Create partition and format
Before beginning, connect your external HD
to a PC (The HD should be mounted into the
external enclosure correctly). If your HD has
been formatted, please skip this chapter.
The following instructions will help you to
partition and format your HD in the Disk
Management of windows XP. The operation
under Windows VISTA or WIN7 is similar.
Caution
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The data on your HD will
be lost. If you have
important data on the HD,
please back up the data
before beginning the
operation.
1. Right click on the My Computer icon; click
"Manage" to initialize the Disk Management
program. You can also click "Start" -> "Control
panel" -> "Administrative Tools" -> "Computer
Management")