Belkin P74080 user manual Format the USB 2.0 External Drive

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FORMAT THE USB 2.0 EXTERNAL DRIVE

DOS Method (Recommended for Advanced Users Only)

1.Click on “Start”, and choose “Programs”. Select “MSDOS”.

2.At the DOS prompt, type “FDISK” and press “Enter”.

Note: If the FDISK utility terminates without displaying an error message, exit back to Windows and disconnect the External Drive. Reboot your computer. When Windows restarts, reconnect the External Drive and go back to Step 1.

3.In the opening FDISK screen, answer the question: “Do you want to enable large disk support?” Enter “Y” if you want to create a partition larger than 2GB. Enter “N” if you want to create a partition smaller than 2GB.

4.The FDISK “Options” screen will now appear. Select option 5, “Change Current Fixed Disk”. Select your new disk from the list of available drives.

5.In the “Change Current Fixed Disk Drive” screen, enter the disk drive number that is assigned to your External Drive.

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Contents P74080 Hi-Speed USB External Drive EnclosureP74080-F5U209-man8-02.qxd 8/26/02 1236 PM Page b Table of Contents P74080-F5U209-man8-02.qxd 8/26/02 1236 PM Page d Introduction Hardware Operating System System RequirementsAssembling Your Drive Enclosure Assembling Your Drive Enclosure Assembling Your Drive Enclosure Assembling Your Drive Enclosure Assembling Your Drive Enclosure Windows 98 SE Driver InstallationWindows Me/2000/XP Windows Safe Removal of the USB Disk from WindowsControl Panel Method Format the USB 2.0 External DriveFormat under Windows 98/Me Format the USB 2.0 External Drive Format the USB 2.0 External Drive Partition under Windows 2000/XP Format the USB 2.0 External Drive CE Declaration of Conformity InformationBelkin Corporation