Starting-Up Your Drobo Data Robot; Preparing Drobo For Use With Your Computer; Option A: Formatting For Pc Using Drobo Dashboard - Drobo User Manual

Drobo User Guide

Starting-up your Drobo data robot

Connect Drobo to your computer using the provided USB 2.0 cable.
Then connect the Drobo power supply between the Drobo and an
electrical outlet. Note: as with all electronic equipment, we recom-
mend connecting your Drobo to an electrical outlet through a good
quality surge protector.

Preparing Drobo for use with your computer

Just as with any digital storage system, you must format Drobo for
use with your type of computer operation system using the for-
matting tools provided in the Drobo Dashboard software included
on the Drobo Resource CD.

Option A: Formatting for PC using Drobo Dashboard

• Insert the Drobo Resource CD into your Windows PC. If it doesn't
automatically start, open the CD and double-click "Drobo."
• Follow the installation
wizard instructions.
• When the Resource CD
menu opens, click "Drobo
Dashboard" to install.
• Open Drobo Dashboard
and this screen displays:

USB2.0 Power
• The message at right
will then pop-up:
• Click "Yes". You will be shown this message asking you to select
Drobo's file system format.
• If you are going to use your Drobo only on Windows computers,
click "Format" to accept the recommended default. This uses
Microsoft's NTFS file system.
• If you plan to connect
your Drobo to multiple
computers running
different operating
systems, then you
should click the button
to select "FAT32." This
is a format that makes
your Drobo portable between Windows, OS X, or Linux computers.
• Now click on "Format". This process should take a few minutes.
• When complete, Drobo is formatted and ready to accept data.
Hot Tip: You can determine actual used
space by mousing-over the Drobo system
tray icon (only if Drobo Dashboard is
installed) or checking its blue utilization
meter lights.
II. Getting Started