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System requirements, Setting up the studio with mac os x – Glyph Studio User Manual

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System Requirements

Macintosh Computer with FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB or eSATA port, or host bus adapter.

FireWire 400 requires OS 8.6 or later

FireWire 800 requires OS 10.2.5 or later

USB 3.0 requires OS 10.6 or later

USB 2.0 requires OS 10.1 or later

USB 1.1 requires OS 8.6 or later

eSATA requires OS 10.2.x or later

Windows Computer with FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB or eSATA port, or host bus adapter.

FireWire 400 requires Windows ME or later

FireWire 800 requires Windows 2000 or later

USB 3.0 requires Windows XP or later

USB 2.0 requires Windows ME or later

USB 1.1 requires Windows 98 SE or later

eSATA requires Windows XP or later

Setting up the Studio with Mac OS X

Installing the Hardware

1. Position the Studio by placing the unit on a flat, level surface, or install the unit into a rack with the GPT

Rack Kit. Caution: Speakers are magnetic devices; they can harm your data if they’re too close to your hard

drives or tapes.

2. Connect the power cable. Make sure that the power is off on all of your computer equipment and the

Studio. Connect the power cable to the back of the Studio. Plug the three-prong plug into an

appropriate power receptacle, preferably with surge and spike protection.

3. Connect the FireWire, USB or eSATA cable. Plug one end of the cable into your computer’s port, and the

other into the back of the Studio. The two FireWire 800 ports are functionally identical, so it doesn’t

matter which one you use.

4. Power up the Studio and power up your computer.

Mac OS X Formatting Instructions

Since your Studio comes pre-formatted for Macintosh you don’t need to format it on installation. If you de-

cide to reformat or partition your drive at a later date, use Disk Utility (supplied with the Mac OS X

operating system).

Caution: This procedure will destroy any data currently on the drive. Before formatting a drive, move or copy any

important data to another location.

1. Open Disk Utility:

-Single click on an empty space on the desktop.