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2Plug the other end of the cable into USB port on
your computer.
The operating system automatically detects and
sets up the new drive.
If the drive is correctly detected, a new drive
letter is assigned to the enclosure.
• For PCs, the new drive letter appears in My
Computer.
• For Macintosh computers, the new drive letter
appears on the desktop.
You can disconnect the enclosure at any time while
the computer is turned off. If, however, you want to
disconnect it while the computer is on, make sure
that you do it correctly.
To disconnect the enclosure while your PC is
running:
1Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon
(located near the clock on the taskbar).
2Click the drive you want to unplug, then
click STOP.
3When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do
so, unplug the enclosure from your computer.
To disconnect the enclosure while Mac OS X is
running:
1Drag the USB icon into the TRASH.
2Unplug the enclosure.
Partitioning and formatting a new h ard drive
Creating a new partition on your PC
The best way to partition a new hard drive is to use
the manufacturer’s program. Most hard drives
should come with a CD that includes the
installation program. If not, visit the manufacturer's
website to see if a download is available. If the
manufacturer’s program is not available, try the
following instead:
To create a new partition on your PC:
1Right-click on My Computer, or Computer,
depending on which version of Windows you
have, then click Manage.
2Select Disk Management under Storage on the
left pane. Your PC should give you the option to
initialize the disk. If not, locate the new drive,
right-click on it (where it reads “New Simple
Volume”), then clic k Initialize. (This step may
not be required for s ome hard drives).
3Follow the prompts in the wizard.
4When the process is complete, locate your hard
drive in the bottom right pane. Right-click on
the area with a status bar (to the right of the
“New Simple Volume” area), then click New
Partition.
5Continue following the wizard’s directions. The
recommended partition type is “primary” and
the recommended file system is “NTFS.” Note
that Windows XP limits FAT32 partitions to only
32GB.
You should now be able to see the drive in
Windows Explore r.
Formatting the hard drive on your PC
To format the hard drive on your PC:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2Click Performance and Maintenance (in
Windows 7, clic k System and Security), then
click Administrative Tools.
3Click Computer Management, then click Disk
Management from the menu on th e left side of
the screen.
4Click on the new drive (identifiable by the
model number or drive capacity), then click on
the Action tab at the top of the screen.
5Go to All Tasks, then click Format from the
menu.
6Select the file system and other choices you
want, then click OK.
Note for PC users:
If you do not see an additional drive in your system,
you might need to format the new drive. See the
following section for more information on detecting
and formatting your drive.
Note for Macintosh users:
If you do not see an additional drive in your system,
select Disk Utilities from the Utilities folder, then
select the external enclosure and format the drive to
meet your requirements.
Note
If a drive window is open or the hard drive enc losure
is active, close any associated windows before trying
to remove the enclosure.
USB 3.0 A type male connector
USB 3.0 Micro B type male connector
Caution
Doing the following will erase any existing data on
the drive. If the drive is damaged and you wish to
recover the data, continuing may overwrite the
existing information!
Note
For new hard drives, you need to initialize and
partition your hard drive before it will appear in
Windows Explorer.
Caution
Formatting is only required for a new hard drive. Do
not format a drive that contains valuable data that
you want to save..
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