LaCie SAFE Hard Drive
User Manual
page
Helpful Information
Windows 2000 and XP – Use the Disk Man-
agement Utility, which is native to the operating
system.
Formatting Using Windows 2000
and Windows XP
The process of formatting a drive on a computer
running Windows 2000 or Windows XP consists
of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive,
and (2) formatting the drive. These steps will erase
anything that is on the disk.
Connect the drive to the computer via the in-
terface port.
Right-click
My Computer
and click
Manage
.
From the
Computer Management
window,
select
Disk Management
(located below the
Storage
group).
Windows will list the hard drives that are
installed on the system. Locate the LaCie
drive that you have attached, highlight it,
right-click on the name and select
Format
.
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7.2. Formatting Your LaCie SAFE Hard Drive
Once you have set-up your LaCie Hard Drive,
you can reformat it to suit your needs.
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Disk management utility
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Disk management utility
(Windows)
