Windows® 7/Vista™/XP
The DataStation can be formatted like any other hard disk in Windows®.
•
Under "m
C
y
omputer
•
Select "f
ormAt
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Left-click on the "s
the "ok" button.
Mac® OS X from 10.4
To format the DataStation in Mac® OS X, please proceed as follows:
•
Select "f
"
inDer
•
Click on the DataStation to select it. It is listed under its model number.
•
In the right side of the window, select "p
•
Use the drop-down list under "v
you want to create.
Formatting with the file system HFS+
To format the DataStation in Mac® OS X with the file format "Hfs+" ("m
please proceed as follows:
•
Click on the button "o
"A
p
pple
Artition
klicking on "ok".
•
Use the drop-down list to determine the file system for the hard disk/partition
to be formatted, and enter the name in the provided field.
Instructions for the Mac® OS X Leopard: The file system "HFS+" ("M
i
allows you to use the "t
•
To start the formatting of the DataStation, click on the "A
this by clicking on "p
EN
16
"/"C
", right-click on the local disk "t
omputer
..." from the context menu that appears.
" button, and confirm that you want to format by clicking
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