i-Stor - RAID User Guide
Page 10 / Chapter 3 - System Set Up
If the drive does not
appear, make sure
the drivers are
installed properly
and the power is
turned on!
Mac OS can not
write to NTFS
formatted drives. To
use your device on
both platforms, we
recommend you to
use FAT32.
If the JBOD or
RAID mode is
enabled, you will
only see one large
drive instead of two
separate hard
drives.
Partitioning & Formatting
Be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the
drive, so make sure you have a backup! This step is usually
only required the first time you install a factory new hard drive,
if you change the format or want to erase all data on your drive.
PC running Windows
Disk Management Program
•
Right click on “My Computer” and choose “Manage”
•
Select “Disk Management”
•
Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for
further commands (Choose New Partition)
•
Follow the Partition Wizard to setup the drive
For Win2000, WinXP and Windows Vista, we recommend
formatting the drive using the NTFS file system.
If you are using the FAT32 file system to format the drive on
Win2000, WinXP or Windows Vista, the biggest single partition
you can create will be 32GB. To create larger partitions, you
need to use a 3
rd
party application or change to NTFS format.
