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G-Technology G-RAID Studio, G User Manual

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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
About Your G-RAID Studio
Using Your Drive on Mac
Using RAID Modes
Maintenance for Your Drive
Using Your Drive on Windows
Support & Warranty
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 (non­condensing) 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 Thunder­bolt 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, con­tent 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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About Your G-RAID
Daisy Chaining with Thunderbolt Technology
As with rst-generation Thunderbolt technology, Thunderbolt 2 supports daisy chaining up to 6 compatible devices. This provides the ability to achieve bi-directional, dual-chan­nel data transfer. First-generation Thunderbolt supported a maximum speed of 10 Gb/s through each channel whereas Thunderbolt 2 leaps to 20 Gb/s. However, taking full advan­tage of Thunderbolt 2 technology requires you to connect with a computer equipped with at least one enabled Thunderbolt 2 port.
You may attach up to six Thunderbolt devices in the chain including your G-RAID Studio. With 20 Gb/s performance, your computer can take advantage of Thunderbolt 2’s tremen­dous throughput potential for your G-Technology storage solutions. The daisy chain can also include up to two compatible displays along with up to four G-RAID Studios.
Important Note: Starting from your computer all the way downstream in your daisy chain, if one of the devices is capable of handling only 10 Gb/s maximum allowable speed — i.e., if the device is rst-generation Thunderbolt-enabled — then from that point on in the chain, the maximum per-channel downstream speed will be restricted to 10 Gb/s.
How to daisy chain multiple devices: To daisy chain your G-RAID Studio, connect the Thunderbolt 2 port of your G-RAID Studio to the host computer’s Thunderbolt 2 port with the included Thunderbolt cable. You can connect up to six Thunderbolt devices in a chain, including the G-RAID Studio, one after another as shown in the diagram below using the second Thunderbolt port of each drive. Connect all drives with their provided AC power adapters to a surge protector or wall outlet(s) and power on each drive. Your Thunderbolt devices are now daisy chained and available to work in tandem through the same host.
Using Your Drive on Mac
• Easy Installation for Mac ........................... p.13
• Use with Time Machine ............................... p.14
• Disconnect the Drive .................................. p.16
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Using Your Drive on Mac
Easy Installation for Mac
G-RAID Studio includes the Thunderbolt cable to attach to your computer via one of the enclo­sure’s two Thunderbolt 2 ports. Thunderbolt 2 is backward compatible and easily connects to older Thunderbolt-enabled MacBook, iMac, and select PC systems.
Connect the power cord to your G-RAID Studio and plug the other end into a surge protector or wall outlet. Press and hold down the power but­ton until the unit turns on. The drive will auto­matically mount on the desktop if you are running Mac OS 10.9 or above.
Important Note: If you connect your G-RAID Studio to a computer that only supports previous-generation, 10 Gb/s Thunderbolt technology, then your G-RAID Studio will be restricted to a maximum data transfer speed of 10 Gb/s. To understand how you can use G-RAID Studio for daisy chaining more than one peripheral device, please refer to the previous section Daisy Chaining with Thunderbolt Technology.
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Using Your Drive on Mac
Use with Time Machine
Your G-RAID Studio can be easily used as a backup drive via Time Machine when con­nected to a Mac. Time Machine is an application that ships with your Mac and provides automatic le backup. The following steps will quickly set up G-RAID Studio with Time Machine.
When you attach your G-RAID Studio for the rst time, the Time Machine dialog box should automatically appear. Click the Use as Backup Disk button.
If the Time Machine dialog box does not launch, go to Apple Menu > System Preferences. Click on the Time Machine icon. The Time Machine Preference panel will open. Click the Select Backup Disk button.
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Using Your Drive on Mac
In the subsequent dialog box, select the G-RAID Studio. Click the Use Disk button.
Make sure the Time Machine switch is set to ON. You can set its options by clicking the Options button. Do this to choose volumes, folders, or les you do NOT want to backup.
G-RAID Studio will now back up your important les automatically with Time Machine. It’s really that easy!
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Using Your Drive on Mac
Disconnect the Drive
A great feature of G-RAID Studio is the ability to connect and disconnect while your com­puter is running. To prevent failures and/or data loss, it is important to follow the steps
below when disconnecting or “unmounting” the drive from your computer.
1. Before powering down and disconnecting the drive, unmount the system
by simply dragging the G-RAID Studio icon to the trash located in the dock.
Keyboard shortcut: Select the drive icon and hit Command+E.
2. It is safe to remove the drive from your system when the drive icon is no
longer present on your desktop.
3. To power o G-RAID Studio, press and hold the On/O power button until the unit
shuts down.
Helpful links
• To use G-RAID Studio on Windows, go to Windows Use.
• To use G-RAID Studio on Mac and Windows together, go to Cross Platform Use.
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