6.2 Formatting Power Management Hard Drive:
Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista:
1. Right click
My Computer
and select
Manage.
2.
Computer Management
window will appear. Click
Disk Management
under
Storage
.
It will list all the Hard Drives in the computer.
3. Right click on the Power Management Hard Drive and click
New Partition
.
4.
New Partition Wizard
will appear, click
Next
.
5. Select
Primary partition
or
Extended partition
, click
Next
.
6. Enter the capacity you need for partition, click
Next
.
7. Select
Assign the following drive letter
, click
Next
.
8. Select
Format this partition with the following settings
and choose the
File system
you prefer.
You can enter the
Volume label
you need. Choose
Perform a quick format
, click
Next
.
9. You can see a new partition in the
Disk Management
.
10. The new Hard Drive will appear in your computer.
Mac OS X 10.x.x:
Formatting a Hard Drive:
1. Start the Disk Utility tool (under Applications)
2. Select the new hard drive you are trying to install
3. Click on the “Erase” tab
4. Choose a volume format and assign a name to the new drive.
5. Click on Erase.
6. Once complete, your new hard drive should be mounted on your desktop.
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