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Creating a partition on the storage disk, Disabling the disk indexing – EVS Xfile Version 2.14 - January 2011 User Manual User Manual

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EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011

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1. From the desktop, right click on My Computer and select Manage from the

contextual menu.

The Computer Management window opens.

2. Select Disk Management from the Storage section in the Computer

Management tree view.

The new disk will appear as Unknown and Not Initialized. A red icon is

displayed next to the disk name.

3. Right click the disk with the red icon and select Initialize Disk from the

contextual menu.

4. Click OK in the Initialize Disk window to initialize the disk.

5. In the Computer Management window, right click on the same disk and

select New Partition from the contextual menu.
A new Partition Wizard will appear.

6. Create a full size primary partition selecting the G letter (for the left disk) or

the H letter (for the right disk) and using the following settings in the Format
Partition window:

File System: ‘NTFS’

Allocation Unit Size: ‘Default’

Volume Label: assign a name freely

Perform a quick format: select this option

D

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1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. In the left window, right click on the new G or H disk then select Properties.

3. Into the General tab, deselect the Allow Indexing Service option then click

the Apply button.

4. Select Apply Changes to Subfolders and Files, click twice OK.