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Using FDISK Under Windows® 2000/XP
Note: The external hard disk can’t works with ‘Dynamic Disk’
type. Do not upgrade the external hard disk to ‘Dynamic Disk’
type, always use it with ‘Basic Disk’ type.
1.
To partition the external hard disk under Windows 2000 or
Windows XP, please plug the external hard disk and make sure it
is recognized, then.,
①
In Windows 2000: Click
Start
Ö
Settings
Ö
Control
Panel
Ö
Administrative Tools
Ö
Computer
Management
to open
‘Computer Management’
window.
②
In Windows XP: Click
Start
Ö
Control Panel
Ö
Performance and Maintenance
Ö
Administrative Tools
Ö
Computer Management
to open
‘Computer
Management’
window.
2.
Click on
‘Disk Management’
on the left part of this window, all
connected disk drives will be listed in the right part. Find out the
largest number of Disk #, for example, on the below picture, Disk
1
is the largest number, and it is the external hard disk. On the
right side of the Disk
1
is the status of the partitions of this disk
drive, you can create a new or delete an exist partition by
