Formatting Portable Hard Drive For Windows 7; Formatting Portable Hard Drive Under Windows Xp - Verbatim Portable Hard Drive User Manual

1 If you have fi les located on your Verbatim hard drive open in any
application, close them.
2 Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware button in the System Tray.
3 Select your Verbatim hard drive from the menu that appears.
4 After a moment, Windows will display a message indicating that your
hardware can be safely removed.
You may also simply shut down your computer with Verbatim hard drive
connected, and then disconnect it.
Formatting the Portable
Hard Drive for Windows
Follow the instructions below to format your Verbatim hard drive for use
with Windows, or with both Windows and Mac OS. You will only have to
perform this procedure once. The required steps differ depending on
which version of Windows you are using while performing the format.
Follow the instructions for your version of Windows.
Formatting the Portable Hard Drive Under Windows
XP or Windows 2000
Follow these steps if you are using Windows XP or Windows 2000 while
formatting your Verbatim hard drive for Windows.
Formatting deletes all information on the drive. Double check each step
before execution to ensure that you are formatting the correct drive.
Information that is lost may be irretrievable.
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