Belkin P74080 user manual Format the USB 2.0 External Drive

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FORMAT THE USB 2.0 EXTERNAL DRIVE

Note: If you are viewing the Control Panel in classic mode, proceed directly to “Administrative Tools”.

2.Click on “Disk Management”. All connected disk drives will be displayed in the lower right-hand corner of the “Computer Management” window. Information regarding the status of each of your disk drives will be displayed in this window. Right-click on the status bar for your new external drive to create or delete new partitions, and/or format an existing partition.

Note: When creating a new partition, a “New Partition Wizard” will start and guide you through the setup. This will also format the drive for you.

3.Once the disk partition and format procedure is completed, your new External Drive is ready for use.

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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 WindowsFormat under Windows 98/Me Format the USB 2.0 External DriveControl Panel Method 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