Glyph GPT50 User Manual

GPT50 Manual

Fixed-Mount Tabletop Hard Drive

with FireWire 800, USB 3.0 Hi-speed, and eSATA

610036-1.1 GPT50 Manual.pdf
July 8, 2013

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Contacting Glyph

Please use the following contact information to contact Glyph and its distributors.
Glyph USA oers phone support Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

Note: DO NOT ship any return goods to the mailing addresses below unless you have a valid RMA number.
All goods will be refused delivery unless a valid RMA number is displayed on the outside of the package.

United States of America

Glyph Technologies
3736 Kellogg Rd.
Cortland, NY 13045
USA
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.glyphtech.com

Sales Contact:
[e-mail]

Technical Support:
[e-mail]

Unpacking Your GPT50

Your Glyph GPT50 and accessories are packaged in a sturdy shipping container. Please inspect the container
for evidence of shipping damage and mishandling. If the container is damaged, le a report with the carrier
or dealer immediately. Do not attempt to unpack and operate your GPT50 until the carrier or dealer conrms
the damage. If the container is in good condition, proceed with unpacking the GPT50. Verify that all of the
items described in the next section are present and in good condition. If any of the items you expect to nd
in your container is missing or damaged, contact the dealer before proceeding any further.

In any case, do keep the shipping container and all packing materials in a safe place.

The GPT50 package includes:

GPT50 Hard Drive
USB 3.0 Cable
9-Pin FireWire 800 Cable
IEC Power Cable

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About the GPT50

Ports

The GPT50 enclosure contains a single hard disk drive, and has FW800, USB 3.0 Hi-speed and eSATA con­nections. Depending on which port(s) your computer has, you can connect the GPT50 in a number of ways.
The fastest interface on the GPT50 is eSATA and there is one eSATA port on the rear panel. The GPT50 can
sustain over 130MB/sec (reads) and over 140MB/s (writes) when connected to a 4-lane PCIe eSATA card such
as the Sonnet E4P. It can sustain 125MB/sec (reads) and 100MB/s (writes) when connected to a 2-lane PCIe
eSATA card such as a Glyph EC2 card. FireWire 800 is the next fastest and there are two FW800 ports on the
rear panel. Ocially, these IEEE 1394b ports run at up to 800Mbits/sec. One of these ports can be connected
to your computer, and the other should be connected to other downstream FireWire devices, if applicable.
It doesn’t matter which port you connect to the computer, they are functionally identical. If your computer
has a FireWire 800 port you can use the provided FireWire 800 9-pin cable. If your computer has a FireWire
400 port only, you can use a FW400 to FW800 adapter cable, which is available from Glyph. If your computer
doesn’t have any FireWire ports you can either purchase a FireWire or eSATA adapter card (recommended),
or use the USB 3.0 port on the back of the GPT50.

Front panel LED

The GPT50 front panel has a single bi-color LED. The LED will display solid blue when power is on. The LED
will ash blue when there is disk activity. The LED will display red if there is a hard drive failure.

Power Switch

The power switch must be held for three seconds to power o the GPT50. After three seconds the LED will
turn o, and releasing the button will power o the unit. This is a safety precaution against unintended
power o.

Internal Power Supply

Glyph uses ecient, high-quality power supplies, selected specically for the demands of production envi­ronments. The GPT50 has an auto-switching universal power supply. Its input voltage can range from 100­240v at 50/60 Hz, allowing the GPT50 to be safely used overseas.

Internal Temperature-Controlled Fan

The GPT50 has an internal temperature-controlled fan. Software inside the GPT50 sets the fan RPM to either
HI or LOW speeds. We have found that both HI and LOW fan speeds are very quiet.

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