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Step 2. Use Windows XP Disk Management to format the newly added storage drive (Disk 1).
Using Windows XP Disk Management, format the newly added storage drive as follows:
1. Log in to Windows XP as Administrator. The default password is 2921981@$.
The Windows XP desktop appears.
2. Open Windows XP Disk Management as follows:
a. On the Windows XP desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and then click Manage.
The Computer Management window appears.
b. In the left pane of the Computer Management window, locate the Storage item.
c. Under the Storage item, click Disk Management.
The newly added storage drive is Disk 1.
3. Convert the new disks to Dynamic:
a. Right click new disk.
b. Select Convert to Dynamic Disk.
c. Select all newly added disks.
d. Click Ok. All new disks should read Dynamic.
4. Format the newly added storage drive(s):
a. Right-click the newly added disk and select New Volume.
b. Click the Next button.
c. If multiple disks are new, choose Spanned and click Next. If one disk is new, choose Simple and click Next.
d. Select an available drive and click the Add button. Repeat for all available drives.
e. Click Next.
f. Specify E for the drive letter and click Next.
g. Format the new volume (E:) using NTFS file system, an allocation unit size of 32K, and select the Perform a Quick Format check box.
h. Click Next.
i. Click the Finish button.
All newly added drives will have E: assigned to them and will be formatted. Formatting should take just a few seconds.
5. Remove the drive letter from the new volume:
a. Right-click one of the disks that has the drive letter E assigned to it.
b. Select Delete Volume.
c. Click Yes.
6. Extend the storage drive:
a. Right-click storage drive D:.
b. Select Extend Volume. The Extend Volume Wizard appears.
c. Click Next.
d. Select an available drive and click the Add button. Repeat for all available drives.
e. Click Next.
f. Click Finish.