Glyph Studio mini - Manual (Page 6)

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Mac OS X Formatting Instructions
Since Glyph Studio mini drives come pre-formatted for Macintosh you don’t need to format them on installation. If you decide to
reformat or partition your drive at a later date, use Disk Utility (supplied with the Mac OS X operating system).
Caution: This procedure will destroy any data currently on the drive. Before formatting a drive, save any important data it contains.
1. Open Disk Utility:
-Double click on your internal hard drive mounted on the desktop
-Open Applications Folder > Utilities Folder > double click on Disk Utility
2. Select your Studio mini drive(s) from the list on the left. The top entry represents the FireWire device and the entry underneath it
represents the volume associated with that device. Click on the top device which will say something like “XXXGB Glyph Technolo-
gies”.
3. Click the “Erase” tab on the right side of the screen.
4. Choose the desired volume format from the drop-down list. Glyph recommends the default “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”.
5. Click in the “Name” field and type the desired name for the drive. This name will identify the drive on the desktop
6. Click the “Install Mac OS 9 Disk Driver” button if you would like your drive to compatible with OS 9.
7. Click the “Erase” button to erase your drive. Your new drive should automatically mount on the desktop as a Glyph volume.
Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 Formatting Instructions
1. Right-click My Computer and click Manage.
2. In the Computer Management window, under Storage, click Disk Management.
The Write Signature wizard pops up.
3. Use the wizard to write a signature to the new drive. If you want only one partition we suggest using a primary partition and se-
lecting the maximum size. In most cases you’ll want to use NTFS volumes, this is the default for most versions of Windows. Choose
FAT32 if you want to use the drives with Windows 98 or ME , or if you want to use the drive with Windows and Mac OS.
4. Formatting will take a few minutes, after which your drive will be ready to use.
Windows 98 / 98SE Formatting Instructions
1. From your computer’s task bar, go to Start > Programs > MS-DOS Prompt.
2. At the prompt, type fdisk and press Enter. You’ll see a long message about disk support.
3. Enter Y (type Y and press Enter).
4. You are invited to make a choice. Enter 5 to change the current fixed disk drive. MS-DOS displays the connected disk drives.
5. Enter the number of the disk that has no corresponding drive letter.
6. You are invited to make a choice (same list as in Step 3). Enter 1 to create a primary DOS partition. Your computer verifies the
drive’s integrity, after which you are asked to choose whether you want to use all the space available.
7. Enter Y to opt for using the maximum available space. Your computer again verifies the drive’s integrity.
8. When the drive’s integrity has been verified, press ESC (Escape) three times to exit fdisk.
9. At the prompt, type exit.
10. Restart your computer.
Your new drive is now ready to use.