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Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive, Start, My Computer, Manage, Storage

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Hardware Upgrades Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive ✎ You must be logged on as an Administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. 1. Exit all software applications, turn off the computer properly through the operating system, then turn off any external devices. 2. Insert the MultiBay hard drive into the MultiBay as shown in the "Inserting a Drive into the MultiBay" section. 3. Turn on the computer. 4. Click Start. 5. Right-click My Computer, then click Manage. 6. Click Storage, then double-click Disk Management. 7. Right-click the MultiBay hard drive, then click Partition. Carefully read and respond to any prompts that appear on the screen. Refer to the online Help (click Action > Help) for additional information. 2-38 www.hp.com Hardware Reference Guide

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Hardware Upgrades
Partitioning and Formatting a MultiBay Hard Drive
You must be logged on as an Administrator or a member of the
Administrators group in order to complete this procedure.
1. Exit all software applications, turn off the computer properly
through the operating system, then turn off any external devices.
2. Insert the MultiBay hard drive into the MultiBay as shown in the
“Inserting a Drive into the MultiBay”
section.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Click
Start
.
5. Right-click
My Computer
, then click
Manage
.
6. Click
Storage
, then double-click
Disk Management
.
7. Right-click the MultiBay hard drive, then click
Partition
.
Carefully read and respond to any prompts that appear on the
screen.
Refer to the online Help (click
Action
>
Help
) for additional
information.