| Formatting Instructions |
| The following instructions are for Partitioning and Formatting a KanguruDisk, KanguruPortable, KanguruQuickSilver Hard Drive or any of our hard drive/flash memory based products. In most cases, you won't need to format the drive because they come pre-formatted for your convenience. However, if you are changing to a new OS, you may need to format the drive. |
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| ** Warning: Formatting Erases All Data ** |
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| Formatting under 95/98/98SE/ME/2000/XP |
- Double-Click on My Computer
- Right-Click on the drive you want to format
- Choose Format from the menu
- Choose the file system you want to format it with
- Enter a Volume Label (optional)
- Click Start
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| NOTE: FAT32 is only compatible with Windows 95B through XP excluding NT. NTFS is only compatible with NT, 2000 and XP. |
| NOTE: When formatting with FAT32 on 2000 and XP there is a 32GB hard drive size limitation. In order to format a drive larger than 32GB, you would need to partition it or use a Windows 98 machine to format it. |
| NOTE: The Micro MP3 player must be formatted in FAT16(FAT) in order to play MP3's. The Media Exchange products must be formatted FAT32 for the Copy feature of the unit to work. |
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| Formatting under Mac OS X |
- Double-Click on system hard drive
- Open Applications then Utilities folder
- Double-Click on Disk Utility
- Choose the drive from the left side of the screen
- Click on the Erase Tab
- Choose the file system and click Erase
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| NOTE: When using the Mac OS Extended file system, if you use the drive with OS 9 as well, you will need to check Install OS9 Extensions. |
| NOTE: It is reccomended if you use your drive exclusively on a Mac that you format the drive in a Mac format to improve performance. |
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| Partitioning Instructions |
| Partition a hard drive to take one large drive and make it several smaller drives. Partitioning a hard drive requires formatting and will erase all data if any exists on the drive. |
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| Partitioning under 2000 and XP |
| Click here to launch Step by Step guide (opens in a new window) |
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