LaCie LaCinema HD Connect - Manual (Page 50)

LaCinema HD Connect Reformatting the LaCinema HD Connect
User Manual page 50
8. Formatting External USB Hard Drives
Please read the following information on file system formats for Win-
dows and Mac operating systems to determine if you need to refor-
mat your external hard drive to work with LaCinema HD Connect.
If you would like to reformat the drive, follow the steps below for
your operating system. The following chart will help you decide
which file format is most appropriate for your use. Once you’ve
chosen a file format, see sections
8.1. Formatting: Windows Users
and 8.2. Formatting: Mac Users for instructions on reformatting.
Windows File System Formats
NTFS
NTFS is the ideal format if you will be using the drive only with
Windows machines (performance will generally be greater when
compared to FAT 32 without the file size restriction).
MS-DOS (FAT32)
MS-DOS (FAT32) is a good file format if you will be using your
drive with both Windows and Macs. MS-DOS (FAT32) has a
maximum single file size restriction of 4GB. This means you
cannot transfer files larger than 4GB to the drive.
Mac File System Formats
HFS+ (non-journaled)
HFS+ is the ideal file format if you will be using the drive on
Macs only; performance is generally superior to that offered by
FAT 32 without the file size restriction.
MS-DOS (FAT32)
MS-DOS (FAT32) is a good file format if you will be using your
drive with both Windows and Macs. MS-DOS (FAT32) has a
maximum single file size restriction of 4GB. This means you
cannot transfer files larger than 4GB to the drive.