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To safely disconnect the attached drive from the host computer, close any windows
listing the contents of the removable drive. Once all windows are closed, click on the
USB storage icon on the desktop, and drag it to the Trash Can icon on the desktop.
Allow 5 seconds before physically removing the enclosure/drive from the computer.
1. If the drive array is new it may need to be initialized and formatted before use. From
the main Windows desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista/ 7
/ 8), then select Manage. In the new Computer Management window, select Disk
Management from the left window panel.
4. Several on screen prompts will follow walking you through the steps to create the
partition. Follow these prompts to complete partition creation.
2. A dialog window should automatically appear, asking you to initialize the drive.
Depending on the version of Windows, it will give you the option of either creating
an “MBR” or “GPT” disk. GPT (GUID partition) is required for drives larger than 2TB but
is not compatible with some older operating systems, while MBR is supported by
newer and older operating systems.
3. Once initialized, locate the Disk that says it is “Unallocated” (check the listed hard
drive capacity to confirm it’s the correct hard drive) and then right-click in the
section that says “Unallocated” and select “New Partition”.
Mac OS X
Initializing the Hard Drive