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Quick Start Guide
To use the Disk Management application
1. Click
Start
, click
Run
, type
compmgmt.msc
, and
then click
OK
.
2. In the console tree, click
Disk Management
. The
Disk Management
window appears. Your discs and
volumes are displayed.
3. Right-click on the drive you want to reformat (or
partition) and use the options provided to reformat
or partition the drive.
To use the DiscWizard for Windows
application
Launch the
DiscWizard for Windows
application in
the Files directory on the Seagate
Disc Utility CD
,
and follow the easy-to-use, on-screen instructions.
Data-sharing between Windows
and Macintosh systems
Seagate does not recommend that you use your
external hard drive to share data between Windows
and Macintosh operating systems. This is primarily
due to all of the variables in OS types and versions,
formats and partitions, interfaces, and third-party
connectivity software packages. If you absolutely
must use your external hard drive to share data
between Windows and Macintosh systems, initialize
your drive (before you use it!) for a Macintosh OS, as
described below, and then purchase and install—on
your Windows system—available third-party software
that allows your Windows system to read from and
write to a drive that is formatted for a Mac OS.
Also, for dual-interface kits, the two FireWire
(IEEE 1394a) ports are designed for daisy chaining
FireWire devices, not for connecting two computers
to the drive at the same time.
Caution.
Do not leave your drive in its pre-formatted
FAT32, single-partition condition if you intend to
transfer data between Mac and Windows systems.
Doing so will result in data loss.
Note.
When using the FireWire (IEEE 1394a) connectors in
a daisy chain configuration, the drive must be powered on
for the pass through connection to function.
