Setup guide

Appendix C: Hard Drive Configuration and Maintenance 71
4 If the volume is “Healthy,” do the following:
• In the Disk Management window, right-click the hard drive you will use for audio and
choose Format.
• In the Format window, name the volume.
• Choose a file system. For optimum performance, audio drives should be formatted as
NTFS.
• Select “Perform a quick format.”
•Make sure “Enable file and folder compression” is not selected.
• Set the Allocation unit size to Default.
• Click OK.
5 If the volume is “Unallocated,” do the following:
• In the Disk Management window, right-click the hard drive you will use for audio and
choose New Partition.
• In the New Partition Wizard window, click Next.
• When prompted, select the partition type.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to select a partition size and other partition settings.
• When prompted, choose a file system. For optimum performance, audio drives should be
formatted as NTFS.
Healthy volumes are volumes that have previously been partitioned and formatted.
We recommend using Primary partitions, instead of Extended partitions.