Computer Accessories User Manual

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Navigate to the disk utility of your OS. In Windows, it’s Disk Management:
Start Menu>right-click (My) Computer>Manage>Disk Management.
Once in Disk Management, look for your drives in the bottom right window. You may have to scroll down to nd
it. The disks will most easily be recognized by their size.
Ex.: If you are initializing a 1Tb drive, look for a drive that is close to the same size; like 931.51 Gb.
Right-click the disk number (ex. disk 3), and then select the “Initialize” option.
Select “MBR/Primary Partition” and “NTFS” for XP, and for drives that are smaller than 1TB. For later versions of
Windows (7 and Vista) and for drives that are larger than 1 Tb, select “GPT/GUID” and “NTFS.”
Let Windows select a drive letter, and the rest of the options, and press “Finish”. Double-check that Windows
assigned a drive-letter to each new drive. Otherwise, you will not see the drive(s) in (My) Computer.
Now, look for your drive-letter(s) in (My) Computer. Enjoy your new drive!
Navigate to the disk utility of your OS. In Mac, it’s Disk Utility: Desktop>Go>Utilities>Disk Utility.
Once in Disk Utility, look for your drive in the left-hand column. It can be easily identied by the model # of
that drive.
Click on the rst entry for your Cavalry drive; the one closest to the top.
On the right, there will be a row listing operations you can perform on your drive. Select “Erase”.
Now select “Volume Format>Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”.
Click “Erase”.
Check for your drive in Computer and/or the Desktop. Enjoy your new drive!
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*Note: Installing an HDD with Data on it: Look for your drive directly in (My) Computer. If it does not show up, it may be
formatted to a different le system or it may even have developed a fault. See troubleshooting.
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INITIALIZE YOUR BLANK HDD(S) (For Windows)
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INITIALIZE YOUR BLANK HDD(S) (For MAC)