Formattng And Partitioning Your LaCie Big Disk
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LaCie Big Disk User’s Manual
4.2.2. Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 98 SE And Windows Me
Important Note: If you want to create a new partition and format the drive, you should install and use Silverlining
98. For complete instructions on how to use Silverlining 98, please refer to the User’s Manual included in PDF for-
mat on the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM.
Warning! Users utilizing Windows 98 SE or Windows Me should only follow these steps if a partition has already
been created and you want to format the drive again.
If you wish to utilize the native disc utilities programs on Windows 98 SE or Windows Me, the drive needs to be assigned a
letter, and then formatted. Be sure to start this process with the drive disconnected.
1) Right-click My Computer. Select Properties.
2) Click the Device Manager tab.
3) Ensure that View devices by type is selected. Expand the menu next to Disk Drives by clicking the + sign, and current hard
drives connected to the computer will be listed. Next, connect the hard drive and click Refresh. A new drive should be listed.
Double-click on the new drive.
4) Click the Settings tab.
5) If selected, deselect the Int 13 unit option, and select Removable. With the removable box checked, you will be able to
assign the drive a new letter below (be sure you select a letter that is not already in use by another drive).
6) Click OK.
7) In most cases, Windows 98 SE and Windows Me will warn you that you have made changes to the hardware settings,
and will ask if you want to shut down your computer. Click Yes.
8) Power the computer back on.
9) After Windows reboots, open up My Computer.
10) Right-click on the new drive (with the letter it was assigned), and select Format. Proceed to format the drive (time will vary
depending on the drive size).
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