Attention:ItisnotrecommendedtoinitializeandformatthesecureharddriveonaMicrosoft
®
WindowsXP
operatingsystembecausethismightdecreasethewritingspeedofthesecureharddrive.
Toinitializeandformatthesecureharddrive,dothefollowing:
1.Afteracompletereset,connectthesecureharddrivetoyourcomputer.
2.Inputthedefaultuserpassword12345678,andthenpresstoenterusermode.Theoperatingsystem
automaticallyinstallsalltheUSBdevicedriversforthesecureharddrive.
3.DependingonyourStartmode,clickStartandthenright-clickMyComputerorComputer.Select
Manage,andtheComputerManagementwindowopens.
4.IntheComputerManagementwindow,clickDiskManagement.TheDiskManagementwindowopens,
andthesecureharddriveisrecognizedasanunknowndevicethatisuninitializedandunallocated.
5.Dooneofthefollowingtomakethesecureharddriverecognized:
•IftheInitializeandConvertDiskWizardwindowopens,clickNext➙Next➙Finish.
•IftheInitializeandConvertDiskWizardwindowdoesnotopen,dothefollowing:
a.Right-clickUnknownDisk,andthenselectInitializeDisk.
b.IntheInitializeDiskwindow,clickOK.
6.Right-clickyourmouseintheblankareaoftheunallocateddevicesection,andthenselectNew
Partition.TheWelcometotheNewPartitionWizardwindowopens.
7.ClickNext➙Next➙Next.
8.InputanameforthevolumelabelandselectPerformaquickformat.Then,clickNext.
9.ClickFinish.Waituntiltheformatprocesscompletes.Thesecureharddrivewillberecognizedandit
willbereadyforuse.
10ThinkPadUSB3.0SecureHardDriveUserGuide