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G-Technology G-RAID Studio Product Manual

Manual is about: High-performance Thunderbolt 2 storage system with hardware RAID

Summary of G-RAID Studio

  • Page 1

    G-technology.Com with thunderbolt™ professional high-performance dual-drive storage system with thunderbolt interface product manual.

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    P.2 table of contents with thunderbolt™ table of contents safety & general use safety precautions ................................................... 4 backup your data .................................................... 5 about your drive introduction .................................................

  • Page 3: Safety & General Use

    Safety & general use • safety precautions .......................................... P.4 • backup your data ............................................ P.5.

  • Page 4: Safety & General Use

    P.4 safety & general use with thunderbolt™ safety precautions g-raid® with thunderbolt™ drive’s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed here. If you detect a problem with your drive, please contact our technical support department . If the product is returne...

  • Page 5: Safety & General Use

    P.5 safety & general use with thunderbolt™ backup your data the disk drive contained in your g-raid with thunderbolt (g-raid tb) device is a delicate electronic instrument and is susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Under no circumstances will g-technology® be held liable for the r...

  • Page 6: About Your Drive

    About your drive • introduction .................................................... P.7 • what’s in the box ......................................... P.8 • system requirements ................................ P.8 • overview of the drive .............................. P.9.

  • Page 7: About Your Drive

    P.7 about your drive with thunderbolt™ introduction thank you for purchasing the g-raid with thunderbolt (g-raid tb) from g- technology. Since 2004, g-raid has been the go-to storage for content creation profes- sionals around the globe, and now g-raid tb redefines high-performance storage for conte...

  • Page 8: About Your Drive

    P.8 about your drive with thunderbolt™ what’s in the box the following items are included in the box: • g-raid with thunderbolt drive • (1) thunderbolt cable • external ac power supply • quick start guide if any items are missing, please contact g-technology at support@g-technology.Com or call (888)...

  • Page 9: About Your Drive

    P.9 about your drive with thunderbolt™ overview of the drive for maximum performance, g-raid tb comes configured as a ‘striped raid set’ or raid 0. In this raid mode, data is written or ‘striped’ across both disks, doubling both capacity and performance as compared to a single disk drive. Raid 0 is ...

  • Page 10: Using G-Raid Tb

    Using g-raid tb • easy installation ......................................... P.11 • disconnect the drive .............................. P.12.

  • Page 11: Using Your Drive

    P.11 using your drive with thunderbolt™ easy installation g-raid tb attaches to your mac with a thunderbolt cable. Simply plug one end into the thunderbolt connector on your mac, and the other end into either port on the rear of g-raid tb. One of the great features of thunderbolt technology is the a...

  • Page 12: Using Your Drive

    P.12 using your drive with thunderbolt™ disconnect the drive a great feature of thunderbolt technology and g-raid tb is the ability to connect and dis- connect the drive while your computer is running. To prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important to follow the steps below when disconnecting...

  • Page 13: Maintenance For Your Drive

    Maintenance for your drive • restore the drive icon ............................... P.14.

  • Page 14: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.14 maintenance for your drive with thunderbolt™ restore the drive icon if the g-raid tb drive icon was erased during the configuration process (see the pre- vious section), you can restore the icon with the following easy steps. Note: this process is not required for the operation of the g-raid tb...

  • Page 15: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.15 maintenance for your drive with thunderbolt™ 4. Select the default g-raid tb drive icon on your desktop and press command+i. This opens the get info window. (below left) 5. Select the default icon in the get info window. (below left) 6. Press command+v to paste the custom g-raid tb icon into th...

  • Page 16: Support & Warranty

    Support & warranty • technical support ................................... P.17 • limited warranty .................................... P.18 • copyright .................................................... P.20

  • Page 17: Support & Warranty

    P.17 support & warranty with thunderbolt™ technical support thank you for purchasing g-raid tb. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please let us know! G-technology appreciates and values its customers, striving to give you the finest service and support. If you e...

  • Page 18: Support & Warranty

    P.18 support & warranty with thunderbolt™ limited warranty limited warranty hgst, a western digital company (“hgst”) including g-technology for external hard disk drives what does this limited warranty cover? This limited warranty applies to new hgst products purchased from an authorized hgst dealer...

  • Page 19: Support & Warranty

    P.19 support & warranty with thunderbolt™ what must you do? If you are having trouble with a product, before seeking limited warranty service, first follow the troubleshooting procedures that hgst or your reseller provides. To obtain limited warranty service, you must first obtain a return materials...

  • Page 20: Support & Warranty

    P.20 support & warranty with thunderbolt™ capacity definition and disclaimer for g-technology products 1tb or greater: “one gigabyte (gb) is equal to one billion bytes and one terabyte (tb) equals 1,000 gb (one trillion bytes). Accessible capacity will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting...