Setting up the Drive for Windows | Interex 250 specification

Setting up the Drive for Windows 2000

WARNING: Formatting your drive will result in loss of data.

Connect the DataPort™250 to your computer. A new window will pop up for the New Hardware Wizard (see Diagram 4). Follow the instructions to add the new drive. After completing these instructions, do the following:

·Right click on My Computer

·Click on Manage

·In the Storage sub-section, click on Disk Management to display a list of all the drives connected to your computer.

·If you have not used the drive before you will have to partition it. Left click on Action, select All Tasks and then left click on Create Partition. REMEMBER, formatting will result in loss of data.

·This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard screen (see Diagram 5). Follow the instructions and the drive will be ready to use.

Diagram 4

Diagram 5

Setting Up the Drive for Windows XP

WARNING: Formatting your drive will result in loss of data.

Connect the DataPort™ 250 to your computer. Check to see if the hard disk drive is accessible in My Computer. If it does not show up, do the following:

·Right click on My Computer

·Click on Manage

·In the Storage sub-section click on Disk Management; this will show all the drives connected to your computer.

·If you are prompted to initialize the drive, follow the directions. REMEMBER, formatting your drive will result in loss of data.

You should now see the hard disk drive in the list of drives on the right side of your window.

Right click on the drive and click New Partition (see Diagram 5). This will launch a wizard that allows you to partition the drive, format it, and assign it a drive letter.