HP RF863AA HP Personal Media Drive - User's Guide - Page 11
Formatting the Drive, for Windows
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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 drive. Your HP Personal Media Drive was formatted at the factory for an NTFS file system. This file system supports large media files that are larger than 4 GB. Some PCs use the FAT32 file system. FAT32 is a file system that organizes files on the PC. This system is standard for Windows ME and is supported under Windows XP. With FAT32, a single file is limited in size to 4 GB. This may create a problem when you are creating backup files. If you need to use this drive on a PC that is formatted with FAT32, you will need to reformat the drive. If your PC has Windows ME and you upgrade to Windows XP, your PC is automatically reformatted to use an NTFS file system. 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 Personal Media Drive with a FAT32 file system. If your BIOS is older, it only supports 4 to 16 gigabyte partitions. If you do not want your drive partitioned, go to the BIOS manufacturer's Web site to download a BIOS upgrade. To reformat the drive with FAT32 on a Windows ME system: 1 Make sure the HP Personal Media Drive is NOT connected to the PC. 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 Personal Media Drive to the PC. See "Connecting the Drive to a PC without a Drive Bay" on page 5. 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. Click it if it does not. 19 Click OK. 20 Click Close. 21 Restart your system. HP Personal Media Drive User's Guide 7