Dynex DX-HD303513 User Manual

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Setting up your hard drive enclosure 5DX-HD303513Note for PC users: If you do not see an additional drive in your system,you might need to format the new drive. See the following section formore information on detecting and formatting your drive.Notes for Macintosh users: Select Disk Utilities from the Utilitiesfolder, then select the external enclosure and format the drive to meetyour requirements.Disconnecting the enclosure from yourcomputerTo disconnect the enclosure while your PC is running:Note: If a drive window is open or the hard drive enclosure is active, closeany associated windows before trying to remove the enclosure.1 Right-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon (located nearthe clock on the taskbar).2 Select the drive you want to unplug, then click STOP.3 When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so, unplug theenclosure from your computer.To disconnect the enclosure while Mac OS X is running:1 Drag the USB icon into the TRASH.2 Unplug the enclosure.Partitioning and formatting a new harddriveCreating a new partition on your PCCaution: Doing the following will erase any existing data on the drive. Ifthe drive is damaged and you wish to recover the data, continuingmay overwrite the existing information!Note: For new hard drives, you need to initialize and partition your harddrive before it will appear in Windows Explorer.The best way to partition a new hard drive is to use the manufacturer’sprogram. Most hard drives should come with a CD that includes theinstallation program. If not, visit the manufacturer's website to see if adownload is available. If the manufacturer’s program is not available,try the following instead:To create a new partition on your PC:1 Right-click on My Computer, or Computer, depending onwhich version of Windows you have, then click Manage.2 Select Disk Management under Storage on the left pane.Windows should give you the option to initialize the disk. If not,locate the new drive, right-click on it (where it reads “NewSimple Volume”), then click Initialize. (This step may not berequired for some hard drives).3 Follow the prompts in the wizard.4 When the process is complete, locate your hard drive in thebottom right pane. Right-click on the area with a status bar (tothe right of the “New Simple Volume” area), then click NewPartition.5 Continue following the wizard’s directions. The recommendedpartition type is “primary” and the recommended file system is“NTFS.” Note that Windows XP limits FAT32 partitions to only32GB.You should now be able to see the drive in Windows Explorer.Formatting the hard drive on your PCCaution: Formatting is only required for a new hard drive. Do not formata drive that contains valuable data that you want to save.To format the hard drive on your PC:1 Click Start, then click Control Panel.2 Click Performance and Maintenance (in Windows 7, clickSystem and Security), then click Administrative Tools.3 Click Computer Management, then click Disk Managementfrom the menu on the left side of the screen.4 Click on the new drive (identifiable by the model number or drivecapacity), then click on the Action tab at the top of the screen.5 Go to All Tasks, then click Format from the menu.6 Select the file system and other choices you want, then click OK.Formatting the hard drive in Mac OS xCreating a new partition in Mac OS X 10.4 or higherIf you are using a new hard drive, you may need to initialize it first.Initialize your new hard drive using Drive Setup from the Mac OS CDthat came with your computer.To initialize a Hard Drive:1 Start up your computer from the Mac OS CD.2 Locate the Utilities folder on the Mac OS CD and double-click itto open the folder.3 Double-click Drive Setup to open the program.4 From the list of drives, select the drive you want to initialize, thenclick Initialize.To format your hard drive with Mac OS Extended format:This method of formatting hard drives provides for a more efficient useof hard drive storage space.1 Click Custom Setup.2 Select the Type menu in the Volume info area, then click MacOS Extended Format.3 Resize the volumes if desired.4 When ready, click OK, then click Initialize.If initialization fails, do the following:1 Click Initialization Options from the Functions menu.2 Select Low level format, then click OK. Choosing this optionadds significant time to the initialization process.Formatting the hard drive on a MacTo format the hard drive:1 Click Disk Utility (under Applications).2 Select the new hard drive you are trying to install.3 Click the Erase tab.4 Choose a volume format and assign a name to the new drive,then click Erase.