LaCie 301385U User Manual - page 24
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3.4.3. Mac Users
CAUTION:
Following these steps will erase everything from the
4big, including encrypted data. If you have information that you
wanttoprotectorcontinuetouse,backupthisinformationbefore
performingthesesteps.
1. Connectthedrivetothepowersourceandtothecomputervia
theinterfaceport.
2. SelectUtilitiesfromtheGomenuintheFindermenubar.
3. IntheUtilitiesfolder,double-clickDisk Utility.
4. TheDiskUtilitywindowwillopen(
Fig. 21
).Selectthevolume
labeledLaCie Hard Diskfromthelistofavailableharddisks
ontheleftsideofthewindow.
5. SelectthePartitiontab.
6. FromtheVolume Scheme:menu,choosethenumberofparti-
tionsyouwanttodividethedriveinto(MacOSXgivesyouthe
optionofdividingthedriveintoatmost16partitions).Youcan
adjustthesizeofeachpartitionusingtheslidebarbetweenthe
partitionsintheVolume Scheme:area.
7. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each
volume(partition),choosethevolumeformat.
8. Once you have finalized the volume options, click Partition.
ClickPartitionagainwhenthealertmessageappearstocon-
tinue.
9. MacDiskUtilitywillformatandpartitionthediskaccordingto
yoursettings,andyourdrivewillbereadytouse.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Please refer to section
3.4.1. File System
Formats
,foramoredetailedcomparisonofthevariousfilesystem
formats.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Applerecommendsthatunlessyouhavea
specificreasontousetheUNIXFileSystem(UFS),youshoulduse
theMacOSExtendedformatbecauseitprovidesamorefamiliar
experiencetoMacintoshusers.
Fig.21
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Formattingwillnoterasetheencryptioncon-
figuration.Ifyouwishtoformata4bigthathasbeenencrypted,you
willfirstneedtounlockthedeviceusingtheLaCieDesktopMan-
ager,thenfollowthestepsbelow.