Thanks and I'm already doin' just that,grins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Shockley, Windows Desktop Edition" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question
> Hi, > I'm not Victor, but it looks like it's formatted correctly, and it is > good to go! > HTH, and have fun with your new toy! <Smile> > Jeff > > Patricia Dunbar wrote: >> Victor, >> >> Here's what it says... >> >> FreeAgent Drive (J:) Properties >> General AutoPlay Tools Hardware Sharing Quota >> FreeAgent Drive >> Type: Local Disk >> File system: NTFS >> Used space: 240,988,160 bytes 229 MB >> Free space: 249,815,715,840 bytes 232 GB >> Capacity: 250,056,704,000 bytes 232 GB >> Disk CleanupDrive J >> Compress drive to save disk space >> Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching >> OK Cancel Apply >> >> So looks like it's already formated? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Victor Gouveia"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To:<[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 10:16 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question >> >> >> >>> Hi Patricia, >>> >>> As you've already seen, most external drives are plug and play, so you >>> don't >>> need to do anything else when you plug in the drive. >>> >>> I do recommend you do something before you do anything with the drive. >>> >>> After you've plugged in the drive, go to the My Computer icon on your >>> desktop, press enter on it, highlight the external drive, and press >>> alt+enter to get to the properties. >>> >>> Virtualize the window, and arrow down through the information to see >>> what >>> the drive is formatted as. >>> >>> If it says anything but NTFS, like FAT or FAT32, then you need to >>> re-format >>> the drive before you use it. >>> >>> FAT and FAT32 are more unstable then NTFS, that's why most drives are >>> formatted in NTFS. >>> >>> To format the drive, press escape to close the virtual window, and >>> escape >>> again to get out of the drive's properties. >>> >>> If the drive is still highlighted, press the applications key, and arrow >>> down to format... >>> >>> It will give you the option of which format to format the drive in, at >>> which >>> point, you select NTFS, and make sure the size of the drive is correct. >>> >>> Tab to the start button, and have at it. Smile. >>> >>> >>> Victor >>> Co-moderator >>> Blind Movie Buffs List >>> Guidedogs List >>> >>> >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >> subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
