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Using the USB hard drive

W 98SE
INDOWS
To install the Windows 98SE driver:
1 Plug in the hard drive. The Add New Hardware Wizard opens.
2 Insert the CD into your CD or DVD drive, then click Next.
3 Click Search for the best driver for your device, then click
Next.
4 Click CD ROM drive, then click Next.
5 After the driver is installed, click Finish.
6 Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. A new
removable drive appears.
Partitioning the USB hard drive
Before your USB hard drive can be used, it needs to be partitioned and
formatted.
W XP W
INDOWS AND INDOWS
To partition the hard drive using Windows XP or Windows 2000:
1 Plug in the USB hard drive.
2 Click Start, Settings, then Control Panel.
3 Click Administrative Tools, then double-click Computer
Management.
4 Click Disk Management in the left pane of this window. All
connected disk drives are listed in the right pane.
5 Find the USB hard drive that you added in the right pane.
6 Right-click on the USB hard drive, then click Create Partition.
The Create Partition wizard opens.
7 Follow the on-screen instructions to partition and format your USB
hard drive. Now that you have built a partition in the USB hard
drive, you can store files on it.
W ME W
INDOWS AND INDOWS
You can partition and format your hard drive by either using the control
panel or by using FDISK.
2000
98SE
To partition the hard drive the Control Panel:
1 Turn on your Windows ME or Windows 98SE computer.
2 Plug the USB hard drive into your computer.
3 Click Start, then click Control Panel.
4 Double-click System.
5 Click Disk drives.
6 Right-click the USB hard drive, then click Properties.
7 Click Settings.
8 Click Removable.
9 Restart the computer.
10 Double-click My Computer.
11 Right-click the removable hard drive.
12 Click format to format your USB hard drive. The USB hard drive
can only have one partition using this method.
To partition the hard drive using FDISK:
1 Turn on your Windows ME or Windows 98SE computer.
2 Plug the USB hard drive into your computer.
3 Click Start, Programs, then click MS-DOS Prompt.
4 At the DOS prompt, type FDISK, then press Enter.
Important: If FDISK quits without any message, click the X to go
back to the Windows 98 screen, unplug the USB hard drive, restart
the computer, plug in the USB hard drive, then repeat this process
starting with step 3.
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