Lacie 2big USB 3.0 User Manual - Page 23

LaCie 2big USB 3.0 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.4.2. Formatting for Window XP Users The steps listed below will help you format and partition your disk drive using Windows XP. Please see 3.4.3. Formatting for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users or 3.4.4. Formatting for Mac Users for instructions on formatting using alternative operating systems. For more information on the optimal file format, go to 3.4.1. File System Formats. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the 2big USB 3.0. Please back up all data that you want to preserve before performing these steps. IMPORTANT NOTE: Windows XP 32-bit does not recognize volumes greater than 2TB. Windows XP x64, Windows Vista (32and 64-bit versions), and Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit versions) recognize volumes greater than 2TB but the disks must be converted to the GPT file system. 1. Connect the drive to the power source and to the computer via the interface port. 2. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. 3. From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). 4. If the "Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard" window appears, click Cancel. 5. Windows will list the hard disks that are installed on the system (Fig. 16). If there is a red circle with a white line, you must initialize the disk. Right-click the icon to select Initialize. 6. In the rectangular box to the right that says "Unallocated" or lists partitions from a previous format, right-click and select New Partition... 7. On the first page of the "New Partition Wizard" (Fig. 17). Click Next. 8. Select the Primary or Extended option (Fig. 18). Click Next. Fig. 16 Fig. 17 continued on the next page>> Fig. 18 Formatting page 23