Apricorn EZ-BUS-DTC 250GB User Manual page 30

Reformatting Your Hard Drive
Your EZ Bus DTC's hard drive is preformatted with the FAT Windows File
System. While the FAT32 file system is visible to the largest number of
operating systems, FAT32 does have limitations. You cannot save a file larger
than GB. In Windows 000 and XP, the partition size is limited to GB.
The EZ Bus DTC will be usable in your system, however we recommend that
you reformat the hard drive in the following ways for the following operating
systems:
To Reformat in Windows 000 or XP (NTFS File System):
Caution: Reformatting your hard drive will destroy any data on
the hard drive. Backup any data before you continue with this
operation.
1. Make sure the EZ Bus DTC is plugged into the USB port.
. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer .
. Right click on the EZ Bus DTC drive and select Format .
. This will open the format window:
a. In the File system drop down box, select NTFS.
b. Use Default allocation unit size.
c. Under Format options :
Select Quick Format .
i.
Do not Enable Compression .
ii.
d. Click on the Start button.
5. The drive will now be reformatted.
6. To verify the reformatting of the drive:
a. Go to My Computer or Windows Explorer , right click on the EZ
Bus DTC drive, and select Properties from the list.
b. This will open the EZ Bus DTC hard drive properties. The File
System should now read NTFS.
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