a. Click on the Start menu, then click Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
b. Double-click on Administrative Tools, and then double-click
on Computer Management.
c. In the Storage sub-directory, click on Disk Management.
3. The Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard will start.
a. Click Next to continue the Wizard.
b. Select the SmartDisk hard drive from the list using the checkbox.
Caution: Selecting the wrong drive at this point may
cause you to lose valuable data.
c. Click Next to continue.
d. Click Finish to write the signature to the hard drive.
4. The hard drive will be listed without a drive letter, and show as
"unallocated."
5. To create a partition, right click once on the unallocated area of
the hard drive box, and click on Create Partition.
6. The Create Partition Wizard will start.
a. Click Next to continue the Wizard.
b. Choose Primary or Extended Partition (Primary is recommended),
then click Next.
c. Enter the amount of disk space to be allocated (the partition
size). The default is the maximum available disk space
(recommended). Click Next..
d. Assign a drive letter or path (the default letter is recommended),
then click Next.
e. Select a file system to format the disk (FAT32 or NTFS), verify
the settings, and then click Next. Refer to the section FAT32
or NTFS? later in this document if you are not sure which to
choose.
It is recommended that you select the Perform Quick Format
checkbox. A standard format could take several hours.
f. Verify the settings, and then click Finish to begin formatting
the hard drive.
7. When formatting has finished, the hard drive will display the
volume name, the drive letter, the size of the partition (in GB),
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