Partitioning the USB hard drive

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Using the USB hard drive

WINDOWS 98SE

To install the Windows 98SE driver:

1Plug in the hard drive. The Add New Hardware Wizard opens.

2Insert the CD into your CD or DVD drive, then click Next.

3Click Search for the best driver for your device, then click Next.

4Click CD ROM drive, then click Next.

5 After the driver is installed, click Finish.

6Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop. A new removable drive appears.

To partition the hard drive the Control Panel:

1Turn on your Windows ME or Windows 98SE computer.

2 Plug the USB hard drive into your computer.

3 Click Start, then click Control Panel.

4 Double-click System.

5 Click Disk drives.

6Right-click the USB hard drive, then click Properties.

7 Click Settings.

Before your USB hard drive can be used, it needs to be partitioned and formatted.

WINDOWS XP AND WINDOWS 2000

To partition the hard drive using Windows XP or Windows 2000:

1Plug in the USB hard drive.

2 Click Start, Settings, then Control Panel.

3Click Administrative Tools, then double-clickComputer Management.

4Click Disk Management in the left pane of this window. All connected disk drives are listed in the right pane.

5Find the USB hard drive that you added in the right pane.

6Right-click on the USB hard drive, then click Create Partition. The Create Partition wizard opens.

7Follow the on-screen instructions to partition and format your USB hard drive. Now that you have built a partition in the USB hard drive, you can store files on it.

WINDOWS ME AND WINDOWS 98SE

You can partition and format your hard drive by either using the control panel or by using FDISK.

8 Click Removable.

9Restart the computer.

10Double-click My Computer.

11Right-click the removable hard drive.

12Click format to format your USB hard drive. The USB hard drive can only have one partition using this method.

To partition the hard drive using FDISK:

1Turn on your Windows ME or Windows 98SE computer.

2 Plug the USB hard drive into your computer.

3 Click Start, Programs, then click MS-DOS Prompt. 4 At the DOS prompt, type FDISK, then press Enter.

Important: If FDISK quits without any message, click the X to go back to the Windows 98 screen, unplug the USB hard drive, restart the computer, plug in the USB hard drive, then repeat this process starting with step 3.