Xcellon HDD-202, User Manual

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d. You can opt to perform a quick format or a full format.
Perform a quick format is the default option.
e. Make sure Enable file and folder compression is unselected.
f. Click on Next to continue.
9. Review your settings and click on Finish . Windows will format
the partition, which will appear as formatted in the middle
column of the
Computer Management window, and the disk
will appear as a usable drive in My Computer .
Mac OS X
1. If your disk drive is unformatted, a dialog box will appear, stating
that the computer cannot read the disk. Click on Initialize to
open the
Disk Utility
application. Alternatively, you can go to
Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.
2. In the left column of the
Disk Utility
window, you will see a list
of connected disk drives. Select the disk you want to erase and
click on the
Erase tab in the right-hand column.
3. From the
Format
drop-down menu, select the file system you
want to use for the disk.
4. Type in a name for the disk in the
Name
text entry box. The
default disk name is “Untitled”.
5. Click on the Erase button and confirm your selection in the
dialog box that follows. Mac OS will format the disk, and it will
appear in the
Finder under the Devices category.