G-Technology 0G02537, 0G02576 manual System Requirements, Overview of the Drive

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G DRIVE®

About Your G-DRIVE

System Requirements

G-DRIVE supports the folllowing Operating Systems. The drive is set up at the factory for use with Mac OS® X systems, and formatted as ‘HFS+ with Journaling’.

Mac OS 10.5 or higher

Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7

NOTE: G-DRIVE models larger than 2TB are not supported by Windows XP and older 32-bit operating systems. These OS’s are limited to a maximum volume size of 2.2TB.

Overview of the Drive

This diagram shows the helpful features of your G-DRIVE. There is a Power & Activity LED on the front of the unit and a Heat Sink beneath it. The activity LED will glow when the unit is switched on. It will flash brighter as data is transferred to or from the hard drive.

On the rear of the unit is a Kensington™ security slot, a USB 3.0 port, 2 FireWire 800 ports, a DC Power In and an On/Off Switch.

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Contents Drive Drive Table of ContentsDrive Safety & General UseSafety Precautions Safety & General UseMake two backups Backup Your DataAbout Your G-DRIVE Introduction What’s in the Box Overview of the Drive System RequirementsUsing Your Drive on Mac Optimize Performance Easy Installation for MacUse with Time Machine Using Your Drive on Mac Helpful links Disconnect the DriveMaintenance for Your Drive Initialize Drive for Mac Format Maintenance for Your Drive Restore the Drive Icon Drive Reformat with Partitions Drive Drive Drive Using Your Drive on Windows Windows Use Cross Platform Use Using Your Drive on Windows Limitations with FAT32 Support & Warranty Helpful information for support Technical SupportWhat does this limited warranty cover? Limited WarrantyWhat must you do? Support & WarrantyCapacity Definition and Disclaimer Copyright