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LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Setup page 15 2.3. Formatting and Partitioning The d2 Quadra comes pre-formatted in HFS+ (optimized for Mac OS X). Please read the following information on file system formats for Windows and Mac operating systems to determine if you need to reformat the d2's disk. See sections 2.3.2 and 2.3.3 for formatting instructions. 2.3.1. File System Formats Windows Users TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie d2 Quadra comes preformatted in HFS+ for optimum performance with Mac OS X. FAT 32: FAT is an acronym for File Allocation Table, which dates back to the beginnings of DOS programming. Originally, FAT was only 16 bits, but after the second release of Windows 95 it was upgraded to 32 bits, hence the name FAT 32. In theory, FAT 32 volume sizes can range from less than 1MB all the way to 2TB. It is the native file system of Windows 98 and Windows Me, and is supported by Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. When FAT 32 is used with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 though, volume size is limited to 32GB (by the Windows partition utility, i.e. Disk Manager), and the individual file size is limited to 4GB. NTFS: This acronym stands for New Technology Filing System, and it is the native file system for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. NTFS offers several features that are not available with FAT 32; i.e. file compression, encryption, permissions, and auditing, as well as the ability to mirror drives and RAID 5 capabilities. The minimum supported volume size for NTFS is 10MB, with a maximum of 2TB when initialized in MBR format or without a limit when initialized in GPT format, with no limit to file size. Volumes created in NTFS can only be directly accessed (not through shares) by Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 without resorting to help from thirdparty products. Windows File System Formats There are two possible file system format categories for Windows users: NTFS and FAT 32 (MS-DOS). See the table below for more information. Use NTFS if: ...you will be using the drive only with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32). This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS 10.3 and higher. Use FAT32 if: ...you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac OS 9.x or 10.x. Maximum single file size is 4GB.

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LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class
• D
ESIGN
BY
N
EIL
P
OULTON
Setup
User Manual
page 15
2.3. Formatting and Partitioning
The d2 Quadra comes pre-formatted in HFS+ (optimized for Mac
OS X). Please read the following information on file system formats
for Windows and Mac operating systems to determine if you need to
reformat the d2’s disk. See sections
2.3.2
and
2.3.3
for formatting
instructions.
2.3.1.
File System Formats
Windows Users
TECHNICAL NOTE:
The LaCie d2 Quadra comes preformatted in
HFS+ for optimum performance with Mac OS X.
FAT 32
: FAT is an acronym for File Allocation Table, which dates
back to the beginnings of DOS programming. Originally, FAT was
only 16 bits, but after the second release of Windows 95 it was
upgraded to 32 bits, hence the name FAT 32. In theory, FAT 32
volume sizes can range from less than 1MB all the way to 2TB.
It is the native file system of Windows 98 and Windows Me, and
is supported by Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and
Windows 7. When FAT 32 is used with Windows 2000, Windows
XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 though, volume size is limited to
32GB (by the Windows partition utility, i.e. Disk Manager), and the
individual file size is limited to 4GB.
NTFS:
This acronym stands for New Technology Filing System, and
it is the native file system for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows
XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. NTFS offers several features
that are not available with FAT 32; i.e. file compression, encryption,
permissions, and auditing, as well as the ability to mirror drives and
RAID 5 capabilities. The minimum supported volume size for NTFS
is 10MB, with a maximum of 2TB when initialized in MBR format
or without a limit when initialized in GPT format, with no limit to
file size. Volumes created in NTFS can only be directly accessed
(not through shares) by Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Vista, and Windows 7 without resorting to help from third-
party products.
Windows File System Formats
There are two possible file system format categories for Win-
dows users: NTFS and FAT 32 (MS-DOS). See the table be-
low for more information.
Use NTFS if:
...you will be using the drive only with Windows XP, Windows
Vista, and Windows 7 (performance will generally be greater
when compared to FAT 32). This file system is compatible in
read only mode with Mac OS 10.3 and higher.
Use FAT32 if:
...you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac
OS 9.x or 10.x. Maximum single file size is 4GB.