User manual

For Win2000 and

WinXP, we

recommend using

the NTFS file format.

If the NTFS file

system is used, the

drive will only be

recognised on

Win2000 and

WinXP.

Mac OS X can see

the drive and read

data from it but can

not write to it.

Formatting on

Win2000/XP using

FAT32, the biggest

single partition you

can create will be

32GB. To create

larger partitions,

use the DOS

command under

WinME or use 3

party software.

PC running Win2000 or WinXP

Disk Management Program

• Right click on “My Computer” and choose “Manage”

• Select “Disk Management”

• Choose the drive you want to format and right click on it for

further commands (Choose New Partition)

• Follow the Partition Wizard to setup your disk

It is recommended to format the hard drive using the interface

you will most likely be accessing the drive with.

Note: DO NOT perform disk operations (format, partition,

chkdsk) when other computers have the NDAS mounted.

It is important that your NDAS device is listed as a Basic

Disk and not a Dynamic Disk.

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