ioSafe Solo Hawk User Manual
Figure 8.
The Disk Management pane in Windows 7.
d. Unless you wish to customize the settings in these dialog prompts, click
Next
on the
Select Partition, Specify Volume/Partition Size, and Assign Drive Letter or Path dialog
prompts, leaving the default settings.
e. Choose your preferred file system from the file system selection window that appears
and enter a name for the new volume. Then check the box labeled
Quick Format
,
which ensures that the formatting process will take less than a minute.
f. Click
Next
and then
Finish
to start the format process. When the format is complete,
the Drive Properties Box will update to show the new volume name. The new volume
can now be found by clicking on the
Computer button
in the Start Menu.
3.1.2 Accessing or Disconnecting the Solo Hawk in Windows
Accessing the Solo Hawk
When the Solo Hawk is properly connected and turned on (see Section 2), a window may
open to allow you access to the volume.
If no window appears and you are using Windows 10 or 8.1, find the volume by opening a
File Explorer window and then clicking on
This PC
in the navigation pane of a File Explorer
Window (Windows 10) or clicking on
Computer
in the navigation pane of a File Explorer
Window (Windows 8.1). If using Windows 7, click on the
Computer button
in the Start
Menu instead.
Disconnecting the Solo Hawk
Unmount the Solo Hawk before powering it down. Left click the
USB plug icon
with the
checkmark on the Desktop task bar and select the Solo Hawk from the menu that pops
up. You may have to click on the
Show Hidden Icons arrow
on the task bar to find the
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