LaCie d2 User Manual page 22

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5. Assign a drive letter or accept the default
6. Choose the file system format for the partition. If the partition
size is 32GB or less, the choices will include NTFS and FAT32.
Select the format and check
Select Next>.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7 offer
the exFAT file system, which is not limited to partitions greater than
32GB (Fig. 23). Used primarily with USB flash drives, the exFAT file
system overcomes many of the limitations of FAT32. In addition to
Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7, the exFAT file system can work
on Windows XP SP2 with a special driver. Since Mac OS support
is unstable, sharing your LaCie drive between Windows and Apple
operating systems using this file format is discouraged.
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(Fig. 21). Select Next>.
Perform a quick format (Fig.
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Fig. 23
Getting Connected
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