RTX430-3QR User Manual
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c. To format the volume, right-click the
Drive Properties Box
of the drive (highlighted
yellow in Figure 1) and select
New Simple Volume...
d. Unless you wish to customize the settings in these dialog prompts, click
Next
on the
Select Partition, Specify Volume/Partition Size, and Assign Drive Letter or Path dialog
prompts, leaving the default settings.
e. You will now see a window that allows selection of a file system. Choose
NTFS
and
enter a name for the new volume. Be sure to check the box labeled
Quick Format
,
which will ensure that the formatting process takes less than a minute.
f. Click
Next
and then
Finish
to start the format process. When the format is complete,
the Drive Properties Box will update to show the new volume name. The new volume
can now be found by opening a File Explorer window and clicking on
This PC
in the
navigation pane to the left.
Windows 8.1
a. Press
X
and then select
Disk Management.
b. The drive should appear in the list of Disks in the lower pane. You may need to scroll
down to see it. If the drive is already formatted, you can identify it easily by its volume
name. If the drive is not initialized or is brand new, a window will pop up asking you to
select a partition type. Select
GPT
and press
OK
.
c. To format the volume, right-click the
Drive Properties Box
(highlighted in yellow in
Figure 1) and select
New Simple Volume...
Figure 1.
The Disk Management window in Windows 10 is very similar to the one found in Windows 8.1. The Drive
Properties Box is highlighted in yellow.
