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.
v1.0
Install the Format Utility by running the EasySetup Wizard, located on your DriveStation.
Disk Formatter Utility – The Disk Formatter Utility main dialog box
contains information regarding your system’s drives and partitions.
When launched, the program displays your system drive, giving you the
ability to alter some of the partition information on your main drive.
WARNING: Please use extreme caution when using the Disk Formatter
Utility. When launched, it shows all hard drives on the PC, including the
main boot drive (the one that contains the partition “C:”).
Do not modify the main boot drive! Only use this utility to modify the
external hard drive with the name “BUFFALO...”
Select the ‘BUFFALO...’ drive from the pull down menu. This is your
DriveStation. It is not recommended that the Disk Formatter Utility be
run on any disks except the DriveStation.
Using Disk Formatter
Using Disk Formatter
Once the proper disk has been selected, place the cursor over the purple
partition and click. If more then one color is there, then more then one
partition exists. In this case, click on the partition you want to modify.
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 process 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
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