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!
Creating a new partition in Windows XP/2000/Vista/7
To create a new partition in Windows XP/2000/Vista/7:
1Right click on "My Computer" and choose Manage.
2Under “Storage” on the LEFT pane, select Disk Management.
3Windows should now give you the option to initialize the disk. If not, locate the new drive, right click on the new disk (where it reads "Disk #") and choose Initialize. (This step may not be required for some hard drives.)
4Go through the wizard.
5Once complete, locate your hard drive in the bottom right pane.
6Follow the directions of the wizard. The recommended partition type is “primary” and the recommended file system is “NTFS.” Please note that Windows XP/2000 limits FAT32 partitions to only 32GB.
7Once complete, you should now be able to see the drive in Windows Explorer.
Creating a new partition in Mac OS X 10.3 or higher:
To initialize a Hard Drive:
If you are using a new hard drive, you may need to initialize it first. Initialize your internal hard drive using Drive Setup from the Mac OS CD that came with your computer.
1Start up your computer from the Mac OS CD.
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