Operation Manual

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Formatting the TrekStor MovieStation
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Caution: During formatting, ALL data on the hard disk are deleted! Before formatting, make backup copies of your data!
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Please note that only files with a maximum file size of 4 GB are supported for a hard disk formated with FAT32.
Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
Under Windows, a storage device from a size of 32 GB cannot be formated with FAT32 in the usual manner. For this
purpose, the hard disk must be formated using a separate tool.
For this purpose, for example, you can use the free tool "H2
f o r m a t " from Heise (http://www.heise.de/software/download/
h2format/40825). With "H2f o r m a t ," you can format unformatted partitions of the MovieStation in Windows® using the
FAT32 file system. For this reason, formated partitions of your MovieStation must be deleted first. Proceed as follows:
Deleting existing, formated partitions
a) Right-click "m
y Co m p u t e r " or "Co m p u t e r " and select the menu item "ma n a g e ".
b) In the window that appears, select "D
i s K m a n a g e m e n t " from the list. The right window area is divided in two.
c) Your MovieStation is listed in the bottom area, that is, in the graphic list of the connected CD/DVD drives and hard
disks. If the MovieStation has not yet been formated by the user, the MovieStation is listed with the volume name
"treKstor".
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Caution: Make sure not to select any of the other connected hard disks. If you do, the data and programs on the disk
will be irretrievably deleted!
Right-click the memory location icon of your MovieStation and select "D
e l e t e pa r t i t i o n " or "De l e t e Vo l u m e " on the
context menu that appears to delete the existing partitions on the MovieStation.
d) Confirm with "y
e s " to delete the partition.
Creating a partition
a) Right click the memory location icon of your MovieStation. This now has a status of 'n
o t a s s i g n e D '.
b) Select "n
e w pa r t i t i o n " or "ne w si n g l e Vo l u m e …" on the context menu that appears. The assistant for creating a new
partition opens. Click "C
o n t i n u e ".
For Windows® 2000/XP: Select the "p
r i m a r y pa r t i t i o n " option.
c) Now you can define the partition or volume size. To accept the standard settings of the operating system, click "n
e x t ".
d) Assign a drive letter (e.g. "T:") to the partition.
e) Make sure that, in the "f
o r m a t pa r t i t i o n " dialog, you select the "Do n o t f o r m a t t H i s p a r t i t i o n "/"Do n o t f o r m a t t H i s V o l u m e " option.
f) Close the partition creation session by clicking "f
i ni sH ". You have created an unformatted partition for your MovieStation.