Macintosh os x setup – Buffalo Technology HD-PHSXXU2-UC User Manual

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You may choose to format the

drive with a Macintosh format.

This is recommended if you do

not plan to use the unit with

any equipment other than

Macintosh computers. To

format in Mac OS X, Navigate

to your Utilities folder and

select the application Disk

Utility.

Select The Buffalo Hard Drive

and click the Erase button.

Follow the wizard to complete

the format process. Click

Erase when done.

NOTE: Formatting the drive

will erase all data on the drive.

Macintosh OS X Setup

The MiniStation comes pre-formatted with Windows FAT32. Your

Macintosh will recognize this format so you may begin using it

immediately. This format will allow for use on both Macintosh and

Windows computers.

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