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3.5.2. Formatting drive over 2TB capacity on Windows Vista
The steps below will guide you to format a drive over 2TB capacity on Window Vista.
1. Right click Computer and click Manage.
2. From the Computer Management window, select Disk Management.
3. Windows operation system will list all the hard drives that are installed on the system.
Locate the ACS-77100 drive that is represented by the icon. Right click the icon and
select Initialize Disk.
4. The Initialize Disk dialog box will appear, select the disk number and select the GPT
(GUID Partition Table) partition style. (Figure 3.5.2.A)
5. In the drive box to the right shows Unallocated, right click and select New Simple
Volume. (Figure 3.5.2.B)
6. The New Simple Volume Wizard dialog box will appear, click Next to continue.
7. After selecting partition type, specifying partition size and assigning drive letter, the
Format Partition dialog box will appear, you have the option of selecting the Quick
Format option. This allow mach fast formatting, however, this disallow Disk Management
to check the drive sector for errors. Click Next to start the format process.
8. Your drive should now appear in your Computer and ready for use.