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1. The format process will prompt you with a dialog when it has pamti o a completed Press the OK button When it has finished the partition i eae EI Posts fom 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 o The partition will be deleted therefore all the data of the deleted partition will be lost Delete Partition Refresh Quit2. Empty segment File System Volume Label File System FAT12 FAT16 FAT32 are the available options It is a D omeo recommended to select FAT32 unless there is a specific reason to format 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 A format will be carried out as set below cluster check during the format process This check scans the disk for bad foam ap oem clusters and fixes them if possible It is an automated process that adds some A o time to the format process ey alam 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 format ve DriveStation Disk Formatter
3. User Manual DriveStation 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 3 DriveStation Utility Installation Install the Format Utility by running the EasySetup Wizard from the DriveNavigator CD This is done by inserting the DriveNavigator CD into a Windows System Click on DriveStation Utilities Click on the Disk Formatter button to launch the utility BUFFALD DriveStation DriveStation Setup Wizard Ga m me AutoBackup Ge DriveStation Utilities GD View Documentation ext ED BUFFALO Please consult the mae for more information about your DriveStation s Utility Softwar Install Disk Sleep Scheduler Ga Disk Formatter Ga Install Secure Lock Ware Main Menu Ga DriveStation Disk Formatter Disk Formatter The Disk Formatter Utility main dialog box contains E ed z information regarding your system s drives and partitions When Le Eee see launched the program displays your system drive giving you the ability Periton to alter some of the partition information on your main drive a
4. ay Label O WARNING Please use extreme caution when using the Disk sie ac eae Formatter Utility When launched it shows all hard drives on the PC including the main boot drive the one that contains the partition C pg eee a a es Do not modify the main boot drive Only use this utility to modify the external hard drive with the name USB HS e Oui Select the USB HS drive from the pull down menu This is your DriveStation It is not recommended that the Disk Formatter Utility be fn Tosntba wae a ese run on any disks except the DriveStation tt aa TO Selected Drive USB HALO 1D 0 LUN O Once the proper disk has been selected place the cursor over the el a eon purple partition and click If more then one color is there then more aun then one partition exists In this case click on the partition you want to modify File S Vol Label ef eg ee PpJaisal Fugs leceludiny oD Please select the partition and the drive to be formatted Refresh Quit DriveStation Disk Formatter Once the partition has been clicked the appropriate options will appear Physical Format Physical Format Press the Physical Format button to begin a physical Hime format This process does a low level format cleaning the disk completely ponen th nopi This process is
5. not recommended unless serious disk errors are occurring a ee The process can take up 4 hours to complete depending on the DriveStation poo ee size You will receive multiple warning dialogs before you are allowed to a e a begin the physical format Physical formatting NOTE The status dialog box for the physical format is simply a timer It Presently peforming a physical format counts the amount of time that has past during the format Each time the eae bars reach the end it adds one minute It is in no way a progress meter one Unfortunately there is no way to tell how long the physical format will take It aa ie 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 ee deleted Once deleted the Format option becomes available pa Physical Format 52617MB File System Volume Label FAT32 M Format Option C Bad Cluster Check Size 512 152617MB 152617 E pisia Forai acelin BOY 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
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