Using the USB hard drive
3
W
INDOWS
98SE
To install the Windows 98SE driver:
1
Plug in the hard drive. The
Add New Hardware Wizard
opens.
2
Insert the CD into your CD or DVD drive, then click
Next.
3
Click
Search for the best driver for your device
, then click
Next
.
4
Click
CD ROM drive
, then click
Next
.
5
After the driver is installed, click
Finish
.
6
Double-click the
My Computer
icon on your desktop. A new
removable drive appears.
Partitioning the USB hard drive
Before your USB hard drive can be used, it needs to be partitioned and
formatted.
W
INDOWS
XP
AND
W
INDOWS
2000
To partition the hard drive using Windows XP or Windows 2000:
1
Plug in the USB hard drive.
2
Click
Start
,
Settings
, then
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Administrative Tools
, then double-click
Computer
Management
.
4
Click
Disk Management
in the left pane of this window. All
connected disk drives are listed in the right pane.
5
Find the USB hard drive that you added in the right pane.
6
Right-click on the USB hard drive, then click
Create Partition
.
The
Create Partition
wizard opens.
7
Follow the on-screen instructions to partition and format your USB
hard drive. Now that you have built a partition in the USB hard
drive, you can store files on it.
W
INDOWS
ME
AND
W
INDOWS
98SE
You can partition and format your hard drive by either using the control
panel or by using FDISK.
To partition the hard drive the Control Panel:
1
Turn on your Windows ME or Windows 98SE computer.
2
Plug the USB hard drive into your computer.
3
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel.
4
Double-click
System
.
5
Click
Disk drives
.
6
Right-click the USB hard drive, then click
Properties
.
7
Click
Settings
.
8
Click
Removable
.
9
Restart the computer.
10
Double-click
My Computer
.
11
Right-click the removable hard drive.
12
Click
format
to format your USB hard drive. The USB hard drive
can only have one partition using this method.
To partition the hard drive using FDISK:
1
Turn on your Windows ME or Windows 98SE computer.
2
Plug the USB hard drive into your computer.
3
Click
Start
,
Programs
, then click
MS-DOS Prompt
.
4
At the DOS prompt, type
FDISK
, then press
Enter
.
Important:
If FDISK quits without any message, click the X to go
back to the Windows 98 screen, unplug the USB hard drive, restart
the computer, plug in the USB hard drive, then repeat this process
starting with step 3.
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