G-Technology G-RAID3 Installation Manual - page 6
G-RAID
3
Product Guide
Page 6
7. INITIALIZING G-RAID
3
G-RAID
3
is set up at the factory for
use with Mac OS X systems. If you
are running Mac OS X, G-RAID
3
will
mount on the desktop right out of the
box.
If it becomes necessary to re-format G-RAID
3
, follow the
instructions below.
• For Mac OS X installations, proceed to Section 7.1
• For Windows 2000/XP installations, proceed to Section 7.2
• For Cross-Platform use see section 7.3
7.1 Mac OS X
1. Open the Apple Disk Utility. The Apple Disk Utility is in
the Utilities Folder located in the Applications Folder on
the Macintosh HD. Select G-RAID
3
by clicking on the entry in
the left-hand column as shown below. Information about
G-RAID
3
will be displayed at the bottom.
3. Select the Partition tab to view the partition options as
shown below.
4. Set the Volume Scheme:to 1 Partition.
Enter a Volume Nameunder Volume Information
(in this example “G-RAID3”) and set Format to
Mac OS Extended as shown below.
Note: Alternatively, G-RAID
3
can be set up in multiple volumes by
selecting the desired number of partitions from the Volume
Scheme pull-down menu.
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