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15. Partition Information & Format Wizard
The Media Giant will be delivered with a preformatted harddisk in most situations. The harddisk is
formatted with the default configuration of the Media Giant, and will partition the harddisk as following:
Timeshift buffer partition: ~ 4.85 GB
Recording partition: 50% of the harddisk space.
FAT32 media partition: 25% of the harddisk space.
NTFS media partition : 25% of the harddisk space.
Example with: 500GB 750 GB 1000GB
Timeshift buffer partition: ~ 4.85 GB ~ 4.85 GB ~ 4.85 GB
Recording artition: ~ 250 GB ~ 375 GB ~ 500 GB
FAT32 media partition: ~ 125 GB ~ 187 GB ~ 250 GB
NTFS media partition: ~ 125 GB ~ 187 GB ~ 250 GB
You can change the default harddisk configuration by reformatting the harddisk of the Media Giant.
Note:
If you reformat the harddisk of the Media Giant, all stored and recorded content on the harddisk
will be deleted!
To format the harddisk of the Media Giant, go to the Setup menu and select the option ‘HDD Format’ on
the ‘System’ page. Select again ‘HDD format’ as confirmation.
The HDD Format Wizard will now be shown on your screen with the question for format the harddisk
automatically (‘Auto’) or manually (‘Manual’).
• When you select ‘Auto’, the Media Giant will be formatted with the default format settings, as
mentioned above.
• When you select ‘Manual’, the Format Wizard will guide you through the steps to format the harddisk.
[ Format Wizard – Auto or Manual ] [ Format Wizard – Timeshift Buffer ]
Change the Timeshift Buffer size with the up and down navigation buttons (15
) on the remote control.
You can set the Timeshift Buffer to 1, 2, 3 or 4 hours.
• Select ‘Next’ to continue to the next step.