Iomega HDD External Hard Drive User's Manual
Using the Iomega
®
HDD External Hard Drive
Read this section for important information on these functions:
Formatting the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive
Using the Iomega FAT32 Formatter software
Disconnecting the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive
Partitioning the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive
Formatting the Iomega
®
HDD External Hard Drive
FAT 32 format:
The Iomega HDD External Hard Drive is PC formatted with FAT 32 to give the drive greater
exchangeability between different operating systems.
NTFS format:
NTFS is the native file system used by Windows
®
NT, 2000 and XP. If the Iomega drive is formatted in
NTFS, it will not be recognized in Windows 98, Me or Mac
®
OS.
Reformatting the Drive on a PC:
To reformat, right click on the drive icon and select
Format
.
NOTE:
Reformatting your Iomega HDD External Hard Drive with a file system other than FAT 32 may make it unreadable
on other computer operating systems.
Mac Users:
You can read files on a Mac from a FAT 32 formatted drive, however:
●
The drive may mount slower.
●
Files may copy slower.
●
You can improve performance by reformatting on your Mac; however, you will be unable to read the drive on a PC
computer without special software.
Reformatting the Drive on a Mac:
The default format for Mac is HFS+.
●
OS 9.1:
Click
Special
on the task bar and select
Erase Disk
.
●
OS X:
Select the
Disk Utility
application; select
Applications
, then
Utilities
, then
Disk Utility
. Select the
Erase
tab. (Make sure the volume selected is correct.)
Windows 2000, NT, and XP Users:
Iomega FAT32 Formatter software:
If the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive has been formatted with an NTFS file
system, it may be unreadable on Windows 95, 98, ME, or Mac OS. To reformat the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive to
FAT 32, use the
Iomega FAT32 Formatter
software located on the installation CD. Make sure you review the
readme
file
before using the software.
For the most recent information on NTFS, FAT 32, and formatting the Iomega HDD External Hard Drive, go to
www.
iomega.com/support
.
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