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GT 062™ Quickstart

Tabletop FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 enclosure

with RAID 1, RAID 0, JBOD and Spanning modes

610022-2.1 GT 062 Quickstart.pdf

December 16, 2008

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Summary of content (13 pages)

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GT 062™ Quickstart Tabletop FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 enclosure with RAID 1, RAID 0, JBOD and Spanning modes 610022-2.1 GT 062 Quickstart.pdf December 16, 2008 Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer Unless noted otherwise, this document and the information herein disclosed are proprietary to Glyph Technologies, 227 Cherry St. Ithaca, NY 14850 (“GLYPH”).
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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.
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About the GT 062 and Drive Modes The GT 062 enclosure contains two hard disk drives, and can be configured to function as one single drive or two individual drives. Through the use of the Glyph Manager software utility, it supports four drive modes: JBOD, Spanning, RAID 1 (mirroring) and RAID 0 (striping). Each drive mode has its own advantages, depending upon the application. JBOD mode is the simplest of all drive modes, you can think of it as simply two separate disks inside the GT 062.
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Setting up the GT 062 with Mac OS X Installing the Hardware 1. Position the GT 062 by placing the unit on a flat, level surface, or install the unit into a rack with one of Glyph’s rack kits. Caution: Speakers are magnetic devices; they can harm your data if they’re too close to your hard drives or tapes. 2. Connect the power cable. Make sure that the power is off on all of your computer equipment and the GT 062. Connect the power cable to the back of the GT 062.
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Note: We recommend that you set Glyph Manager to run in the background if you are using RAID 1 because it will alert you to any problems with your GT 062, and allow you to backup your data before any is lost. Glyph Manager Operation in OS X: The GT 062 ships in JBOD mode, and drive mode changes are done by using the Glyph Manager software utility (not the OS X Disk Utility). Disk Utility is used to format the new device after drive mode changes are made.
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5. Select the desired configuration on the following screen and click the Change button. 6. The next window requires that you verify the change request. Click OK to change the drive configuration. NOTE: ALL DATA ON THE DRIVES WILL BE DESTROYED. 7. The next window reports that the drive configuration has changed. After a few seconds the system will update, and Glyph Manager will display the new drive configuration. Click OK in this window. 8. At this point you may see the Mac OS Disk Insertion window.
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Mac OS X Formatting Instructions Since your GT 062 comes pre-formatted for Macintosh you don’t need to format them on installation. If you decide to reformat or partition your drive at a later date, use Disk Utility (supplied with the Mac OS X operating system). Caution: This procedure will destroy any data currently on the drive. Before formatting a drive, save any important data it contains. 1.
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Setting up the GT 062 with Windows XP and Vista Installing the Hardware 1. Position the GT 062 by placing the unit on a flat, level surface, or install the unit into a rack with one of Glyph’s rack kits. Caution: Speakers are magnetic devices; they can harm your data if they’re too close to your hard drives or tapes. 2. Connect the power cable. Make sure that the power is off on all of your computer equipment and the GT 062. Connect the power cable to the back of the GT 062.
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Note: The Glyph Manager will start automatically when the computer is booted. Since there are options to disable this automatic launch of Glyph Manager, it is recommended that at least one of the above options (icon or Start Menu folder) be used to provide a manual way to launch the Glyph Manager. The final step of the installation provides three options: View readme.doc Launch Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Launch Glyph Manager The readme.
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Windows 2000 / XP / Vista Formatting Instructions 1. Right-click My Computer and click Manage. 2. In the Computer Management window, under Storage, click Disk Management. The Write Signature wizard pops up. 3. Use the wizard to write a signature to the new drive. If you want only one partition we suggest using a primary partition and selecting the maximum size. In most cases you’ll want to use NTFS volumes, this is the default for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Vista.
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More Information GT 062 Features Brushed, stainless steel face plate 1/8” thick (3MM) Scratch-resistant black powder-coated aluminum chassis Engineered to support professional audio and video Supports four software-selectable drive modes: RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD, and Spanning 84MB/sec sustained transfer rate Internal power supply, no wall wart, internal quiet fan Ships in hard-shell plastic carrying case 3 Year Warranty 2 Year Free Basic Data Recovery Advance Replacement in 1st year of warranty GT 062 Specific
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About FireWire FireWire is an implementation of the IEEE 1394 serial bus standard. It not only supports automatic configuration (“plug and play”) and hot-swapping of devices, it’s fast, and best of all it’s reliable for audio/video as well as for computer peripherals. FireWire supports peripherals in a tree-like structure, and it allows peer-topeer device communication—e.g. between a scanner and a printer—to take place, without using system memory or the CPU.
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Q: Do I need RAID software? RAID software is not needed because the RAID intelligence is built into GT 062 hardware. To configure as a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array, use the Glyph Manager software to switch drive modes, and format the drive. Instructions for re-initializing your drive are included in this manual. Q: My Windows computer doesn’t show the drive in My Computer. What’s up? The default format on the GT 062 is for the Macintosh, and Windows doesn’t recognize it.