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LaCie Hard Disk • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 3.1. Finding the File System Format You may need to know the current file system format of your LaCie hard disk if: ✦ You want to reformat your LaCie hard disk. The current file system format may determine the process you'll use to reformat it. ✦ The LaCie hard disk does not appear to mount on your computer. In this case, the file system format may prevent your operating system from recognizing the LaCie hard disk (ex. If you connect a hard disk formatted in HFS+ to a Windows computer). Windows Users 1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage from the right-click options menu. The Computer Management window opens. 2. Select Disk Management under Storage (you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option). Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the right hand pane. 3. Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk. note: "Disk 0" is your computer's internal hard disk. If other storage devices are connected to your computer, refer to the disk information in the upper pane to determine which disk is your LaCie hard disk. 4. The File System column in the upper pane lists the file system of each disk. Disks are listed as "NTFS", "FAT32" or blank (if the file system format is not recognizes, such as if it is HFS+). Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 18 Mac Users 1. Select Utilites from the Go menu in Finder. 2. Open Disk Utility. 3. In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk. 4. Each disk has two listings. Select the lower, indented disk name. 5. Refer to the Format line of the information area at the bottom of the Disk Utility window.

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LaCie Hard Disk
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ESIGN
BY
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EIL
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OULTON
Optional Formatting and Partitioning
User Manual
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3.1. Finding the File System Format
You may need to know the current file system format of your
LaCie hard disk if:
You want to reformat your LaCie hard disk. The current
file system format may determine the process you’ll use to
reformat it.
The LaCie hard disk does not appear to mount on your
computer. In this case, the file system format may prevent
your operating system from recognizing the LaCie hard
disk (ex. If you connect a hard disk formatted in HFS+ to
a Windows computer).
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✦
Windows Users
Right-click My Computer and select
Manage
from the
right-click options menu. The Computer Management
window opens.
Select
Disk Management
under Storage (you may
have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Man-
agement option). Information about all storage devices
connected to your computer appears in the right hand
pane.
Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk.
NOTE:
“Disk 0” is your computer’s internal hard disk. If
other storage devices are connected to your computer,
refer to the disk information in the upper pane to deter-
mine which disk is your LaCie hard disk.
The File System column in the upper pane lists the
file system of each disk. Disks are listed as “NTFS”,
“FAT32” or blank (if the file system format is not recog-
nizes, such as if it is HFS+).
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Mac Users
Select
Utilites
from the Go menu in Finder.
Open Disk Utility.
In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window,
find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk.
Each disk has two listings. Select the lower, indented
disk name.
Refer to the
Format
line of the information area at the
bottom of the Disk Utility window.
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