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FORMAT THE USB 2.0 EXTERNAL DRIVE
DOS Method (Recommended for Advanced Users Only)
1. Click on "Start", and choose "Programs". Select "MSDOS".
2. At the DOS prompt, type "FDISK" and press "Enter".
Note: If the FDISK utility terminates without displaying an error
message, exit back to Windows and disconnect the External
Drive. Reboot your computer. When Windows restarts,
reconnect the External Drive and go back to Step 1.
3. In the opening FDISK screen, answer the question: "Do you
want to enable large disk support?" Enter "Y" if you want to
create a partition larger than 2GB. Enter "N" if you want to
create a partition smaller than 2GB.
4. The FDISK "Options" screen will now appear. Select option
5, "Change Current Fixed Disk". Select your new disk from
the list of available drives.
5. In the "Change Current Fixed Disk Drive" screen, enter the
disk drive number that is assigned to your External Drive.
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