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Chapter 3: Basic Setup
3.22 Formatting the Hard Disk
Formatting and Partitioning the HDD using Windows 2000/XP
The drive is initially not visible in Windows Explorer. For the drive
to been seen in Windows Explorer it needs to be configured via
the disk management Utility. Win-XP will normally recognize the
unformatted /unpartitioned drive when you open disk
management and start the wizard.
1. Right click on “My Computer”. Choose “Manage” from
the pop up menu and “Computer Management” window
will appear. Under “Storage”, choose the “Disk Management”
folder.
2. The disk list will appear on the right side of the
“Computer Management” windows. Right click the So Smart
HDD (marked as “Unallocated HDD”) from the list and
from the pop up menu choose “New Partition” to make
partitions on the chosen disk.
3. The New Partition Wizard opens up. Click Next.