LaCie Box •
DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Formatting
User Manual
page 14
3.1. Windows Users
The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Win-
dows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 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
LaCie Box. It is very important to back up all information that you
want to protect or continue to use 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
Management
(located below the
Storage
group). See
Fig. 11
.
4. If the “Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard” window appears,
click
Cancel
.
5. Windows will list the Hard Disks that are installed on the sys-
tem. Locate the SATA disk housed within the LaCie Box. 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. 12
.
continued on next page >>
Fig. 11
Fig. 12