Verbatim HARD DRIVE User Manual

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Chapter: Partitioning your Verbatim Hard Drive
General information
Your Verbatim Hard Drive was partitioned and formatted to provide you with the maximum
available capacity and compatibility. FAT32 was chosen as file system to assure that you
will be able to read your files on any PC. It is recommended not to change the current
configuration of your Verbatim Hard Drive.
For some users another file system might fit better for their needs. This manual describes
current limitations of most common file systems and Instructions to enable you to adapt
the Verbatim Hard Drive to your needs.
File System features
Please refer to the tables below for an overview:
File systems supported by different operating systems
File system
Operating system
FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+
Windows XP/Vista/7 yes yes yes no
Mac OS X yes yes yes
(only read)
yes
Maximum size of a partition
File system
Operating system
FAT FAT32 NTFS HFS+
Windows XP/Vista/7 4 GB* 32 GB 16 TB -
Mac OS X 10.1.x - 128 GB - 2 TB
Mac OS X 10.2.x - 128 GB - 8 TB
Mac OS X 10.3.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.4.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.5.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB
Mac OS X 10.6.x - ( -> 128 GB) - 16 TB

Verbatim HARD DRIVE Specifications

General

Interface	USB 3.0
Form Factor	2.5 inch / 3.5 inch
Rotational Speed	5400 RPM / 7200 RPM
Operating System Compatibility	Windows, macOS, Linux
Power Source	USB Powered / AC Adapter
Capacity	500GB/1TB/2TB/4TB/5TB/6TB/8TB/10TB/12TB/14TB/16TB