Format the Drive

5.Select “Disk Drives”. Your new hard disk will appear in the hard drive list.

6.Double-click on the entry for your hard drive. Select “Settings”. The following screen will appear.

7.Make sure there are check marks in the “Disconnect”, “Sync Data Transfer”, “Removable”, and “Int 13 unit” boxes. After making these changes, it will be necessary to restart your computer.

8.After Windows restarts, a “Removable Disk” icon will appear in the “My Computer” window.

9.Right-click the “Removable Disk” icon and select “Format” from the drop-down list.

10.Your removable disk is now ready for use.

Note: Using this method to format your removable hard drive will result in a single partition equal in size to the maximum rated capacity of your hard disk.