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Formatting the Hard Disk Drive
B
e
aware
that
this
will
destroy
all
your
existing
data
on
the
drive
!
PC running Windows 98 SE or Windows ME
1. Go to the start menu
2. Select “Run”
3. Type in “command” - press OK to confirm.
4. Type in “fdisk” and press Enter
5. Select “Y” and press Enter
6. Enter “5” to change the drive
7. Select the drive you want to format
8. Choose “1” and follow the on-screen instructions.
For best
compatibility
between different
Operating Systems,
use the FAT32 file
system. FAT32 can
be accessed on most
systems but the file
size for a single file is
limited to 4GB.
It is recommend-
ed to format the
hard drive using the
interface you will most
likely be accessing the
drive with.
