LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra User Manual

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LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra • Design by neil Poulton Optional Formatting and PartitioningUser Manual page 213.2. Formatting for Windows UsersBefore you start, connect the drive to the computer and followthe steps in section 3.1 to find the file system format of yourLaCie hard disk.✦ If your disk is formatted as a FAT32 volume, proceed tosection 3.2.1. Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS.✦ If your disk is formatted as an HFS+ volume (or unrecog-nized in Windows), proceed to section 3.2.2. Formattingfrom HFS+ to NTFS.3.2.1. Formatting from FAT32 to NTFSFollow these steps if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to createan exchange volume on your LaCie Hard Disk for data sharingbetween Windows and Mac computers or if you reformattedyour LaCie Hard Disk as a FAT32 volume on a Mac.CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything fromthe hard disk. If you have information that you want to protector continue to use, back up this information before performingthese steps.1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage (Fig. 3.2.1-A). The Computer Management window opens.2. Select Disk Management under Storage (you may have toexpand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option).See Fig. 3.2.1-B. Information about all storage devices con-nected to your computer appears in the pane on the right.3. Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk. Right-click in the disk allocation bar of the FAT32 volume andselect Format… from the right-click options menu (Fig.3.2.1-B).TECHNICAL NOTE: If you did not create an exchange vol-ume using LaCie Setup Assistant, there may be only one vol-ume associated with the disk.Figure 3.2.1-BFigure 3.2.1-A123