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Formatting a New FAT32 FireWire Disk Drive for the First
Time
If you have established that the connected FireWire disk drive is a FAT32
volume, it is highly recommended that you carry out a fresh format on that
drive before using it with FireStore EVEN IF the drive is brand new. To for-
mat a connected drive on FireStore, simply hold down FireStore's SHIFT/
ALT
( )
button for two seconds. Then press the HDD
( )
button. The following message will appear on the LCD display:
WARNING: FORMATTING A DRIVE WILL ERASE ALL INFORMATION!
To begin formatting the drive, press the PLAY button. To exit press the STOP
button. During formatting, FireStore's LCD screen will read "Formatting...".
Once formatting is complete, the LCD will display the following screen:
You are now ready to use FireStore.
Creating a Partition on an Unknown Volume Type (Win98
or ME)
If the FireWire disk drive you are using came formatted for Macintosh or
other system, you must first create a useable partition on that drive. It is
necessary to do this even if you plan on only using FireStore files with a
Macintosh. Using a FireWire equipped Windows 98 or ME system, do the
following:
1. Ensure your computer system has a working OHCI compliant IEEE-1394
PCI card or connection.
2. Power up your computer and FireWire disk drive (if necessary). Ensure
the appropriate FireWire disk drive drivers are already loaded onto your com-
puter (see your FireWire disk drives documentation for more information).
Connect your FireWire disk drive to a 6 pin FireWire port.