Insert your disk or drive and launch Disk Utility. Disk Utility is found under Apple menu > Utilities > Disk Utilities Click each partition and type a name for it, choose a format, and type a size. You can also drag the divider between the partitions to change their sizes. If a partition's name has an asterisk beside it, it's shown larger than its actual size in order to display its name legibly.

No. Computer hard drives and duplicator hard drives are two separate file systems, so they cannot communicate. The USB and Firewire connections' allow the computer to use the duplicator as a CD or DVD external burner. You can use either of those devices to store the data on a disc from a specified CD or DVD drive on the duplicator. Once you create that disc, you can use it as your master disc to load into the hard drive and make your duplications. No.

It is best to have your OS on a separate partition than the rest of your data. This results in less fragmentation and ensures speedy operation of your system. If your hard drive is large enough, then partitioning is probably a good idea for you. Common practice is to have at least three partitions: one ~8GB for the OS, one ~10GB for Documents and other personal files, and whatever is left for programs.

Frankly, we believe that these media are not optimal for most users and that they should not use a zip or other removable disk media for backup. An offsite backup service is completely automated and has the required file redundancy to protect important data. The only safe way to use removable disk media for backup is to have three disks and make the same backup three times.

Your computer has a disk larger than 512 MB. This version of Windows includes improved support for large disks, resulting in more efficient use of disk space on large drives, and allowing disks over 2 GB to be formatted as a single drive.

Don't expose your laptop to resonating noises, for example loud bass noise from speakers, heavy machinery.

In this case, utility programs usage should be avoided, as they do not always provide satisfactory results. If its "As-Failed" condition, you can usually recover your data with the entire directory structure intact. However, NOT RUNNING UTILITY PROGRAMS IS CRITICAL. Do not install new programs or attempt to save data onto the affected drive; this could make the situation worst.

We always use the Linux program fdisk or sfdisk to partition a new hard drive - even for making DOS FAT32 partitions or HPFS/NTFS partitions. The scheme we use depends entirely upon how large the hard drive is, what OS(s) we are installing, how you intend to use the machine, and of course your preferences. After reviewing the hardware in your order, we will make a recommendation allowing for smooth upgrades in the future (keeping your personal files and non-OS software in place).

A No. Only one partition will show up at a time. The secure partition will remain hidden until the password has been entered in the USB Flash Disk Utility. Once the password has been entered correctly only the secure partition will be active. To get back into the public area you must logout of the USB Flash Disk Utility.

The best answer to this is a firm "maybe". DOS device drivers are available for most USB and Firewire controllers. If such drivers are added to a DOS boot diskette so that your USB or Firewire drive is "seen" by DOS, SpinRite will also be able to "see" and operate with it. However, the performance of the drive through the DOS drivers and the serial (USB/Firewire) cable will likely be far lower than if the external drive were connected directly to a PC's motherboard controller.

WinRescue will back up to an external harddrive as long as it is listed in Windows Explorer as a regular harddrive. WinRescue backs up files and not a harddrive image. So, the harddrive's boot information is not backed up. Making a Boot Disk in WinRescue (95/98/ME) will save the boot information on a diskette.

It should work, but we recommend running directly off of the USB port on the computer. The hub needs to be a powered hub. Bus powered hubs do not work with mass storage devices. If you are on a PC and have a USB2 device, you will need a USB2 hub to achieve USB2 speeds. If you are having problems with a USB device running off a hub, connect it directly to the computer to test. If it works, the hub is more than likely the problem.

Support for the Hammer USB drives can be found on their website at http://www.hammer-storage.com/ or by calling 1 (800) 237-0840.

The 3.5" hard drives used in the XtraDisk USB drives are typically Maxtor, IBM, Western Digital or Fujitsu hard drives. They typcially have the following specifications: The 2.5" hard drives used in the XtraDisk USB Lite drives are IBM, Toshiba, or Fujitsu hard drives with the following specs:

Ghost compatibility with external FireWire devices begins with Ghost 2003 where you are able to save a Ghost image file directly to an external device such as a hard drive or CD-R drive that is connected to the computer through a FireWire cable. FireWire is a connection type, rather than a device type. That is, FireWire specifies a method for communicating between computer components or between a computer and external devices or another computer.

iPod can double as a FireWire hard drive for your Mac. This allows you to transfer files and applications from your computer and take them with you wherever you go. To use iPod in FireWire disk mode, just connect it to your Mac using the FireWire cable. In iTunes, select iPod in the source list and click the iPod icon in the lower right corner of the screen. The iPod preferences window comes up. Click "Enable FireWire disk use" and click OK. An iPod icon appears on your Mac desktop.

Yes, iPod can be loaded with system software and used to start up your Mac or to install system software on your Mac. Using iPod to start up your Mac with system software is an unsupported feature.

In the left panel, click the external FireWIre drive and select "Partition" in menu on the right. Choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and name the drive. Click "Options" at the bottom of the window. If you have an Intel Mac, select "GUID" as the partition scheme. If you have a Power PC Mac, select “Apple Partition Map." Click "Partition." It will ask to confirm, click "Partition" again and the partitioning process will begin.

No, you can't. Each partition represents the exact clone of the master disc. They can not be combined or truncated.

The most likely reason is that you are running MS-DOS or the original version of Windows 95. Newer versions of Windows allow FAT32 partitions, which can be any size and are generally more efficient at storing information as well. See previous question about determining Windows version. To use any drive > 2GB as a single partition, you should upgrade to a newer version of Windows.

Yes, the only difference is the hard drive of your DVR cannot read in other PC. NTFS is designed to secure your data from unauthorized access. The recorded video data retrieved from an FAT32 hard drive and can be played in other (NTFS or FAT) PC. «top»­­­ Many users forget to install this driver, causing the application to function abnormally. You can download DirectX from the following site: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx «top»­­­

No. You allow changes to be kept in a specific folder even after reboot by entering the path to the folder in the Writable Directories screen of Clean Slate.

Yes, you do. Windows does not allow you to run an application while this application completely rewrites the partition where Windows is installed. Therefore, Acronis True Image 9.0 will prompt you to reboot the computer into its standalone version to restore the system partition. Once the partition has been restored, you will be able to boot Windows in the usual way. When you map the drive, it becomes mapped only under your Windows account. Acronis True Image 9.

We will partition your hard drives however you want. Upon receiving your order, we will review the hardware and operating choices in your system and make a recommendation for your approval or modification. If you let us know how you intend to use your new LAC system in your response to our initial configuration approval request (sent by e-mail), we will work with you to determine an optimal partition scheme.