LaCinema Rugged HD
Reformatting the LaCinema Rugged
User Manual
page 33
6. Reformatting the
LaCinema Rugged HD
6.1. Windows Users
IMPORTANT INFO:
The drive should only be formatted as FAT32
or NTFS. If the drive is formatted in a different format (such as
HFS+), files will NOT appear on your television screen.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
The FAT32 (MS-DOS) file system is compat-
ible with almost all computers but file size is limited to 4GB.
The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Windows
2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps: (1) in-
stalling a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. These
steps will erase anything that is on the disk.
CAUTION:
Following these steps will erase everything from the
LaCinema Rugged. If you have information that you want to protect
or continue to use, back up this information before performing these
steps.
1. Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port.
2. Right-click
My Computer
and select
Manage
.
3. From the “Computer Management” window, select
Disk Man-
agement
(located below the
Storage
group). See
Fig. 52
.
4. If the “Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard” window appears,
click
Cancel
.
5. Windows will list the Hard Disks that are installed on the system.
Locate the drive that is represented by the
icon. Right-click
the icon and select
Initialize
.
6. In the box to the right that says
Unallocated
, right-click and
select
New Partition…
7. On the first page of the “New Partition Wizard,” click
Next.
See
Fig. 53
.
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Fig. 52
Fig. 53
