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VIDEONICS FIRESTORE
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The computer's main disk drive will be labeled Disk 1
(consult your
computer's documentation or an expert if you are unsure). Additional drives
will be listed Disk 2, 3, 4 etc. Locate your FireWire disk drive (look for the
drive that has a similar capacity to your FireWire disk drive if multiple drives
are connected). At "Enter Fixed Disk Drive Number", select Disk 2 (if appli-
cable).
WARNING: ENSURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT DRIVE SELECTED. SE-
LECTING THE WRONG DRIVE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA!
7. You will now see the same menu as Step 5. This time, select "Create Pri-
mary DOS Partition" (the default). Be sure have the right disk drive selected
and then press the Enter key. This could take some time.
8. When asked "Do you wish to use the maximum available size for the Primary
DOS partition?", answer "Y" and press the Enter key. This could take some
time.
9. When the partitioning is complete, press the Esc key TWICE. You will be
prompted to restart your PC. Ignore this message. Press Esc once more to
exit fdisk. At the prompt, type "exit" to close the MS-DOS prompt window.
10. From My Computer, select the FireWire disk drive and right click the mouse
button. From the menu, select Format. Choose Full from the Format Type
and then click Start to begin. This could take some time.
11. You have now created a volume which will allow FireStore to create a
FAT 32 volume of its own. Disconnect the FireWire drive from your com-
puter and connect it to FireStore. Follow the steps in "Formatting a New FAT32
FireWire Disk Drive for the First Time" on page 35.
Creating a Partition on an Unknown Volume Type (Win 2000)
If the FireWire disk drive you are using came formatted for Macintosh, you
must first create a useable partition on that drive. It is necessary to do this
even if you plan on only using FireStore files with a Macintosh. Using a
FireWire equipped Windows 200 system, do the following:
1. Ensure your computer system has a working OHCI compliant IEEE-1394
PCI card or connection.
2. Power up your computer and FireWire disk drive (if necessary). Ensure
the appropriate FireWire disk drive drivers are already loaded onto your com-
puter (see your FireWire disk drives documentation for more information).
Connect your FireWire disk drive to a 6 pin FireWire port.
3. From the Start Menu, select Programs -> Settings -> Control Panel. From
Control Panel, double click on Administrative Tools. Then double click on Com-
puter Management.
4. In the Storage Sub Directory, click on Disk Management as shown on the
following page:
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