Questions & Answers for G-Technology 1TB G-DRIVE mini High-Speed Portable Hard Drive

Told that you should not have Time Machine and your clone on the same physical disk-should be on different drives in case of a drive failure -thoughts

• Asked by Donald Z from Las Vegas
• Apr 6, 2013
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Can the new 21” iMac’s USB power it?

I have checked G-Technology’s website, There is a note:
“** NOTE: G-DRIVE mini is bus powered when attached to a 6 or 9-pin FireWire port. The USB port on some computers may not supply enough power to reliably operate G-DRIVE mini systems larger than 320 GB. An optional power supply is available for use with G-DRIVE mini if your system does not have a FireWire port or your USB port does not provide adequate power.”
I want to ensure that the new 21” iMac’s USB port have enough power to use this drive without using the power cord. I want to use it for Time Machine. I hate power cord, i want less cable on my desktop.

Thanks.

• Asked by Chung-pui K
• Dec 18, 2012
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transfer dv tape by firewire to Mac

I have digital video cassettes and wondered if I can transfer them to my Mac via Firewire and store them on my hard drive? Thank you

• Asked by David B
• Feb 5, 2013
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