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Windows XP Users:
1) To fully utilize USB 2.0, users should update Windows XP to Service Pack 2 or later.
Please visit www.microsoft.com for free service pack updates.
2) To initialize the disk, partition or reformat:
I. Turn on the External Drive
II. Go to --> Start --> Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer
Management
III. In Computer Management, go to --> Storage Disk Management, on the right
choose the drive letter associated with your external drive
IV. Right Click, choose "Initialize" if the function exist, after initializing choose
"Format", else choose "Format"
V. Windows XP only allows format in "NTFS" file system.
VI. After formatting the drive WILL BE EMPTY. Please make backup of important
data before formatting a drive.
Note: Recommended Utility Tools for formatting under different file systems: PowerQuest Partition
Magic
Windows 2000 Users:
1) To fully utilize USB 2.0, users should update Windows 2000 to Service Pack 4 or later.
Please visit www.microsoft.com for free service pack updates.
2) To initialize the disk, partition or reformat:
I. Turn on the External Drive
II. Go to --> Start --> Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Computer
Management
III. In Computer Management, go to --> Storage Disk Management, on the right
choose the drive letter associated with your external drive
IV. Right Click, choose "Initialize" if the function exist, after initializing choose
"Format", else choose "Format"
V. Windows 2000 allows format in "NTFS" or "FAT32" file systems.
VI. After formatting the drive WILL BE EMPTY. Please make backup of important
data before formatting a drive.
