NextoDI ND2700 - Manual (Page 15)

The Nexto-eXtreme is sometimes delivered with a hard drive installed. If a drive is not
included, or if the drive fails, or if you wish to install another hard drive, you may do so. You
need a 2.5" Serial ATA hard drive; its installation height must not exceed 9.5mm. Supported
hard drive capacity is up to 2,000GB (two terabytes.)
Nexto-eXtreme does not support PATA or IDE hard drives.
12. Installing and Formatting a Hard Drive
Disconnect all cables from the Nexto-eXtreme.
● Remove the cover on the lower side.
● Insert a 2.5" SATA hard drive.
The protective film must be placed between
the circuit board and the hard drive.
● Make sure that the pins of the hard drive are
inserted securely into the socket board inside
the case.
● Put the cover on again. Be sure to put the cover on
the right way; the larger foam insert on the inside of
the cover faces in the direction of the power
socket/USB port.
● Fasten the cover with the four small screws. A
suitable screwdriver is included.
● The hard drive must then be formatted.
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Formatting the Hard Drive
The hard drive in the Nexto-eXtreme must be formatted as file system "FAT32." Only the first
partition can be used by the Nexto-eXtreme.
In Windows XP and Vista Systems, hard drives are formatted with the file system
"NTFS"; no "FAT32" format option is available. If you are using a drive that was
previously formatted by a NTFS system, you must reformat it with the
Nexto-eXtreme formatting function explained in the section, below, entitled
“Using a Hard Drive Which is Already Formatted.”. For Macintosh OS, although
its internal hard drives are formatted with the HFS+ (Mac OS Extended,) FAT32 is
recognized by the MAC OS.
To Format a New Hard Drive
The Nexto-eXtreme must not be connected to the computer via USB or eSATA. Remove any
memory cards or USB devices from the Nexto-eXtreme.
● When the Nexto-eXtreme is turned on after installing a new hard drive, an error message
will appear ("Disk Format Error"), indicating that the drive is not formatted (new drives are
usually delivered non-partitioned and non-formatted).
● To format the drive, use a (L)ong stroke (press and hold the key for more than 1 second).
Nexto-eXtreme will format the new hard drive.
Confirm HDD
Format ! ▶ ▶