Western Digital WDH1Q5000 User Manual - Page 18

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MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II USER MANUAL Note: In almost all cases, it is best to leave the allocation unit size at default. If you are not dual-booting, it is recommended that you use NTFS as the file system (you can also select FAT16 or FAT32). Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an external hard drive. The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Disk Management utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB. Go to support.microsoft.com and search for Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 184006 for additional information. 19. Click Next to verify the process and the choices you selected. 20. Click Finish to complete the process. After the formatting process completes, My Book appears as a drive letter in My Computer and is now installed and ready to use. SETTING UP - 15

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MY BOOK STUDIO EDITION II
USER MANUAL
SETTING UP – 15
Note:
In almost all cases, it is best to leave the allocation unit size at default. If you
are not dual-booting, it is recommended that you use NTFS as the file system (you
can also select FAT16 or FAT32). Dynamic partitions cannot be created on an
external hard drive. The Windows 2000 and Windows XP Disk Management
utility cannot support the format of a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB. Go to
support.microsoft.com
and search for Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 184006
for additional information.
19.Click
Next
to verify the process and the choices you selected.
20.Click
Finish
to complete the process. After the formatting process completes,
My Book appears as a drive letter in My Computer and is now installed and ready
to use.