LaCie Data Bank | 4. Using Your LaCie Drive |
User’s Manual | page 17 |
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8)This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard. Click Next.
9)Select Primary Partition. Click Next.
10). Here you must specify partition size. It is recommended that you leave the partition set to the maximum available size, unless you want multiple partitions on the same drive. Click Next.
11)Select Assign drive letter and select the desired letter for the drive. Click Next.
12)Select Format this partition… and then select a file system:
FAT32
FAT32 is a file system that is compatible with Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP; however, it has limitations. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you will not be able to create a partition greater than 32GB.
NTFS
NTFS is a newer file system that is compatible only with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It has fewer limitations than FAT 32 and will enable a partition to be created that is larger than 32GB.
Tech Note: Please refer to section 5.1.1. File System Formats – Windows Users, for a more detailed discussion on the differences between the two systems.
13)Click Next.
14)Click Finish.
15)Disk Management will create the partition and begin formatting the drive. Once completed, close Disk Management and your new drive will be ready to use.
