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OPTIONAL: Formatting a New Hard Drive
If you’re using a new hard drive with this device, you may need to format it before
initial use. If so, follow the procedure above, then continue with the steps below.
For more info on formatting drives, go to www.microsoft.com.
1. On your desktop, go to My Computer and select “Manager.”
2. When the Computer Manager screen displays, click “Disk Manager” in the left-
side window.
3. In the right-side window, recognition of the new hard disk will appear; for
example, “Seagate....”
4. Right-click on the new hard drive listing, then select “Delete partition.”
5. Right-click on the new hard drive listing, then select “New logical drive.”
6. Right-click on the new hard drive listing a third time, then select “Format disk
drive.”
7. Conrm that the new hard drive is listed in the My Computer window, indicating
a proper formatting.
Removing the Drive Enclosure
Before you disconnect the device from your computer, follow these steps.
1. Click the icon on your desktop. (See Driver Installation below.)
2. When the Safely Remove Hardware screen displays, click “Stop.”
3. When the “It is now safe to remove the USB device” message displays,
disconnect the USB cable (and the power adapter, if connected).
Driver installation
Once the enclosure is connected to your computer, your system will automatically
detect the new hardware and complete the setup,
conrmed when the icon at right appears in your
desktop systems tray.
software installation
These steps are for the installation of the convenient One-Touch Backup software.
NOTE: This software doesn’t support Mac operating systems.
Some images are modied to t the manual format, and your software version
may be slightly different than the one shown here.