LaCie Little Disk 320GB, USB 2.0 Manuel D’Utilisation

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LaCie Little Disk 
• Design by Sam Hecht
User Manual
page 
Formatting and Partitioning
3.1. Formatting for Windows Users
The  process  of  formatting  a  drive  on  a  computer 
running  Windows  2000  or  Windows  XP  consists  of 
two  steps:  (1)  installing  a  signature  on  the  drive,  and 
(2) formatting the drive. These steps will erase anything 
that is on the disk.
Connect the drive to the computer via the interface 
port.
Right-click 
My Computer
 and select 
Manage
.
From  the  “Computer  Management”  window,  se-
lect 
Disk Management
 (located below the 
Storage
 
group).
If the “Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard” window 
appears, click 
Cancel
.
Windows will list the hard drives that are installed 
on the system. Locate the drive that is represented 
by the   icon.   Right-click the icon and select 
Initialize
.
In the box to the right that says 
Unallocated
, right-
click and select 
New Partition…
On the first page of the “New Partition Wizard,” 
click 
Next.
Click 
Next
.
Click 
Next
.
 Click 
Next
.
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Next
.
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Fig. 3.1.2.A
Fig. 3.1.2.B
CAUTION:
 Following these steps will erase ev-
erything from the hard drive. If you have informa-
tion that you want to protect or continue to use, 
back up this information before performing these 
steps.
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