Formatting for Mac Users

1.Connectthedrivetothecomputerandturnonthedrive.

2.SelectUtilitiesfromtheGomenuintheFindermenubar.

3.In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility.

4.The Disk Utility window will open. Select the volume labeled Vantec Desktop Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on thw left side of the window.

5.Select the Partition tab.

6.From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the mumber of partitions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS 10.x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions ) . You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme : area.

7.In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each volume (partition), choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, UNIX File System, or MS-DOS).

8.Once you have finalized the volume options,click Partition. Click Partition again when the alert message appears to continue.

9.Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use.

NOTE :

If the hard drive will not mount on your system, format the drive with a FAT32 or NTFS partition first through a PC system. Once formatted, connect the NexStar Enclosure to your Mac and run the Disk Utility tool again. You should now be able to format the drive into a Mac partition and mount the drive

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WARNING :

Following these steps will erase everything from the Hard Disk. If you have data that you want to protect or continue to use, back up your data before performing these steps.

Creating a New Partition