Software Installation for Mac
SATA Connection for MacOS X 10.2 and above
G-S350SU3 has built in eSATA port for you to take advantage of high throughput performance.
When SATA port is available, please get an eSATA cable to connect G-S350SU3 to your Mac,
then follow steps below to use G-S350SU3 enclosure:
1. When computer is powered off, attach G-S350SU3 to the SATA port of the computer.
2. Turn on G-S350SU3 first, then power on your Mac.
3. After Mac OS boots up, it will recognize it automatically, ask you to initialize the new
drive if it was not initialized yet, and mount the drive on desktop.
Above described connection and power sequence is referred to as Hot Boot. There are
total five power sequence modes by which an external hard drive can possibly be used
with a computer system. They are defined as follows:
Hot Boot
– Computer is off, enclosure is on and is attached to computer. Boot up system.
Cold Boot
– Computer is off, enclosure is off and is attached to computer.
Boot up system completely, then turn on the enclosure.
Hot Plug
– System is up and running, enclosure is turned on then attached to computer.
Cold Plug
– System is up and running, enclosure is off then attached to computer. Enclosure
is turned on.
Power Cycle
– System is up and running, enclosure is on and mounted on the computer.Then,
power off the enclosure, wait for several seconds and turn the enclosure back on.
It is important to note that different SATA host adapters handle the power sequence in different
way. Some support all five power sequence modes, the other can only support Hot Boot.
G-S350SU3 supports all five power sequence modes. To find out what your SATA host adapter
is capable of, please contact the manufacturer of SATA host adapter, or simply try all power
sequence mode yourself.
USB Connection for Mac
G-S350SU3 is designed to provide SuperSpeed connection and performance for the latest Mac
computers equipped with USB 3.0 port.
When the Enclosure is connected to the computer, MacOS X will recognize it automatically, initialize
it (if the drive is not initialized) and mount the drive to desktop. All five power sequence modes are
supported in USB connection. Note: MacOS X provides a Disk Utility to create multiple volumes,
which is located in Utilities folder inside Applications folder.
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