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Preparing your drive for use: mac os 9 users – Glyph GT 051 User Manual

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GT 051

Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS 9 Users

Quick Guide #610011-1.04

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Speakers are magnetic devices; they can harm your data if they’re
too close to your hard drives or tape cartridges.

2.

Connect the power cable (power off):

Make sure that the power is off on all of your computer equipment
and the GT 051.

Connect the power cable to the back of the GT 051. Plug the
three-prong plug into an appropriate power receptacle, preferably
with surge and spike protection.

3.

Connect the FireWire cable.

Plug one end of the FireWire cable into your computer’s FireWire
port, and the other into the back of the GT 051. The two ports
provide the same function, so it doesn’t matter which one you use.

4.

Insert the GT Key into the unit.

Pull the handle on the cartridge out, then slide the cartridge into
the slot on the GT 051 and press the handle in well to lock the
cartridge firmly into place.

5.

Power up the GT 051.

6.

Power up your computer.

If you are using a Macintosh computer the drive should mount
automatically on your desktop. You can now start using your GT 051.

Preparing Your Drive for Use: Mac OS 9 Users

Since your hard disk drive comes pre-formatted for Macintosh you
don’t need to format it on installation. If you should need to
re-initialize the disk, you can use the Erase Disk command in the Mac
operating system. This command will erase all the data on a volume