LaCie hard disk MAX
• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Formatting & Partitioning
User Manual
page 14
3.1. Windows Users
The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Win-
dows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps:
(1) installing 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 your hard drive. If you have information that you want to
protect or continue to use, back up this information before per-
forming 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
Management
(located below the Storage group). See Fig.
3.1-A.
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. 3.1-A.
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Figure 3.1-A
Figure 3.1-B
