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Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP Home

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Hardware Upgrades Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive 1. Exit all software applications, shut down the operating system software, and turn off the computer. 2. Insert the hard drive into the MultiBay as shown in "Inserting a Drive into the MultiBay". 3. Turn on the computer. Follow directions for your operating system, below: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP Home 1. Right-click the My Computer icon, then click Manage > Disk Management. 2. Select the MultiBay hard drive. 3. On the Partition menu, click Create. Carefully read and respond to any prompts that appear on the screen. Refer to the Microsoft Management Console online Help (click Action > Help, while running Management Console) for additional information. Uninstalling the MultiBay Security Screw When installed, the MultiBay security screw disables the MultiBay eject lever, so that a drive installed in the MultiBay cannot be removed. To remove a drive installed in the MultiBay, you must first remove the security screw, if installed, using the special Torx screwdriver (provided). 2-26 Hardware Reference Guide

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Hardware Reference Guide
Hardware Upgrades
Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive
1. Exit all software applications, shut down the operating system
software, and turn off the computer.
2. Insert the hard drive into the MultiBay as shown in
Inserting a
Drive into the MultiBay
.
3. Turn on the computer. Follow directions for your operating
system, below:
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional,
or Windows XP Home
1. Right-click the My Computer icon, then click Manage > Disk
Management.
2. Select the MultiBay hard drive.
3. On the Partition menu, click Create. Carefully read and respond
to any prompts that appear on the screen.
Refer to the Microsoft Management Console online Help (click
Action > Help, while running Management Console) for additional
information.
Uninstalling the MultiBay Security Screw
When installed, the MultiBay security screw disables the MultiBay
eject lever, so that a drive installed in the MultiBay cannot be
removed.
To remove a drive installed in the MultiBay, you must first remove the
security screw, if installed, using the special Torx screwdriver
(provided).