Re-Formatting The Drive - Acomdata external E5 Serial ATA(SATA) User Manual

R -F D
E ORMATTING THE RIVE
FORMATTING A HARD DISK ERASES ALL DATA
STORED ON THE DISK! BEFORE YOU FORMAT THE
DRIVE, BE SURE TO SAVE A COPY OF ANY FILES YOU
WISH TO KEEP TO ANOTHER STORAGE DEVICE.
Your AcomData the Drive was formatted at the factory
with the FAT32 file system. This makes the Drive both
Mac and PC compatible right out of the box, and allows
you to share files between platforms.
If you plan to use your the Drive only on a Mac or only
on a PC, you should consider re-formatting the Drive
with one of the more advanced file systems that may
be available to you.
Formatting Options
for Windows XP/2000 Users
If you do not plan to use the Drive on a Mac or
Windows 95 or Me, consider re-formatting your the
Drive with the NTFS file system. NTFS provides several
advantages over FAT32, including better security and
support for files larger than 4 GB. NTFS is not compat-
ible with Windows 98SE and Me.
Formatting Options for Mac Users
If you plan to use the Drive only on a Mac, consider re-
formatting it with the Mac OS Extended file system.
– 35 –