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1. C ae WARNING Please use extreme caution when using the Disk size a ae Formatter Utility When launched it shows all hard drives on the PC including the main boot drive the one that contains the partition C oe ee ee Do not modify the main boot drive Only use this utility to modify the external hard drive with the name USB HS Fis Select the USB HS drive from the pull down menu This is your r x DriveStation Itis not recommended that the Disk Formatter Utility be MA a rosina wane Ey Paru run on any disks except the DriveStation T pc E DISK FORMATTER x Selected Drive USB HA O ID 0 LUN 0 Once the proper disk has been selected place the cursor over the E i eS purple partition and click If more then one color is there then more Partition then one partition exists In this case click on the partition you want to modify Format pio i A E earner Please select the partition and the drive to be formatted Honmat Delete iiiu Refresh Quit DriveStation Disk Formatter Once the partition has been clicked the appropriate options will appear Physical Format Press the Physical Format button to begin a physical format This process does a low level format cleaning the disk completely This proce2. t 15261 7MB File System Volume Label En OF si Format Option Bad Cluster Check Size 512 152617MB SLIME TE UALS hsz DEF DEL HOJA Toii aeli UD Please select the partition and the drive to be formatted DriveStation Disk Formatter Format Press the Format button to begin a regular format on the DriveStation There are some options to select depending on how the DriveStation is to be formatted File System Volume Label File System FAT12 FAT16 FAT32 are the available options It is fm we nem O Omet recommended to select FAT32 unless there is a specific reason to format See using another choice Volume Label The volume label is simply the name of the hard drive on your system This name will show up in My Computer and in Explorer Select an appropriate name for the hard disk It can also be left blank if desired Size The size allows you to specify how much of the DriveStation to format Select a number in megabytes to format The DriveStation can be split into multiple different drive letters by choosing multiple blocks or sections If one large DriveStation disk is desired then set the number to the maximum Bad Cluster Check The bad cluster check option initiates a hard drive cl
3. BUFFALO eS DriveStation a Format Utility The Format Utility is a simple utility that allows a user to format the DriveStation for use in a Windows System Reformatting the drive erases all of the information on the drive Only reformat the drive if absolutely necessary www buffalotech com v2 0 DriveStation Utility Installation Install the Format Utility by running the EasySetup Wizard mona iojx from the DriveNavigator CD This is done by inserting the BUFFALO DriveStation DriveNavigator CD into a Windows System Click on DriveStation Setup Wizard DriveStation Utilities m amp meo Backup Software DriveStation Utilities GD View Documentation ext ED Click on the Disk Formatter button to launch the utility BUFFALO Please consult the documentation for more information about i i are your DriveStation s Utility Softw Install Easy Backup Ga Install Disk Sleep Scheduler Ga Disk Formatter Ga Main Menu Ga DriveStation Disk Formatter Disk Formatter Utility The Disk Formatter Utility main dialog fd HDD TOSHIBA wka01aGAX F box contains information regarding your system s drives and partitions When launched the program displays your system drive giving you the Fanton ability to alter some of the partition information on your main drive File System Volume Label
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5. ss is not recommended unless serious disk errors are occurring The process can take up 4 hours to complete depending on the DriveStation size You will receive multiple warning dialogs before you are allowed to begin the physical format NOTE The status dialog box for the physical format is simply a timer It counts the amount of time that has past during the format Each time the bars reach the end it adds one minute It is in no way a progress meter Unfortunately there is no way to tell how long the physical format will take It takes roughly 30 minutes per 80GB Delete Partition Press the Delete Partition button to simply delete the selected partition You will receive a warning dialog box before the partition is deleted Once deleted the Format option becomes available Physical Format The partition will be deleted therefore all the data of the deleted partition will be lost Delete Partition Refresh Quit Physical formatting Presently peforming a physical format While formatting please do not unplug the PC s power supply Also while formatting by no means access the drive 1 minute Higg ed Selected Drive HDD USB HS WDC WD1600BB 00F USB HA 0 ID O LUN 0 F lt g n g 3 z Partition Empty segment 152617MB Empty segmen
6. uster check during the format process This check scans the disk for bad pele iy le acl Drive USB HS WDC WD1600BB 00F clusters and fixes them if possible It is an automated process that adds some fe eee raat time to the format process epee Cluster Check Do not perform Press the Format button when you are ready to format the drive A dialog box will appear confirming your settings Press the Yes button to start the ve format DriveStation Disk Formatter The format process will prompt you with a dialog when it has completed Press the OK button When it has finished the partition will be created and shown in color Please repeat the process for any additional formatting that may be required on DriveStation Press the Quit button to exit the utility Dy Bail elisir Gize E apsisa Furnas eceliingy FU DriveStation Utility Uninstallation To uninstall the Disk Formatter Utility click on the Uninstaller program in the Disk Formatter program group folder The Uninstaller dialog box will appear Press the Start button to being the uninstallation process Another Uninstaller dialog box will appear Press the Finish button to finish the process ins rograms A i BUFFAL arch gt Help and Support Shut Down To begin uninstalling the DISK FORMATTER utility please click the Start button Uninstallation of the DISK FO
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