2Plug the USB 3.0 B type connector into the USB port on the enclosure, then plug the USB 3.0 A type connector into an available USB 3.0 port on your computer.
USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 |
3Press the Power button on the enclosure. 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 Macintosh computers, the new drive letter appears on the desktop.
•For PCs, the Safely Remove Hardware icon appears on your taskbar.
Note for Windows users: If you do not see an additional drive in your system, you must format the new drive. See Windows online help for more information.
Notes for Macintosh users: Select Disk Utilities from the Utilities folder, then select the external enclosure and format the drive to meet your requirements.
Creating A New Partition
Note: For new hard drives, you need to initialize and partition your hard drive before it will appear in Windows Explorer.
The best way to partition a new hard drive is by using the manufacturer’s program. Most hard drives should come with a CD that includes its 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:
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/Vista/7
To create a new partition in Windows XP/Vista/7:
1Right click My Computer, then click Manage.
2Select Disk Management under Storage on the left pane.
Windows should now give you the option to initialize the disk. If not, locate the new drive, right click on the new disk (where it says “New Simple Volume”) and choose Initialize.(This step may not be required for some hard drives)
3Follow the prompts in the wizard.
4Once complete, locate your hard drive in the bottom right pane.
5Continue following the directions of the wizard. The recommended partition type is “primary” and the recommended file system is “NTFS.” Note that Windows XP limits FAT32 partitions to only 32 GB.
You should now be able to see the drive in Windows Explorer.
Formatting the hard drive in Windows
To format the hard drive using Windows:
Note: Formatting is only required for a new hard drive. Do not format a drive that contains valuable data that you want to save.
1Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2Click Performance and Maintenance (in Windows 7 click System and Security), then click Administrative Tools.
3Click Computer Management, then click Disk Management from the menu on the left side of the screen.
4Click on the new drive, then click on the Action tab at the top of the screen.
5Go to All Tasks, then click on Format from the menu.
6Select the file system and other choices you want, then click OK.
Creating a new partition in Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
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.
To initialize a Hard Drive:
1Start your computer from the Mac OS CD.
2Locate the Utilities folder on the Mac OS CD and
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