Transcend Information 25F user manual Formatting the Hard Drive︱, Windows 2000/XP

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Formatting the Hard Drive

WARNING! Formatting the disk will erase all of the data on your StoreJet 25. You must have Administrator Rights to format in Windows 2000, XP, or Vista.

Windows® 2000/XP

1.Download the StoreJet Format Utility from Transcend’s online Download Center at http://www.transcendusa.com/Support/DLCenter/index.asp (the software can be located by selecting “Storage Devices -> StoreJet Drives -> any StoreJet product -> any StoreJet model)

2.When the download is complete, extract the downloaded ZIP file to your computer’s hard drive (not the StoreJet 25) and run the StoreJetFormatter.exe application.

3.Plug the StoreJet 25 into an available USB port on a Windows® 2000/XP computer.

4.Unplug all other USB storage devices from your computer. This is to prevent accidental format of a different USB drive.

5.In the StoreJet Format Utiility window, click the “Refresh” button.

6.The program will automatically detect the StoreJet 25 drive.

Figure 8: The Utility will automatically detect the StoreJet 25 drive

7.Press “Start”.

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Contents StoreJet 25F User’s Manual Table of Contents Introduction︱ Quick Start Guide System Requirements︱ General Use Reminders StoreJet 25F Product Overview︱Mini USB to Standard-A USB cable USB Y-cable Connecting to a Computer︱Page Windows 2000, XP and Windows Vista Disconnecting from a Computer︱Linux Kernel 2.4 or Later Windows 2000/XP Formatting the Hard Drive︱Click the Close button to finish and exit Run as administrator Press Start Unreadable drive pop-up window Click Erase again to confirm Erase Disk confirmation window My operating system cannot detect the StoreJet 25F Troubleshooting︱My computer does not recognize the StoreJet 25F StoreJet 25F does not Power-ON Ordering Information︱ Specifications︱Transcend Information, Inc Transcend Limited Warranty︱