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G-Technology G-Speed Q Product Manual

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Summary of G-Speed Q

  • Page 1

    G speed q high-speed, raid protected storage system product manual g-technology.Com.

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    P.2 table of contents g speed q welcome to g-speed q table of contents safety & general use safety precautions .....................................4 backup your data ......................................5 about your g-speed q introduction ................................................7 what’s in...

  • Page 3: G Speed Q

    G speed q safety & general use • safety precautions ...................................... P.4 • backup your data ........................................ P.5.

  • Page 4: Safety & General Use

    P.4 safety & general use g speed q safety precautions g-speed q’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 depart- ment. If the product is returned with damage caused by impro...

  • Page 5: Safety & General Use

    P.5 safety & general use g speed q backup your data the disk drive contained in your g-speed q 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 recovery or restoration of lost data...

  • Page 6: G Speed Q

    G speed q about your g-speed q • introduction ............................................................. P.7 • what’s in the box .................................................. P.8 • system requirements .......................................... P.8 • overview of the drive .......................

  • Page 7: About Your G-Speed Q

    P.7 about your g-speed q g speed q introduction thank you for purchasing the g-speed™ q from g-technology. G-speed q is a high-speed, low cost storage solution that was designed to safeguard digital photos, audio and video libraries and documents. This quiet, compact four-bay unit delivers solid, af...

  • Page 8: About Your G-Speed Q

    P.8 about your g-speed q g speed q inbox what’s in the box the following items are included in the box: • g-speed q storage unit with 4 removable disk modules • usb 3.0 cable • esata cable • firewire 400 to 800 cable • usb 3.0 cable • drive module keys • quik start guide if any items are missing, pl...

  • Page 9: About Your G-Speed Q

    P.9 about your g-speed q g speed q overview of the drive this diagram shows the helpful features of your g-speed q. The compact and quiet g-speed q features four hot-swappable hgst 7200 rpm enterprise class sata hard drives. It has a uniquely designed all aluminum enclosure with a heavy duty power s...

  • Page 10: G Speed Q

    G speed q using your drive • easy installation for mac ................................. P.11 • optimize performance ...................................... P.11 • disconnect the drive .......................................... P.12 • warning led alarms .......................................... P.12...

  • Page 11: Using Your Drive

    P.11 using your drive g speed q easy installation for mac g-speed q attaches to your computer via a usb 3.0, high speed esata, or one of two firewire 800 ports. Choose the connection appropriate for your system and connect the drive with the matching supplied cable. Connect the power cord to the uni...

  • Page 12: Using Your Drive

    P.12 using your drive g speed q warning led alarms g-speed q is equipped with visual alarms to alert you to any possible malfunction. There is a red led on the bottom right of the unit and amber leds on each drive module. These leds will flash for about 45 seconds when the unit is first powered on. ...

  • Page 13: Using Your Drive

    P.13 using your drive g speed q windows use g-speed q is set up at the factory for use with mac os x systems. A simple initialization will prepare your drive for use with windows vista and windows 7 systems. G-speed q is not supported by windows xp or other 32-bit operating systems. These os’s are l...

  • Page 14: G Speed Q

    G speed q using raid modes • supported raid modes ......................... P.15 • the configurator utility .......................... P.16 • configure the raid mode .................... P.16.

  • Page 15: Using Raid Modes

    P.15 using raid modes g speed q supported raid modes g-speed q is configured in raid 5 (protected) mode at the factory. The drive also sup- ports raid 0 (performance) configuration. The following table explains the advantages and disadvantages for each raid level. If you need to change the raid leve...

  • Page 16: Using Raid Modes

    P.16 using raid modes g speed q the configurator utility to change the raid level for your g-speed q, you will need a software utility from g-technology called con- figurator. Note: you must connect the drive via the usb port to use configurator. The utility is available on the enclosed cd or you ca...

  • Page 17: Using Raid Modes

    P.17 using raid modes g speed q 2. Click on the continue button. A window will appear telling you that configurator is searching for g-speed q. The search may take a few minutes. 3. Once the utility finds your g-speed q, the following window will appear. Select the raid 5 (protected) or raid 0 (perf...

  • Page 18: Using Raid Modes

    P.18 using raid modes g speed q 5. A window will appear telling you the configuration is in progress. Note: after the configuration is complete, a system dialog box will warn that a device was not removed properly. Don’t worry about this message; just click ok. 6. Configurator will indicate that the...

  • Page 19: Using Raid Modes

    P.19 using raid modes g speed q 7. Changing the raid mode of the g-speed q will require you to re-initialize the disk with the disk utility application. A disk insertion dialog box should appear. Click the initialize button to launch disk utility. If the disk insertion dialog does not appear, go to ...

  • Page 20: G Speed Q

    G speed q maintenance for your drive • initialize drive for mac .................................. P.21 • restore the drive icon .................................. P.24 • reformat with partitions ............................... P.26 • replace a failed drive module ................... P.30

  • Page 21: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.21 maintenance for your drive g speed q initialize initialize drive for mac g-speed q was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for mac os x. You can reinitial- ize if you¹d like to quickly erase the contents of the drive, or if you reconfigure the raid mode. Here are the steps. 1. First, ope...

  • Page 22: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.22 maintenance for your drive g speed q 4. Choose the format option that you prefer. • mac os extended (journaled): use this format if you intend to use the drive for time machine or to create a separate bootable installation of os x. • mac os extended: use this format for best performance and med...

  • Page 23: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.23 maintenance for your drive g speed q warning: this next step will erase all data on your drive. 6. Click on the erase button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show the progress of the disk’s reformatting. 7. After the drive is reinitialized, you should aut...

  • Page 24: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.24 maintenance for your drive g speed q restore the drive icon if the g-speed q drive icon was erased during the reinitializing process (see previous section ), you can restore the icon with the following easy steps. This process is not required for the operation of g-speed q. However, it will mak...

  • Page 25: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.25 maintenance for your drive g speed q 4. Select the g-speed q icon on your desktop and press command+i. This opens its get info window. (below left) 5. Select the default icon in the get info window. (below left) 6. Press command+v to paste the g-speed q custom icon into the get info window. (be...

  • Page 26: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.26 maintenance for your drive g speed q multiple 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 o...

  • Page 27: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.27 maintenance for your drive g speed q 2. Select the firewire or usb icon – not the g-technology drive icon – by clicking it in the left-side column. 3. Click on the partition button in the main window. 4. Select the number of partitions you would like from the volume scheme menu. Below, we have ...

  • Page 28: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.28 maintenance for your drive g speed q 5. Click on the first partition in the volume scheme area. Your partition will be highlight- ed by a blue bounding box. • in the name field, type a name for the partition. • from the format menu, choose your desired disk format. If you will use your drive pr...

  • Page 29: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.29 maintenance for your drive g speed q 8. Click on the partition button to continue. A progress bar in the lower right corner of the window will show you the progress of the disk’s reformatting. 9. When partitioning is complete, the multiple partitions will be displayed in the left-hand panel of ...

  • Page 30: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.30 maintenance for your drive g speed q replace a failed drive module the internal components of g-speed q continually monitor the health of each of its disk drives. In the event of a drive failure, a visual alarm will appear. Read more in warning led alarms . Raid 5: if g-speed q was configured i...

  • Page 31: Maintenance For Your Drive

    P.31 maintenance for your drive g speed q 5. If g-speed q was setup in raid 5 mode, the unit will begin rebuilding data on the drive. During this process, all drive leds will indicate data access. The rebuild time is approximately 2 hours per tb. 6. Once the rebuild is complete, g-speed q is back to...

  • Page 32: G Speed Q

    G speed q support & warranty • technical support .............................................. P.33 • limited warranty ............................................... P.34 • copyright .............................................................. P.36.

  • Page 33: Support & Warranty

    P.33 support & warranty g speed q technical support thank you for purchasing g-speed q. 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 ser- vice and support. If you encount...

  • Page 34: Support & Warranty

    P.34 support & warranty g speed q 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 by the original...

  • Page 35: Support & Warranty

    P.35 support & warranty g speed q 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 authori...

  • Page 36: Support & Warranty

    P.36 support & warranty g speed q copyright 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 formatti...