G-Technology 0G01868 manual Reformat with Partitions

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G SPEEDeS PRO

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 OS X 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. For instance, segment user data from backup data, set up a multi-boot environment with different Operating Systems or cre- ate a dedicated capture scratch disk for programs like Final Cut ProTM.

The following steps will guide you through this simple process of partitioning your drive. In this example, we will partition a 500 GB G-DRIVE mini connected via FireWire. The steps will be identical for your drive, only the name may be different.

1.First, open the Disk Utility Program. This application is located on your hard drive un- der Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-Technology drive will be displayed in the left-hand column.

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Contents SPEEDeS PRO SPEEDeS PRO Table of ContentsSPEEDeS PRO Safety & General UseSafety Precautions Make Two Backups Backup Your DataAbout Your G-SPEED eS Pro Introduction System Requirements What’s in the BoxOverview of the Controller Overview of the DriveUsing Your Drive Drive LED Operation Windows Use Disconnect the DriveUsing Atto R680 RAID Controller Download Atto RAID Software Install Atto Driver & ConfigToolAttach eS Pro to Atto Controller Install Atto ControllerAdd as a stand alone volume Uninstall Atto Driver & ConfigToolAdd Second G-SPEED eS Pro Unit Combine with another G-SPEED eS ProConfiguring G-SPEED eS Pro RAID Configuration Scripts for Mac Use the Atto ConfigTool Configuring G-SPEED eS Pro Steps to Change from RAID 0 to RAID Change the RAID ModeSPEEDeS PRO SPEEDeS PRO Confirm the RAID Group configuration and click ‘Yes’ SPEEDeS PRO Steps to Configure the Units Configure Two RAID UnitsSPEEDeS PRO SPEEDeS PRO SPEEDeS PRO SPEEDeS PRO Set Up Alert Notifications Maintenance for your Drive Replace a Failed Disk Drive Mute the AlarmReplacefail Maintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac SPEEDeS PRO SPEEDeS PRO Restore the Drive Icon SPEEDeS PRO Reformat with Partitions SPEEDeS PRO SPEEDeS PRO SPEEDeS PRO Appendix RAID Levels Explained Support & Warranty Helpful information for support Technical SupportWhat does this limited warranty cover? Limited WarrantyWhat must you do? Support & WarrantyWhat will Hgst do? How is our liability limited?Capacity Definition and Disclaimer Copyright
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