6. Partition and Format
* Caution : The driver should be Installed before partition and Format.
To partition new hard disk, run the fdisk command.
1) Fdisk and format of new hard disk at windows 98 / ME
a. Install the driver after connecting the product to computer (Driver is installed automatically under Windows ME)
b. After driver installation, select and click start -> program -> MS DOS
c. Type fdisk at command prompt and press Enter key
d. You receive following message “Do you wish to enable large disk support ?”.
e. Type Yand press Enter key.
f. Press 5 to change current fixed disk drive option menu.
-> Type the number of hard disk in enter fixed disk drive number -> Press the Enter key
g. Press 1 to select the Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive menu option -> Press “Enter” key
h. After verifying drive integrity, you receive following message Do you wish to use the maximum available size for primary DOS
partition ? .
i. Type Yand press the Enter key
After verifying drive integrity again, You receive following message Primary Dos Partition created, drive letters changed or
added.
j. Then press “ESC” key to return to the fdisk option menu.
k. Press “ESC” key again -> You receive following message Restart the computer -> Press ESC again
-> At command prompt C:\windows\, type Exit to return to windows.
l. Remove Mobile HDD from the computer.
m. Connect the Mobile HDD to the computer again.
n. The Drive Letters will be created in My computer and drive icon will be shown in the system tray.
o. Choose the Mobile HDD drive -> right click on it with mouse and do the format.
2) Fdisk and format of new hard disk at windows 2000 / XP
Choose My computer in the desk top screen and right click -> choose Management and right click
-> choose Disk Management and left click
a. Right click the Not allotted drive in Disk management -> execute the Making partition.
b. When partition magician starts, click the Next.
c. If the main partition(P) is checked. Then click the Next.
d. After verifying drive integrity, You may receive following message Primary Dos Partition created, drive letters
changed or added, click Next.
f. Choose the file system (NTFS, FAT32), then click Next.
* Caution : NTFS file system can’t be recognized under windows 98 / ME.
The NTFS File system will be recognized only under windows 2000 higher
If you want to use Mobile HDD under windows 98 / ME also, please choose FAT32 System.
If you want to format over 32GB of HDD by Fat32, please format under windows 98 / ME.
After completion of partition magician, click the “Finish”
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