LaCie 301352U User Manual

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LaCie 2big Quadra • Design by neiL PouLton setupuser Manual page 243.4.3. Formatting for Mac UsersConnect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive.1.Select2. Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar.In the Utilities folder, double-click3. Disk Utility.The Disk Utility window will open. Select the volume labeled4.LaCie Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on theleft side of the window.TeChNICAl NOTe: If the 2big is in Mixed mode, you mustinitialize each partition separately.Select the5. Partition tab.From the6. Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number ofpartitions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS X givesyou the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 parti-tions). You can adjust the size of each partition using theslide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme:area.In the7. Volume Information section, enter a name for eachvolume (partition), choose the volume format.Once you have finalized the volume options, click8. Parti-tion. Click Partition again when the alert message appearsto continue.Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according9.to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use.ImpOrTANT INfO: Please refer to section 3.4.1. File Sys-tem Formats, for a more detailed comparison of the various filesystem formats.ImpOrTANT INfO: Apple recommends that unless youhave a specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), youshould use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides amore familiar experience to Macintosh users.Figure 3.4.3CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything fromthe 2big. If you have information that you want to protect orcontinue to use, back up this information before performingthese steps.ImpOrTANT INfO: If 2big Quadra is in Mixed mode, eachpartition will have to be initialized separately.