ioSafe Solo Hawk User Manual
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3 Usage with Windows and Mac Operating Systems
3.1 Usage with Windows Operating Systems
3.1.1 Formatting the Solo Hawk
Following the steps below for your specific Windows operating system to reformat your Solo
Hawk.
The Solo Hawk will work with Windows right out of the box without needing to format it. You may skip
this section if you are setting up the Solo Hawk to work with Windows.
Windows 10
a. Right-click on the
Start Button
and then select
Disk Management
.
b. The drive should appear in the list of Disks in the lower pane. You may need to scroll
down to see it. If the drive is already formatted, you can identify it easily by its volume
name. If the drive is not initialized or is brand new, a window will pop up asking you to
select a partition type. Select
GPT
and press
OK
.
c. To format the volume, right-click the
Drive Properties Box
of the drive (highlighted
red in Figure 7) and select
New Simple Volume...
Figure 7.
The Disk Management pane with the Drive
Properties Box highlighted in red.
c. Unless you wish to customize the settings in these dialog prompts, click
Next
on the
Select Partition, Specify Volume/Partition Size, and Assign Drive Letter or Path dialog
prompts, leaving the default settings.
d. Choose your preferred file system from the file system selection window that appears
and enter a name for the new volume. Then check the box labeled
Quick Format
,
which ensures that the formatting process will take less than a minute.
