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RED DSMC MEDIA OPERATION GUIDE
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FORMAT (ERASE) MEDIA VIA COMPUTER
RED
®
recommends that you only format your SSD via computer if the SSD cannot mount to the camera.
NOTE:
If the media was formatted using a secure format, you cannot format the media using an external source.
You must format the media in-camera. For more information on formatting the media in-camera, go to
.
FORMAT MEDIA (MAC OS X)
NOTE:
A Mac can format an SSD as MS-DOS (FAT) only when the SSD is already formatted as FAT32 or MS-DOS
(FAT).
IMPORTANT:
Ensure that data is backed up before formatting media, since formatting erases all data on the SSD.
1. Connect the RED MINI-MAG or REDMAG 1.8" SSD to your computer. For more information, go to
.
2. Open
Disk Utility
.
3. Select a drive.
4. Click the
Erase
tab.
5. Select
MS-DOS (FAT)
from the
Volume Format
drop-down menu.
IMPORTANT:
Before performing the next step, double-check that this is the correct SSD from which you want
to erase data.
NOTE:
The camera will overwrite any name that you add to the SSD.
6. Click
Erase...
.
