Aegis Fortress Setup For Mac Os - Apricorn Aegis Fortress User Manual

Initializing and formatting the Aegis Fortress
after a complete reset (cont'd)
10. Right-click in the blank area under the Unallocated section, and then select New
Partition or New Simple Volume (depending on your OS.) The Welcome to the New
Partition Wizard window opens.
11. Click Next.
12. Select Primary Partition and then click Next.
13. If you need only one partition, accept the default partition size by clicking Next.
14. Click Next.
15. Create a volume label, select Perform a quick format, and then click Next.
16. Click Finish.
17. Wait until the format process is complete. The Aegis Fortress will be recognized and
available for use.
Hibernating, Suspending, or Logging
off from the Operating System
Be sure to save and close all the files on your Aegis Fortress before hibernating,
suspending, or logging off from the Windows operating system.
It is recommended that you lock the Aegis Fortress manually before
hibernating, suspending, or logging off from your system.
To log off the Aegis Fortress, double-click Safely Remove Hardware on the
Windows desktop and remove the Aegis Fortress from your computer.
Attention: To ensure the data integrity of your Aegis Fortress, be sure to
lock or log off your Aegis Fortress if you are:
•
away from your computer
•
using the switching user function by sharing a computer with others

Aegis Fortress Setup for Mac OS

Your Aegis Fortress is preformatted in NTFS for Windows. To reformat the
drive to a Mac compatible format please read the below.
Once the drive is unlocked, open Disk Utility from Applications/Utilities/
Disk Utilities.
To format the Aegis Fortress:
1. Select the Aegis Fortress from the list of drives and volumes. Each
drive in the list will display its capacity, manufacturer, and product
name, such as 232.9 Apricorn Fortress.
2. Click the 'Erase' tab.
3. Enter a name for the drive. The default name is Untitled. The drive's
name will eventually appear on the desktop.
4. Select a volume format to use. The Volume Format dropdown
menu lists the available drive formats that the Mac supports. The
recommended format type is 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled).'
5. Click the 'Erase' button. Disk Utility will unmount the volume from the
desktop, erase it, and then remount it on the desktop.
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