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LaCie Hard Drive User's Manual
5) Windows will list the new drive(s) attached. If you are formatting a single drive, only one drive should be visible. Select the
checkbox next to the drive and click Next.
6) Click Finish to exit the Wizard.
7) Now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will be visible. Right-click on the available space and select
Create Partition...
8) This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard. Click Next.
9) Select Primary Partition. Click Next.
10). Here you must specify partition size. It is recommended that you leave the partition set to the maximum available size,
unless you want multiple partitions on the same drive. Click Next.
11) Select Assign drive letter and select the desired letter for the drive. Click Next.
12) Select Format this partition... and then select a file system:
FAT32
FAT32 is a file system that is compatible with Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP; however, it
has limitations. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you will not be able to create a partition greater than 32GB.
NTFS
NTFS is a newer file system that is compatible only with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It has fewer limita-
tions than FAT 32 and will enable a partition to be created that is larger than 32GB.
Please refer to Chapter 5. Technical Information, under section,
Important Note:
detailed discussion on the differences between the two systems.
13) Click Next.
14) Click Finish.
15) Disk Management will create the partition and begin formatting the drive. Once completed, close Disk Management and
your new drive will be ready to use.
Formattng And Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive
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5.5. FAT 32 vs. NTFS, for a more