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Formatting the Drive
in Windows 98SE or Me
1. Disable any anti-virus software you may have running.
2. Double-click on the My Computer icon. In the My
Computer window you should see the icon/letter for
the Drive (labeled "External").
3. Right-click on the Drive icon/letter and select Format.
In the Format window, verify the capacity; it should
be close to the stated capacity of your the Drive in
Megabytes.
4. Under Format type, select Full; everything else should
be left at the default setting. In the Label field under
Other options, type in a name for your the Drive.
(The name is limited to 8 characters, and no symbols
are allowed.)
5. Click Start. The following warning message will
appear: "This device is either a hard disk or a large
removable disk. Formatting it will destroy all files cur-
rently on the drive. Are you sure you want to format
this drive?" If no data was previously written to the
Drive, or you already backed up the data you wish to
keep, click OK.
6. If you see a warning from an antivirus program, click
Exclude.
7. When formatting is complete, you will be asked
to run a thorough Scandisk. Periodically running
Scandisk is a part of regular hard drive maintenance.
If you do not wish to run Scandisk at this time, close
the Format window.
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