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Using Your LaCie Drive
3.1.2. Windows Users
The LaCie mini is formatted in HFS+ so Windows users must reformat it. If you use only Windows 2000 and XP, format
the drive in NTFS. If you want cross platform use between Windows and Mac and or Windows 98 SE and Me, please use
FAT32.
• Windows 98 SE and Me – Install and use LaCie Silverlining 98, which is included with your drive.
• Windows 2000 and XP – Use the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the operating system.
For instructions on installing and using Silverlining 98, please refer to the Silverlining manual, located on your LaCie Stor-
age Utilities CD, in PDF format.
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 the USB 2.0 and/or FireWire port. Right-click
My Computer
and click
Man-
age
.
2) From the
Computer Management
window, select
Disk Management
(located below the
Storage
group).
3) If this is the first time the drive is being formatted, Win-
dows 2000 will launch the
Write Signature Wizard
(
Write Initialize Wizard
in Windows XP). Click
Next
.
Important note:
Check the “quick format”
box.
4) 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
.
5)Click
Finish
to exit the Wizard.
6) Now, with the disk management window open, a new
drive will be visible. Right-click on the available space and
select
Create Partition...
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