FORMAT THE DRIVE

Note: If you are viewing the Control Panel in classic mode, proceed directly to “Administrative Tools”.

2.Click on “Disk Management”. All connected disk drives will be displayed in the lower, right-hand corner of the “Computer Management” window. Information regarding the status of each of your disk drives will be displayed in this window. Right-click on the status bar for your new external drive to create or delete new partitions, and/or format an existing partition.

Note: When creating a new partition, a “New Partition Wizard” will start and guide you through the setup. This will also format the drive for you.

3.Once the disk partition and format procedure is completed, your new external hard drive is ready for use.

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