Instruction manual
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3. A dialog window appears and asks you to initialize the hard drive. Depending on the
version of OS that you’re running, you have the option to create either an MBR or a
GPT disk.
Note:
GPT (GUIDE partition) is required for hard drives that are larger than 2 TB, but
GPT isn’t compatible with earlier versions of operating systems. MBR is supported by
both earlier and later versions of operating systems.
4. Locate the disk that is labeled
Unallocated
. To confirm that the hard drive is the
correct one, check the drive capacity.
5. Right-click the section of the window that says
Unallocated
and click
New
Partition
.
6. Complete the on-screen instructions to initialize the hard drive in the format of your
choice.
When the hard drive is successfully installed, it appears under
My Computer
or
Computer
with a drive letter assigned to it.
macOS
If you install a brand-new hard drive that doesn’t contain any data, you must prepare
the hard drive for use.
Warning!
When you complete the following steps, you create a partition that uses the
entire hard drive space.
1. Do one of the following:
• In
Spotlight
, enter
Disk Utility
.
• Open
Finder
. Navigate to
Applications
and click
Utilities
. Open
Disk Utility
.
2. Select the hard drive and click the
Partition
tab.
3. Enter a name for the partition.
4. Click
Apply
.
The hard drive now appears on your desktop and is accessible in
Finder
.
