4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive
Once you have set-up your LaCie Hard Drive, you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs.
Important Note:
The LaCie USB 2.0 Hard Drive is pre-formatted for the PC in FAT 32. If you plan on sharing the
hard drive between a Mac and a PC, you will need to leave the drive formatted for a PC. This will allow the
drive to be mounted on either platform and data shared between the two.
4.1 Mac Users
• Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x – Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive.
• Mac OS 10.x – Use the "Apple Disk Utility" application, which is native to the operating system.
For instructions on installing and using Silverlining Pro,
please refer to the Silverlining manual,
located on your LaCie Storage
Utilities CD, in PDF format.
For instructions on using the Mac OS 10.x "Apple Disk Utility" application, please refer to your Mac OS 10.x documentation
or online help.
4.2 PC Users
• Windows 98 SE and Me – Install and use LaCie Silverlining 98, which is included with your drive.
• Windows 2000 and XP – Use the "Disk Management Utility," which is native to the operating system.
For instructions on installing and using Silverlining 98,
please refer to the Silverlining manual
, located on your LaCie Storage
Utilities CD, in PDF format.
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 the USB port.
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."
Formatting and Partitioning Your Drive
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