
4
Double-click on the “Disk Drives” option. A new disk drive should be listed
under this category. It will typically contain the make/model of the hard
drive you have installed in the enclosure.
Using the Enclosure
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
If you are using a brand new hard drive that does not contain any data,
then you will first need to prepare the hard drive for use. From the main
desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista/7), then
select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select Disk
Management from the left window panel.
Locate the Disk that says it is “Unallocated” (check hard drive capacity to
confirm it’s the correct hard drive) and then right-click in the section that
says “Unallocated” and select “New Partition”.