Preparing the Disk Drive for Use
If you have installed a
new
disk drive in your enclosure, you must prepare it for use
by initializing and formatting it, so that your computer can recognize and
communicate with it.
Caution:
If you’ve used the disk drive previously and want to preserve the
data on it,
do not
initialize and format the disk drive or you’ll erase all the data
on it. Refer to your operating system documentation for more information.
The process of initializing and formatting a new disk drive differs by operating
system. Refer to your operating system documentation for instructions on
completing these tasks.
Note:
For technical assistance with the initialization and formatting process,
please contact Microsoft (Windows users) or Apple (Macintosh users).
Setting up Removable option – Windows 98SE
Only
For some models of SATA hard disk, you may need to enable the “removable”
option in order for the system to detect the drive. If you don’t see your drive show
up in “My Computer”, please follow the steps below:
1. On your desktop, right-click
My Computer
, select
Properties
, then click the
Device Manager
tab.
2. Expand
the
Disk Drive
category. Select the hard drive installed in the
enclosure, and then right-click to select the
Properties
.
3. Click on the
Setting
tab and select
Removable
in the
Option
box.
4.
Continue to the
Reserved Drive Letters
box and select the same letter for the
Start
&
End Driver letter.
5.
Restart the system when prompted.
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