G-Technology G-RAID Studio Manual de usuario

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High-performance Thunderbolt™ 2 storage system with hardware RAID

USER MANUAL

Table of Contents

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Safety & General Use

Safety Precautions...........................................................4

Backup Your Data.............................................................5

About Your G-RAID Studio

Introduction.......................................................................7

What’s in the Box .............................................................8

The following items are included in the box: ........8

System Requirements ....................................................8

Overview of the Drive ...................................................9

Activity & Failure LEDs................................................. 10

Daisy Chaining with Thunderbolt Technology... 11

Using Your Drive on Mac

Easy Installation for Mac............................................. 13

Use with Time Machine............................................... 14

Disconnect the Drive .................................................. 16

Using RAID Modes

Supported RAID Modes.............................................. 18

G-Technology Assistant Utility ................................. 19

Recommended Installation....................................... 19

G-Technology Assistant Menu.................................. 20

The RAID Conguration Utility................................. 21

Congure the RAID Mode for Mac.......................... 22

RAID 1 Degraded Mode and Rebuild for Mac..... 24

RAID Conguration Utility for Windows............... 26

Congure the RAID Mode for Windows................ 26

RAID 1 Rebuild for Windows..................................... 29

Maintenance for Your Drive

Initialize Drive for Mac ................................................ 31

Restore the Drive Icon................................................. 34

Reformat with Partitions ............................................ 36

Replace a Failed Drive Module................................. 40

Helpful Tips ..................................................................... 41

Using Your Drive on Windows

Windows Use.................................................................. 43

Cross Platform Use........................................................ 44

Support & Warranty

Technical Support......................................................... 48

Limited Warranty........................................................... 49

Welcome G-RAID Studio

Table of Contents

Safety & General Use

• Safety Precautions ......................................... p.4

• Backup Your Data ........................................... p.5

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Safety & General Use

Safety Precautions

Your G-RAID Studio’s warranty may be voided as a result of failing to respect the precautions listed

below. If you detect a problem with your drive, please contact our Technical Support department.

If the product is returned with damage caused by improper handling, the warranty will be void and

liability will rest with the user. Please read our Limited Warranty.

• Servicing: Your drive contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to be malfunctioning, have it

inspected by a qualied G-Technology Technical Support representative.

• Moisture: Place the device away from moisture or liquids. To reduce the risk of damage, do not

expose this drive to rain or moisture. Do not use it in damp or wet conditions. Never place objects

containing liquids on the drive as they may spill into its openings.

• Ventilation: Place the device in a vented area. The drive should never be placed near or over a

radiator or heat source.

• Temperature: Do not expose this drive to temperatures outside the range of 5°C to 35°C (41°F

to 95°F). Do not expose this drive to operational humidity beyond 5 percent to 80 percent (non-

condensing) or non-operating humidity beyond 10 percent to 90 percent (non-condensing).

Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat, exposing it to sunlight (even through a window), or

setting it in an environment that is too cold or humid.

• Physical Damage: Do not place heavy objects on the drive. Never use excessive force on your drive.

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Safety & General Use

Backup Your Data

The disk drive contained in your G-RAID Studio device is a delicate electronic instrument

and is susceptible to damage from excessive physical shock. Under no circumstances will

G-Technology be held liable for the recovery or restoration of lost data. Any loss, corruption,

or destruction of data while using a G-Technology drive is the sole responsibility of the user.

Make Two Backups

To help prevent possible data loss, we highly recommend keeping TWO copies of your data

in separate storage locations. Keep one copy on your G-Technology drive. Keep a second

copy on an internal hard drive, another G-Technology drive, or a form of removable and/or

online storage media. If possible, it is advisable to keep your data in two physically disparate

locations for added safety.

About Your G-RAID Studio

• Introduction ...................................................... p.7

• What’s in the Box ........................................... p.8

• System Requirements ................................... p.8

• Overview of the Drive ................................... p.9

• Activity & Failure LED ..................................p.10

• Daisy Chaining with TB Technology ........p.11

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About Your G-RAID

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the G-Technology G-RAID Studio, featuring 20 Gb/s Thunder-

bolt 2 interface technology.

Since 2011, G-RAID with Thunderbolt has been the go-to storage solution for content

creation professionals needing higher interface speeds and storage capacity. With the

introduction of G-RAID Studio, which comes in a high-quality sleek, black enclosure, con-

tent creators worldwide now have a solution where durability, style, and performance

reach new heights.

Thunderbolt 2 technology enables blazing fast, concurrent data streams, capable of data

transfer rates over 1300 MB/s! This opens up incredible time-saving and multi-stream

possibilities for content creation professionals who use bandwidth-intensive 2K and 4K

media formats.

G-RAID Studio incorporates many of the same features of the standard G-RAID with

Thunderbolt, including a thermo-regulated smart fan and soft-touch electronic power

switch. The drive supports the industry’s most demanding professional content creation

applications, including Final Cut Pro®, Adobe Premiere® and Avid™ Media Composer.

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About Your G-RAID

What’s in the Box

The following items are included in the box:

• G-RAID Studio storage solution with two removable disk modules

• (1) Thunderbolt cable

• External DC power supply and cable

• Quick Start Guide

If any items are missing, please contact G-Technology at

www.g-technology.com/support

System Requirements

G-RAID Studio supports the following operating

systems:

• Mac OS 10.9 +

• Windows® 8.1, 8 and 7 (via reformat)

NOTE: G-RAID Studio has been precongured at the

factory in RAID 0 (Performance) mode and formatted

as “HFS+ with Journaling.”

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About Your G-RAID

Overview of the Drive

The following diagrams show the helpful features of your G-RAID Studio.

The compact and quiet G-RAID Studio features two removable HGST 7200 RPM

SATA III hard drives. G-RAID Studio showcases a sleek, high-quality, black enclosure

with integrated cooling and smart fan technology, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, a DC

power input, and a soft-touch on/o switch on the rear panel. The “G” logo acts as

an LED-lit power/error status indicator.

IMPORTANT: To change G-RAID Studio from its RAID 0 (Performance) factory

default setting to RAID 1 (Protected) or JBOD modes, please refer to this manual’s

Congure the RAID Mode section.

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About Your G-RAID

Activity & Failure LEDs

G-RAID Studio contains a drive activity LED integrated into each removable disk under the

top lid and an illuminated G logo on the front panel to indicate the following operations

and enclosure statuses:

• System initialization

• System ready – HDD Idle

• Disk activity – HDD Read/Write

• Disk drive failure

This table explains the meaning of each combination of LEDs on the drive:

In the event of a disk drive failure, the front panel’s G logo will glow RED. At the same

time, the LED located near the faulty drive will turn from BLUE to RED. To replace the

faulty drive, please refer to the section Replace a Failed Drive Module.

• If congured in fail-safe RAID 1 (Protected) mode, data stored on the G-RAID Studio

will still be intact.

• If congured in JBOD mode, only the data on the faulty drive will be lost, but the

remaining data on the working drive will be intact.

• If congured in RAID 0 (Performance) mode, all data is at risk of being lost. Please

contact our Technical Support for help if the drive failure LED indicator is lit.

RAID Status HDD1 Drive LED HDD2 Drive LED G-LOGO

System Initialization Blue - Blink once Blue - Blink once White - blink until system ready

HDD Idle Blue – On Blue - On White - On

HDD Read/Write Blue - Blink Blue - Blink White - On

HDD Failure (Raid 0) Red – On Red – On Red - On

HDD Failure (Raid 1) Red – On (if HDD1 fails);

Blue – On (if HDD2 fails)

Red – On (if HDD2 fails);

Blue – On (if HDD1 fails) Red - On

Raid 1 Rebuild Blue – Blink Blue – Blink White - Blink

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