G-Technology 0G01868 Server User Manual


 
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Maintenance for Your Drive
G SPEED
eS
PRO
initialize
Initialize Drive for Mac
G-SPEED eS Pro was factory-formatted for use or ‘initialized’ for Mac OS X. You can reini-
tialize if you¹d like to quickly erase the contents of the drive, or if you recongure the
RAID mode. Here are the steps.
1. First, open the Disk Utility Program. This application is located on your hard drive un-
der Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. The window below will appear. Your G-SPEED
eS Pro will be displayed in the left-hand column.
2. Select the G-SPEED eS Pro by clicking its drive icon in the left-side column.
Information about the drive willl be displayed at the bottom of the window.
3. Select the Erase tab to view the formatting options. Select ‘Mac OS Extended’ on the
Format menu and enter ‘G-SPEED eS Pro’ for the name.