OWC Drive Guide Software Setup r3

OWC Drive Guide
The OWC Drive Guide is a formatting application

built for Apple Mac and PC users who require a
simple walk-through of the hard drive or SSD
formatting process.
Drive Guide uses standard OS X and Windows

formatting options to create the volumes needed
to store information on your new drive. The benefit
is a standard format, created with steps that are
easier for many users to understand.
STEP 1
Connect your new drive to a power source if needed
(consult your user guide if you are unsure), then connect
the drive to your computer using the included data
cable.
After a few seconds an icon that says OWC Setup

will appear -- by default the icon should appear on the
OS X Desktop, or within My Computer for Windows.
Double-click the icon to access the Drive Guide. A
window will open displaying a new set of icons (shown
at right).
NOTES:
All of the bundled software is stored in the OWC
Software folder.
The screenshots in this guide depict the OS X

operating system, but the steps are the same on a
Mac or PC.
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STEP 3
Double-click the OWC Drive Guide icon
to open the first setup screen. You will
have to enter the password for your
OS X user account before the screen
appears.
STEP 4
Verify under Your New Drive that your
disk is available to the Drive Guide, then
click the Continue button.
STEP 5
Review the End User License Agreement
(not pictured) and if you agree with the
terms, click Accept to continue the
process.
STEP 6
If you intend to format your drive as a
single volume, leave the Easy Setup...
option intact and then click Continue.
If you intend to format your drive with

multiple partitions or custom settings,
please skip ahead to page 5.
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STEP 7
Decide whether you want to keep
the included software installers and
manuals, and if so, choose a location
for them.
Click Continue when you are ready.
STEP 8
The Drive Guide will automatically choose
the proper partition map scheme and
format type for your system.
Decide whether you want to enable

volume ownership and a custom drive
icon, then click Setup.
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STEP 9
While the drive is formatting you will see
a progress meter screen. You do not
need to do anything during this period
of time.
STEP 10
Once you see the Setup Complete
screen, click the Quit button to exit the
Drive Guide application and begin using
your newly formatted drive.
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STEP 6c - Custom Setup

If you need to use custom partition or
formatting options, click the Custom
Setup button.
For this example well choose the

option to create 2 Mac OS partitions.
On the Windows side this would list as
2 NTFS partitions.
STEP 7c
Click the pop-up menu to the right of
the Custom Setup button and choose
the number of partitions (volumes) you
want to create. Example: you could
create one to store photos, and another
to store movies.
STEP 8c
To change the size of one volume
relative to the other, drag the vertical
divider(s) in the blue box to the left or
right. As one volume is made larger, the
other decreases in size by the same
amount.
STEP 9c
To give each volume its own name,
highlight each section of the blue box,
then type into the Name field.
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STEP 10c
If you have a specific reason for it, you
may want to change the partition map
scheme of the volumes being created.
For Mac volumes you can also enable
or disable journaling, as well as cases-
senstivie partitions. To do this click the
Advanced button.
Note: for the large majority of use

cases, these types of changes are not
required.
Note: The Windows version provides

only two options -- whether to choose
GUID Partition Table or the Master Boot
Record (MBR) for your partitions.
Click OK when youre finished and you

will be returned to the prior screen.
STEP 11c
When your custom settings are made,
click the Continue button.
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STEP 12c
Decide whether you want to keep
the included software installers and
manuals, and if so, choose a location
for them.
Click Continue when you are ready.
STEP 13c
Decide whether you want to enable
volume ownership and a factory custom
drive icon, then click Setup.
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STEP 14c
While the volumes are being created
you will see a progress meter screen.
You do not need to do anything during
this period of time.
STEP 15c
Once you see the Setup Complete
screen, simply click the Quit button
to exit the Drive Guide application
and begin using your newly formatted
volumes!
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
If you would like to like to learn about the settings that Drive Guide uses, or about other methods
to format your drives for Mac and PC, please visit the links below.
Mac:
https://support.apple.com/kb/ph5845?locale=en_US
Windows:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/formatting-disks-and-drives
2016 OWC. All rights reserved. OWC is a trademark of New Concepts Development Corporation, registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office and/or in Canada. The OWC logo is a trademark of New Concepts Development Corporation. Mac and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries. Other marks may be the trademark or registered trademark property of their owners.
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OWC Drive Guide

The OWC Drive Guide is a formatting application

Drive Guide uses standard OS X and Windows

After a few seconds an icon that says OWC Setup

The screenshots in this guide depict the OS X

If you intend to format your drive with

Click Continue when you are ready.

Decide whether you want to enable

STEP 6c - Custom Setup

For this example well choose the

Note: for the large majority of use

Note: The Windows version provides

Click OK when youre finished and you

Click Continue when you are ready.

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