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	How do I format the internal HDD to work on MAC and PC simultaneously

Solution By using the Mac OS X disc format utility, you can format the internal hard drive on your Mvix to work on both the PC and Mac. Please note that formatting the internal hard drive will erase all files on the hard drive. Please backup and files before continuing this process.

Take a look at this VIDEO and follow the steps below.

Start OS X
Plug your Mvix into the USB port on your computer
Click Applications
Click Utilities
Click Disk Utility
Select the Mvix Internal Hard Disk Drive to format
Deselect "Install Mac OS 9 Disk Driver"
Select: Volume format: MS-DOS File System
Click Erase, Erase
Click partition
Select MS-DOS File System for each partion
Name each partition
Click Partition, Partition
Your Mvix drive is now formatted for use on both Mac and PC!

Credit for this great knowledge base article and instructional video goes to Michael O'Neill from Peyton Colorado!

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18 Jan 2007 07:27 PM