NetDisk User Manual Network Direct Attached Storage / NDAS
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9
Using NetDisk in Mac OS and Windows
Environment
Mac OS and Windows users can easily share the same
NetDisk on a local area network.
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Connect NetDisk to a 100BASE-T / Full Duplex Switch.
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NetDisk and computers that need to use NetDisk must be
on the same subnet.
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On Windows, install Windows Install CD and on Mac,
install Mac Install CD.
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Register NetDisk onto Windows and Mac computers.
NetDisk default file system is NTFS File System Format. To
share NetDisk in a Mac OS and Windows Environment,
NetDisk must be formatted in FAT32 File System Format.
NetDisk must be formatted to FAT32 from Windows.
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Formatting NetDisk to FAT32 File System from
Windows
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Right click
My Computer
.
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Select
Manage
.
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Double click
Disk Management
.
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Find NetDisk from the button window and right click
on it.
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Select
Delete Partition
.
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Delete primary partition
window may appear.
Click
Yes
.
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Wait until partition is deleted. It will be indicated by
the word
Unallocated
.
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Right click unallocated NetDisk and select
New
Partition
.
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Welcome to the New Partition Wizard
will appear.
Click
Next
.
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Select
Primary Partition.
Click
Next
.
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Type 32768 into
Partition size in MB.
Click
Next
.
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For drive letter, use assigned drive letter or select a
new drive letter. Click
Next
.
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Select
Format this partition with the following
settings
.
- Select
FAT32
for
File system
- Select
Default
for
Allocation unit size
.
- Volume label
is optional.
- Check
Perform a quick format
. Click
Next
.
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Completing the New Partition Wizard
will appear.
Click
Finish
.
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A section of NetDisk will be partitioned in to 32 GB
FAT32.
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Repeat
Formatting NetDisk to FAT32 File System
from Windows
until rest of the unallocated portion of the
NetDisk is formatted.
Changing FAT32 File System Format to
NTFS File System Format
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Right click
My Computer
.
-
Select
Manage
.
-
Double click
Disk Management
.
-
Find NetDisk from the button window and right click
on it.
-
Select
Delete Partition
.
-
Delete primary partition
window may appear.
Click
Yes
.
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Delete all the partitions.
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Once all of the partitions are deleted, right click
unallocated NetDisk and select
New Partition.
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Welcome to the New Partition Wizard
will appear.
Click
Next
.
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Select
Primary Partition.
Click
Next
.
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Use the given
Partition size in MB.
Click
Next
.
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For drive letter, use assigned drive letter or select a
new drive letter. Click
Next
.
-
Select
Format this partition with the following
settings
.
- Select
NTFS
for
File system
- Select
Default
for
Allocation unit size
.
- Volume label
is optional.
- Check
Perform a quick format
. Click
Next
.
-
Completing the New Partition Wizard
will appear.
Click
Finish
.
Additional Information and Assistance
For additional information, frequently asked questions or
troubleshooting help, please refer to the NetDisk User Manual.
Assistance is also available by contacting XIMETA, Inc.
Whenever you contact XIMETA, Inc. for technical support,
please have the following information available:
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Product Name
•
Model
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Serial Number
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Software Version