4. Using Your LaCie Drive
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LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0
User’s Manual
4.1.2. Windows Users
• Windows 2000 and XP – Use the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the operating system.
Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 2000 And Windows XP
The process of formatting and partitioning a drive on a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP consists of two
steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) partitioning/formatting the drive. These steps will erase anything that is
on the disk.
1) Connect the drive to the computer via one of the interface ports.
2) Right-click
My Computer
and click
Manage
.
3) From the
Computer Management
window, select
Disk Management
(located below the Storage group).
4) If this is the first time the drive is being formatted, Windows 2000 will launch the
Write Signature Wizard
(
Write Initialize
Wizard
in Windows XP). Click
Next
.
5) Windows will list the new drive(s)
attached. If you are formatting a single
drive, only one drive should be visible.
Select the checkbox next to the drive and
click
Next
.
Important Info:
Check the
"quick format" box.
6) Click
Finish
to exit the Wizard.
7) Now, with the disk management
window open, a new drive will be visible.
Right-click on the available space and
select
Create Partition...
8) This will bring up the
Create Partition
Wizard
. Click
Next
.
