User manual SITECOM USB 2.0 STORAGE CASE 3.5 SATA MD-206

[. . . ] Click the icon to access the Hard Disk Case · If this icon does not appear, you have to `mount' the drive. Click `Go', select `Utilities'. A new menu appears, select `disk utilities' to mount or un-mount the disk. · To check the properties of the disk, click `Go', `Utilities'. A new menu appears, select `System Profile' to view the properties of the MD-206. · If the hard disk placed in the hard disk case has not been formatted, continue to chapter 5. 3. 5. Initializing a New Hard Disk 5. 1 Windows Vista · · · · Click on the `Start' menu, then click `Control Panel'. [. . . ] You should type `5' to select the `Change current fixed disk drive' option then hit the `Enter' key. · You should see a list of hard drives. Your main internal hard drive will be Disk 1. Any other hard drives will be listed as 2, 3, etc. If you have only one hard drive in your computer then drive 2 will be the USB Hard Drive. You can also verify which drive on the list is the USB hard drive by the size under Mbytes. The number should be approximately equal to the size marked on the front label of your hard drive. Choose the number that represents the USB hard drive and type it then hit the Enter key. Note: Selecting the wrong disk at this stage may cause you to lose valuable data. · You now are presented with the original menu of 5 items. This time, you must choose option 1, `Create DOS partition or Logical DOS drive' and hit `Enter'. · You are presented with another menu of 3 items. You must choose option 1, `Create Primary DOS Partition'. Verify that you are partitioning the correct disk number before proceeding. This may take about a minute. · You will now see the question `Do you wish to use the maximum available size for a Primary DOS partition?' Answer `yes' or just hit the `Enter' key. This may take a minute. · When the partitioning is complete hit the `Esc' button twice. You will see a message that you must restart your PC. Hit the `Esc' button once more to exit the fdisk program. · Double click the `My Computer' icon. Unplug the USB hard drive and then reconnect it to your PC. An icon with a drive letter will show up in the `My Computer' window. When you try to access the drive you will get a dialog box with the message that the drive is not accessible. Click `Cancel' button. · You now need to format your USB hard drive. In the `My Computer' window, point your cursor to the icon that represents the USB hard drive and click the right mouse button. [. . . ] If you turn off the drive without dismounting it first, data on the drive may be lost or damaged. If you turn off your computer before you turn off your Sitecom Hard Disk Case, no dismounting is needed. Always make sure the drive is turned off before disconnecting the AC adapter or the USB cable. · Locate the System Tray and the unplug icon. [. . . ]