4.1 Preparing the hard disk using Windows XP/Vista
1.
Right click the 'My Computer' icon.
2.
Click 'Manage'.
3.
Select the option 'Disk Management' from the left side of the screen.
4.
Right click the new hard disk and choose 'Initialize'.
5.
Click 'OK'.
6.
Right click the new hard disk.
7.
Click 'New Partition'.
8.
Click 'Next'.
9.
Click 'Next'.
10. Click 'Next'.
11. Choose the desired partition format (Note: when using FAT32 the partition size is
limited to 32GB).
12. Click 'Next'.
13. Select the drive letter you wish to assign to this partition.
14. Click 'Next'.
15. Select the desired file system: FAT32 or NTFS.
Note! If you only use the hard disk on Windows XP or Vista systems we recommend
the usage of the NTFS file system. However, If you are also using older Windows
systems, we recommend the usage of FAT32.
16. Enter a name for the new partition in the field 'Volume label'.
17. Enable the checkbox near 'Quick format'.
18. Click 'Next'.
19. Click 'Finish'.
20. The hard disk is now ready to be used.
4.2 Preparing the hard disk using Windows 7/8
1.
Go to 'Start'.
2.
Select 'Control Panel'.
3.
Select 'Administrative Tools'.
4.
Select 'Computer Management'.
5.
Select 'Disk Management' at 'Storage'.
6.
Right-click the new hard disk and click 'New Simple Volume'.
7.
Choose the amount of free space needed for the new disk/partition. We
recommend to use all of the free disk space.
8.
Select the drive letter you wish to assign.
9.
Enter a name for the new partition.
10. Format the hard disk.
11. After formatting, the hard disk is ready to be used.
Note: Formatting the hard disk can take a few minutes, depending on the hard disk
size. Do not interrupt this process.
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