G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile USB User manual

Table of Contents

Introduction

Safety Precautions

System Requirements

What’s in the Box

G-DRIVE mobile Overview

Installing G-DRIVE mobile

Initializing G-DRIVE mobile

G-DRIVE mobile and Time Machine

Disconnecting G-DRIVE mobile

Optimizing Performance

Technical Support

Limited Warranty

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the G-DRIVE™ mobile from

G-Technology™, G-DRIVE mobile hard drives from G-

Technology are the ideal storage solutions for professionals

on the go.

This drive is the perfect complement for your Apple MacBook

Pro®. Weighing in at less than 9 oz., G-DRIVE mobile oﬀers a

stylish look with a heavy-duty feel. Up to 500 GB of storage

space is available to store or backup your important

documents, MP3s, digital video or digital photo les.

Back up all those les on your MacBook Pro

automatically. The G-DRIVE mobile is

Time Machine™ ready right out of the box! The

drive features a silent,“fan-less” design and an

integrated cooling system to ensure reliable operation and

long life.

G-DRIVE mobile is bus powered, eliminating the need to carry

around an external AC power supply to use the drive.

Portability was never so easy!

NOTE: G-DRIVE mobile is formatted for the

Mac®OS and will mount on the desktop right

out of the box. For details on reinitializing the

G-DRIVE mobile, using the G-DRIVE mobile on

Windows, or for using the G-DRIVE mobile for

both Windows®and Mac, click here.

Safety Precautions

The disk drive contained in your G-DRIVE mobile is a delicate

electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to

excessive physical shock. Place the unit in a vented area away

from moisture or liquids. Please handle the unit with care. Do

not open the case. Doing so will void the warranty. If the

product is returned with damage caused by improper handling,

the warranty will be void and liability will rest with the user.

System Requirements

FireWire™ 800 FireWire 400 (via a 9 to 6 pin cable)

and USB 2.0 operation

• Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

• Windows XP/ Vista/ Windows 7

What’s in the Box

Note: Take a moment to ensure that the

following items are included in the box.

G-DRIVE mobile

•G-DRIVE mobile drive (FireWire 800, USB 2.0)

•USB 2.0 cable (9 pin to 6 pin)

•FireWire 800 to 400 cable

•FireWire 800 cable

If anything is missing, please call G-Technology at

(310) 449-4599. For more details on this, click here.

G-DRIVE mobile Overview

Note the various features of the G-DRIVE mobile. There is a

Power and Activity LED on the front of the unit. On the rear of

the unit are 2 FireWire 800 ports, a USB 2.0 port, an On/Oﬀ

Switch and DC Power In.

Attention Mac OS X Users

G-DRIVE mobile is set up at the factory for use

with Mac OS X systems. If you are running Mac

OS X, G-DRIVE mobile will mount on the OS X

desktop right out of the box. If it becomes

necessary to re-format G-DRIVE mobile for Mac

OS X, go here.

Attention Windows Users

G-DRIVE mobile must be formatted for the

Windows Operating System before using the

G-DRIVE mobile.

For more information about using the G-DRIVE

mobile for Windows XP/Vista /Windows 7 use, please visit:

http://www.g-technology/support/windows

Attention Cross-Platform Users

G-DRIVE mobile can be used on both Mac and PC

systems by formatting the drive “FAT32.” There

are some limitations when using FAT 32.

Alternatively you can install software on the

Windows machine such as “MacDrive” which will

allow you to mount Mac formatted drives on

your PC.

For more information about using the G-DRIVE

mobile for cross-platform use, go here.

Installing G-DRIVE mobile

G-DRIVE mobile attaches to your computer via FireWire 800

ports or a USB 2.0 port. The G-DRIVE mobile has 2 FireWire

800 ports and a single USB port at the rear of the drive (see

below). Connect the drive with one of the enclosed cables

and then power up your MacBook. The drive will

automatically mount on the desktop. Note: No AC power

supply is necessary.

Initializing

G-DRIVE mobile

G-DRIVE mobile is set up at the factory

for use with Mac OS X systems. If you

are running Mac OS X, G-DRIVE mobile

will mount on the OS X desktop right

out of the box. If it becomes necessary

to re-format G-DRIVE mobile, follow the

instructions below.

• For Mac OS X installations see below

•For Windows XP /Vista/ Windows 7

installations go here http://www.g-

technology/support/windows

• For cross-platform use, go here.

Reformatting for Mac OS X

You’ll rst need to open Apple Disk Utility in order to initialize

the disk for Mac OS X. Apple Disk Utility is in the Utilities

Folder located in the Applications Folder on the Macintosh

HD (or press Shift + Command + U to open the Utilities

folder).

A window like the following will appear. G-DRIVE mobile will

be displayed in the left-hand column.

1. Select G-DRIVE mobile by clicking on the drive icon in the

left-hand column, as shown. Information about G-DRIVE

mobile will be displayed at the bottom of the window.

2. Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options. By

default, the Format is set to Mac OS Extended (Journaled),

as indicated in the Format category.

3. Choose the Format:

• Set the format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) if you

intend to use G-DRIVE mobile for Time Machine or to

create a separate bootable installation of OS X.

• For best performance and for media storage, set the

Format to Mac OS Extended. Click on the Format menu

to change it to“Mac OS Extended”.

4. Click the Erase Button in the lower corner of the window.

5. A dialog box will launch after clicking the button.

WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON

YOUR DRIVE.

5. Click on the Erase button to continue.

A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will

show you the progress of the disk’s reformatting.

After reinitializing the G-

DRIVE mobile the icon for

the G-DRIVE mobile has

been erased. You can

restore it.

Restore the icon by doing

the following:

1. Go to the G-Technology

website and download the“icon package”. Click here to

download the package.

2. Once downloaded, select the icon for the G-DRIVE mobile

in the G-Technology Icons disk.

3. Press Command + C to copy the icon.

4. Select the G-DRIVE mobile FireWire icon on the Desktop

and press Command + I.

5. Select the FireWire Icon in the“Get Info” window (left)

6. Press Command + V to paste the icon into the Get Info

window (right).

The icon for your G-DRIVE

mobile has now been restored.

You can now close the Get Info

window.

After reinitializing the drive and

restoring your icon, your G-

DRIVE mobile is ready for use.

Using G-DRIVE mobile with Time Machine

G-DRIVE mobile is a perfect candidate to use with Apple Time

Machine. Time Machine provides automatic backup for your

crucial les. The following steps will guide you in setting up

the G-DRIVE mobile with Time Machine.

Format the drive as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as

described in “Reformatting for Mac OS X”here.

After the drive is reinitialized, you should see the following

dialog box. Click the Use as Backup Disk button.

If the dialog box did not launch, go to the Apple Menu >

System Preferences and click on the Time Machine icon.

The Time Machine pane of System Preferences will then

launch and be automatically switched to on.

You are now free to set options by

clicking the Options button. This

chooses les you do not want to

backup.

The G-DRIVE mobile is now

backing up your important les

automatically with Time Machine.

Cross Platform Use

To setup your G-DRIVE mobile for use

on both Windows and Macintosh systems, use Apple Disk

Utility and format G-DRIVE mobile to MS-DOS (FAT), also

known as “FAT32”.

Open Apple Disk Utility. Apple Disk Utility is in the Utilities

Folder located in the Applications Folder on the Macintosh

HD (or press Shift + Command + U to open the Utilities

folder).

A window like the one below will appear.

1. Select the G-DRIVE mobile from the left-hand column

2. Click on the “Erase button at the top of the window as

shown.

3. Select MS-DOS File System from the Format drop down

menu. NOTE: You may need to re-name the drive because

FAT32 does not support more than 11 letters in the drive

name.

4. Click the Erase button in the lower right corner of the

window.

5. A new dialog box appears.

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 you the progress of the disk’s reformatting.

Your drive will be formatted to its full capacity as FAT32.

7. Reset the G-DRIVE mobile icons as described here.

8. Exit Apple Disk Utility.

With this format, you will be able to READ/WRITE on both

Windows XP/ Vista/ Windows 7 and Mac OS X machines.

NOTE: You could format your drive on a

Windows machine FAT32, however Windows currently

limits FAT32 partitions to 32GB in size.

NOTE: The 'MS-DOS File System' cannot write

les over 4 GB. If you are working with les over

4 GB, you may want to choose a software option

like MacDrive. MacDrive is Windows software that

enables the Windows OS to mount Mac formatted

drives. (www.macdrive.com)

Disconnecting G-DRIVE mobile

A great feature of G-DRIVE mobile 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

G-DRIVE mobile from your computer.

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