LaCie Drive User Manual

Page 17

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LaCie Brick Mobile Hard Drive

User Manual

page 17

Formatting and Partitioning

ImpOrTANT INfO:

Please refer to section

3,

Formatting and Partitioning

, for a more detailed

comparison of the various file system formats.

Fig. 3.1.2.C

Fig. 3.1.2.D

Click

8.

Next

.

Click

9.

Next

.

Click

10.

Next

.

Click

11.

Next

.

On the Format Partition window, you have the option

12.

of selecting the

Quick Format

option. This allows a

much faster format, but Disk Management will not

check the drive for errors. LaCie recommends that

you DO NOT select

Quick Format

. Click

Next

.

13. Click

Finish

to begin the formatting process.

14. Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings, and your

drive will appear in

My Computer

, ready to use.

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