (310) 449-4670 support@g-technology.com 10. RAID 1 MODE – MAC OS X 11. FORMATTING G-RAID mini2 – MAC OS X 12. FORMATTING G-RAID mini2 – WINDOWS 13. RAID 1 MODE – WINDOWS 14.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing G-RAID mini2™ from G-Technology, Inc. (G-Tech)! G-RAID mini2 is an ultra-portable, bus powered FireWire storage solution specifically designed to support professional content creation applications. G-RAID mini2 features RAID 0 and fail-safe RAID 1 operation, a high-speed quad interface and two hard disk drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD). 2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The G-RAID mini2 disk array contains (2) 2.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 5. G-RAID mini2 OVERVIEW 6. INSTALLING G-RAID mini2 Connect G-RAID mini2 to your computer using one of the included interface (eSATA, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or USB) cables. G-RAID mini2 is bus-powered when connected via the FireWire port, eliminating the need to use the included AC power supply. NOTE: To use the eSATA port with FireWire bus power, you must insert the eSATA cable before connecting the FireWire cable.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 8. RAID Levels Explained G-RAID mini2 can be configured in RAID (Performance) mode or RAID 1 (Fail-Safe) mode. RAID Level 0 1 Storage Capacity 100% 50% Protection Level Low High 0 Ideal For: Video editing Sensitive data 9. G-RAID mini2 Configuration Please refer to the table below for instructions on configuring G-RAID mini2 RAID levels and preparing the unit for use with your operating system. 10.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 3. Once the utility finds your G-RAID mini2, the following window will appear. 6. The following window will appear. Click on the button to continue. 7. The following window will appear. 4. Select the RAID 1 (Protected) radio button as shown below and click the button to continue. 8. Your G-RAID mini2 is now configured in RAID 1 mode. 5. The following window will appear. Click on the button to continue. 9. The following window will appear.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 11. Formatting G-RAID mini2 - Mac OS X G-RAID mini2 is initialized at the factory as a single Mac OS X volume in RAID 0 mode. Power on G-RAID mini2, wait 10 seconds, then power on your Mac. G-RAID mini2 will mount on the desktop as shown below. 3. Select the Partition tab to view the partition options as shown below. If it becomes necessary to re-initialize G-RAID mini2 for Mac OS X, follow the instructions below. 1. Open the Apple Disk Utility.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide Note: Alternatively, G-RAID mini can be set up in multiple volumes by selecting the desired number of partitions from the Volume Scheme pull-down menu. 5. Click on the button. The dialog box shown below will appear. Click on the button to continue. 6. When partitioning is complete, G-RAID mini2 will be displayed in the left-hand panel as shown below. 7. Exit the Apple Disk Utility. 8. G-RAID mini2 will be displayed on the desktop as shown below.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 12. Formatting G-RAID mini2 - Windows Follow the instructions below to format G-RAID mini2 for use under Windows. 3. The Computer Management console will appear as shown below. Click on “Disk Management” in the left-hand panel. G-RAID mini2 is identified as Disk 1 in this example. NOTE: G-RAID mini ships from the factory in RAID 0 mode.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 5. The following window will appear. G-RAID mini (Disk 1) is now identified as Basic and Online. 6. Right-click on the Disk 1 “Unallocated” bar entry and select New Partition… from the pulldown menu as shown below. 7. The window shown below will appear. on the button to continue. Click 8. The following window will appear. Click on the button to continue. 9. The window shown below will appear. Click on the button to continue.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide one large volume using all of the available space on G-RAID mini2. 11. Enter a Volume Label: (in this example, G-RAID mini2), check the Perform a quick format box and click on the button to continue. mini Note: Multiple partitions can be created on G-RAID mini. Consult your Windows documentation for instructions on setting up multiple partitions. 10. Windows will automatically assign a drive letter, in this example “D”.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 13. Windows will format the volume and then display the following window. Disk 1 is now identified as G-RAID mini (E:). Exit the Computer Management console 13. RAID 1 Mode – Windows A Windows utility is provided with G-RAID mini to select the RAID mode. Follow the directions below to configure G-RAID mini2 in fail-safe RAID 1 (mirroring) mode. NOTE: G-RAID mini2 ships from the factory in RAID 0 mode.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 3. Once the utility finds your G-RAID mini2, the following window will appear. 6. The following window will appear. Click on the button to continue. 7. The following window will appear. 4. Select the RAID 1 (Protected) raido button as shown below and click the button to continue. 8. Your G-RAID mini is now configured in RAID 1 mode. 5. The following window will appear. Click on the button to continue. 9. The following window will appear.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 14. Cross-Platform Use To setup your G-RAID mini2 for use on both Windows and Macintosh systems, use the Apple Disk utility and format G-RAID mini2 FAT32. 3. Click on the erase button and the following will appear. NOTE: Prior to setting up G-RAID mini2 for Cross-Platform use, make sure that the unit is configured in the desired RAID mode. 1. Open the Apple Disk Utility.
G-RAID mini2 Installation Guide 15. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you encounter any difficulties while installing G-RAID mini2, please contact G-Tech Technical Support via one of the following ways: Telephone: (310) 449-4599 Fax: (310) 449-4670 E-mail: support@g-technology.com Internet: www.g-technology.
