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Appendix
How to Format and Partition a HDD using a PC
Formatting your External USB HDD using a PC
*NOTE* - Formatting your Drive will erase all stored
data, and this will not be recoverable.
1.
Connect your external HDD to the USB of the PC
2.
Open "My Computer" Right Click on the External
HDD drive letter. Please make sure that you click
on the correct drive as formatting the PC system
drive will result in damage to your PC.
3.
Select Format from the list
4.
Check the settings are as expected
(Capacity of Drive, File System, etc),
Put a tick in the box for "Quick Format" then click
"Start"
5.
Click "OK" to the warning screen
6.
Please wait (the length depends on the size of
the external HDD). Click "OK" to the "Format
Complete" dialogue box. - You have now
successfully Formatted you external HDD.
Partitioning your External USB HDD using a PC
*NOTE* by Partitioning your HDD you are dividing the
HDD into multiple storage units.
1.
Connect your external HDD to the USB of the PC
2.
Right click on "My Computer" and select
"Manage"
3.
Select "Disk Management" from the list - You
should then see a list of your available drives at
the top of the screen.
4.
Highlight the selected drive, then "Right
Click" and select "Delete Partition"
The drive then appears as "Unallocated"
5.
Right click the drive and select "New
Partition" – Go through the Wizard
entering your size in MB.
Eg. If you had a 1TB HDD and wanted
to partition in to 2 drives of equal size
you could enter 500000MB = 500GB.
Click "Next" and assign a "Drive Letter"
click "Next".
6.
On the next screen please select your
required settings and tick "Quick
Format" as below:
7.
Click "Next", then Finish on the last
screen.
8.
When the Disk appears as health you
have complete 1 partition in your
process.
Please repeat steps 5 to 8 for the
remaining drives you require.
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