Windows Users

Technical Note on volumes larger than 2TB: Windows XP 32-bit- This version of Windows will not recognize volumes larger than 2TB; Windows XP x64, Vista and 7 - All of these versions of Windows can recognize volumes greater than 2TB. However, disks must be converted to the GPT file system before partitions greater than 2TB can be created. To do this, go to Windows Disk Management and right-click on the disk. Select Convert to GPT. You may now create partitions greater than 2TB.

1.Make sure the storage device is connected to and mounted on the computer.

2.Right-click on Computer and choose Manage. From the Manage window select Disk Management.

3.From the list of storage devices in the middle of the Disk Management window, locate your LaCie device.

4.By default, a partition is already created on the device with LaCie software utilities. Follow your operating system instructions to reset the existing partition.

5.To create a new partition, select New Simple Volume. Follow the on-screen instructions when the New Simple Volume Wizard appears.

Mac Users

1.Make sure the storage device is connected to and mounted on the computer.

2.Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar.

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

Disk Utility will display the message Select a disk, volume, or image. All connected storage devices, partitions, or disk images will be displayed in this column. Storage devices in this column may have multiple listings. The top name is the name of the physical device's manufacturer, and includes the formatted capacity.

4.Select the storage device in the left-hand column.

5.Click the Erase tab.

6.Choose a format from the drop-down window. See About File System Formats for more information on choosing a file format.

7.Give the volume a name.

8.Click Erase… and confirm your selection in the popup window.

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