HP EY931AA HP PD0800, PD1200 Pocket Media Drives - User's Guide - Page 9

Formatting the Drive for Windows CAUTION: Reformatting a hard disk drive destroys all data on the drive. If you have data that you want to keep, back up the data before reformatting the disk drive. Your HP Pocket Media Drive was formatted at the factory for the NT file system (NTFS). This file system supports large media files that are larger than 4GB. Some computers use the FAT32 file system. FAT32 is a file system that organizes files on the computer. This system is standard for Windows Me and is supported under Windows XP. With FAT32, a single file is limited in size to 4GB. This may create a problem when you are creating backup files. If you need to use this disk drive on a computer that is formatted with FAT32, you need to reformat the drive. If your computer has Windows Me and you upgrade to Windows XP, your computer is automatically reformatted to use the NTFS. Reformatting the drive with a FAT32 file system If you have an older operating system such as Windows Me, you may need to reformat the HP Pocket Media Drive with a FAT32 file system. Some older BIOS versions only support 4GB to 16GB partitions. If you do not want your disk drive partitioned, go to the BIOS manufacturer's Web site to download a BIOS upgrade. To reformat the disk drive with FAT32 on a Windows Me system: 1 Make sure the HP Pocket Media Drive is NOT connected to the computer. 2 Click Start on the taskbar. 3 Choose Settings, and click Control Panel. 4 Double-click System. 5 Click the Device Manager tab. 6 Double-click Disk drives to open the list of drives connected to your system. 7 Write down the drive(s) listed so you'll be able to correctly identify the new drive when it appears. 8 Close the System Properties window and the Control Panel window. 9 Connect the HP Pocket Media Drive to the computer. See "Connecting the Drive to a Computer Without a Drive Bay" on page 3. 10 Click Start on the taskbar. 11 Choose Settings, and click Control Panel. 12 Double-click System. 13 Click the Device Manager tab. 14 Double-click Disk drives to open the list of drives connected to your system. 15 Select the new drive from the Disk drive list. The new drive is the drive that was not listed before in step 6. 16 Click Properties. 17 Click the Settings tab. 18 Make sure that the Removable check box has a check mark next to it. 19 Click OK. 20 Click Close. 21 Restart your system. To format your HP Pocket Media Drive disk drive: 1 Double-click the My Computer icon. 2 Click the Removable Disk icon. A message appears asking you if you want to format the disk drive. 3 Click Yes. 4 In the Format window, in the Format type area, click Full. You can also type a label for the disk drive at this time if you choose. 5 Click Start. 6 Click OK. Formatting can take longer than 60 minutes. Do not disconnect the drive during the procedure. 7 When formatting is complete, click Close and then click OK. HP Pocket Media Drive User's Guide 5