Instruction manual

Using Blackmagic MultiDock
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Formatting your Drives on Mac OS X
The Disk Utility application included with Mac OS X can format a drive in the HFS+ or exFAT formats.
Step 1. Plug your new drive into Blackmagic MultiDock. A window will open asking you to initialize
your disk. Click Initialize.
Step 2. The Disk Utility application will open. On the left of the window you’ll see a list of icons for your
connected drives. Click on the disk icon for your new drive.
Step 3. Select the Erase tab in Disk Utility’s top menu.
Step 4. Set the Format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or exFAT.
Step 5. Type a Name for the new volume and then click Erase. Click Erase again to confirm your selection.
Your new drive will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with Blackmagic MultiDock.
Formatting your Drives on Windows
Windows uses the Disk Management application to format a new drive in the exFAT format.
Step 1. Plug your new drive into Blackmagic MultiDock.
Step 2. Go to Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Storage/Disk Management.
Step 3. Right click on your new drive from the list of connected drives and select New Simple Volume.
New unformatted drives will be described as Unallocated.
Step 4. A window will open asking for the volume size. Leave the volume size defaulted to the drive’s
maximum capacity. Click Next.
Step 5. Assign a drive letter and click Next.
Step 6. Set the file system to exFAT. Type a volume label, select Quick Format and click Next. Your new
drive will quickly be formatted and made ready for use with Blackmagic MultiDock.
You can also format drives in the exFAT format using the Format
dialog box feature in Windows. It can be found by right clicking
on the drive's icon.
Use Disk Utility on Mac OS X to format, or erase, your drive in the
Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or exFAT format.