4. Using Your LaCie Drive
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LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface
User’s Manual
4.1.2. Windows Users
• Windows 2000 and XP – Use the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the
operating system.
Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 2000 And Windows XP
The process of formatting and partitioning a drive on a computer running Windows 2000
or Windows XP consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2)
partitioning/formatting the drive. These steps will erase anything that is on the disk.
1) Connect the drive to the computer via one of the interface ports.
2) Right-click
My Computer
and click
Manage
.
3) From the
Computer Management
window, select
Disk Management
(located below the Storage group).
4) If this is the first time the drive is
being formatted, Windows 2000 will
launch the
Write Signature Wizard
(
Write Initialize Wizard
in Windows
XP). Click
Next
.
5) Windows will list the new drive(s)
attached. If you are formatting a single
drive, only one drive should be visible.
Select the checkbox next to the drive
and click
Next
.
6) Click
Finish
to exit the Wizard.
7) Now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will be visible. Right-click on the available space and select
Create Partition...
8) This will bring up the
Create Partition Wizard
. Click
Next
.
9) Select
Primary Partition
. Click
Next
.
Caution!
Following these steps
will erase anything that is on
the hard drive. Therefore, if
you have information that you
want to protect or continue to
use, backup this information
before performing these steps.
Important Info:
Check
the "quick format" box.
