Rocketfish RF-AHD35 User Manual (English) - Page 27

To format your hard drive with Mac OS Extended format, If initialization fails, do the following

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2 Locate the Utilities folder on the Mac OS CD and double-click it to open the folder. 3 Double-click the Drive Setup icon to open the program. 4 In the list of drives, select the drive you want to initialize. 5 Click Initialize. To format your hard drive with Mac OS Extended format: This method of formatting hard drives that allows for more efficient use of hard drive storage space. 1 Click Custom Setup. 2 Select the desired partitioning scheme. 3 Open the Type pop-up menu in the Volume Info area and choose Mac OS Extended Format. 4 Resize the volumes if desired. 5 When ready, click OK. 6 Click Initialize. If initialization fails, do the following: 1 Choose Initialization Options from the Functions menu. 2 Click the checkbox next to "Low level format", then click OK. Choosing this option adds significant time to the initialization process. To format the Hard Drive: 1 Start the Disk Utility tool (under Applications). 2 Select the new hard drive you are trying to install. 3 Click the Erase tab. 4 Choose a volume format and assign a name to the new drive. 5 Click Erase. 6 Once complete, your new hard drive should be mounted on your desktop. RF-AHD35 27

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2
Locate the Utilities folder on the Mac OS CD and
double-click it to open the folder.
3
Double-click the
Drive Setup
icon to open the program.
4
In the list of drives, select the drive you want to initialize.
5
Click
Initialize
.
To format your hard drive with Mac OS Extended format:
This method of formatting hard drives that allows for more
efficient use of hard drive storage space.
1
Click
Custom Setup
.
2
Select the desired partitioning scheme.
3
Open the Type pop-up menu in the Volume Info area and
choose Mac OS Extended Format.
4
Resize the volumes if desired.
5
When ready, click
OK
.
6
Click
Initialize
.
If initialization fails, do the following:
1
Choose
Initialization Options
from the
Functions
menu.
2
Click the checkbox next to "Low level format", then click
OK
. Choosing this option adds significant time to the
initialization process.
To format the Hard Drive:
1
Start the Disk Utility tool (under Applications).
2
Select the new hard drive you are trying to install.
3
Click the
Erase
tab.
4
Choose a volume format and assign a name to the new
drive.
5
Click
Erase
.
6
Once complete, your new hard drive should be mounted
on your desktop.