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How to Partition The External Hard Disk
WARNING!
Before you partition your hard disk, please 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 or if you want to change the existing format.
Windows 2000/ XP/VISTA/ 7/8/10
Step 1: Right-click on [My Computer], choose [Manage]. A
[Computer Management] window will appear.
Step 2: Click on [Disk Management] on the left part of this window
and all connected disk drives will be listed in the right part. Find the
Hard Disk that you added with its partition status on the right. You
can create a new or delete an existing partition by right clicking on
this area.
Step 3: Right-click on the hard disk partition status area and choose
[New Partition...].The “New partition wizard” will appear.
Step 4: Following the "wizard” instructions to partition and format
your HDD.
Step 5: Wait until "wizard" finish formatting your SATA drive. It
should now appear in [My Computer] ready to use.
Attention:
About Windows2000/XP/VISTA/7/8, Please choose NTFS Format,
When the capacity is blow 32GB, You can choose FAT32 format.
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