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LaCinema Classic HD User Manual Reformatting the LaCinema Classic HD page 58 9.2. Reformatting: Mac Users TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCinema Classic HD is formatted in NTFS for immediate use with Windows. Mac users must reformat the drive into Mac OS Extended (NOT journaled). IMPORTANT INFO: You can alternatively choose to format the LaCinema Classic HD in MS-DOS (FAT32), which is compatible with almost all computers, keep in mind that you will not be able to transfer files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Classic HD. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the LaCinema Classic HD. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. 1. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. 2. Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar. 3. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. The Disk Utility window will open. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window. 5. Select the Partition tab. 6. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions). You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme: area. 7. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each volume (partition), and choose a file system (Mac OS Extended or MS-DOS) from the drop-down menu (Fig. 104). 8. Once you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. Click Partition again when the alert message appears to continue. 9. Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use. Fig. 103 Fig. 104

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LaCinema Classic HD
Reformatting the LaCinema Classic HD
User Manual
page 58
9.2. Reformatting: Mac Users
TECHNICAL NOTE:
The LaCinema Classic HD is formatted in
NTFS for immediate use with Windows.
Mac users must reformat
the drive into
Mac OS Extended
(NOT journaled).
IMPORTANT INFO:
You can alternatively choose to format the
LaCinema Classic HD in MS-DOS (FAT32), which is compatible with
almost all computers, keep in mind that you will not be able to trans-
fer files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Classic HD.
CAUTION:
Following these steps will erase everything from the
LaCinema Classic HD. If you have information that you want to
protect or continue to use, back up this information before perform-
ing these steps.
1. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive.
2. Select
Utilities
from the
Go
menu in the Finder menu bar.
3. In the Utilities folder, double-click
Disk Utility
.
4. The Disk Utility window will open. Select the volume labeled
LaCie Hard Disk
from the list of available hard disks on the left
side of the window.
5. Select the
Partition
tab.
6. From the
Volume Scheme:
menu, choose the number of parti-
tions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you the
option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions). You can
adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the
partitions in the
Volume Scheme:
area.
7. In the
Volume Information
section, enter a name for each vol-
ume (partition), and choose a file system (Mac OS Extended or
MS-DOS) from the drop-down menu (
Fig. 104
).
8. Once you have finalized the volume options, click
Partition
.
Click
Partition
again when the alert message appears to con-
tinue.
9. Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to
your settings, and your drive will be ready to use.
Fig. 103
Fig. 104