Attention: For Windows Me/2000/Xp: Mass Storage Device in Windows Me/2000/Xp Operating System supports the USB2.0 External Drive/Enclosure directly. Installation of driver will not be necessary. If it's necessary to Partition the drive: Click on [Start]->[Control Panel]->[Settings]->[Administrative Tools]-> [Computer Management]->[Disk Management] You'll be able to see the newly attached external drive. Click on the drive on the lower right window pane, right click [Create Partition] A wizard will pop up to partition and format the drive. For Windows 98SE: When operate the Initio Chip USB2.0 External Drive/Enclosure with Windows 98SE, it is required to install the driver BEFORE connecting the device to computer. The Path for the driver is \Initio Driver\Win98SE (Initio)\Win98SE (Initio)\Setup_98USBDriver.msi *It may be necessary to install Microsoft's installer application, The Path for the installer application is \Initio Driver\Win98SE (Initio)\InstMsiA.Exe If it's necessary to Partition the drive; Click on [start]->[control panel]->[setting]->[system]->[hard disk] You'll be able to see the newly attached external drive. Click on [property]->[setting] check the option [removable] After reboot, a removable drive is added to [My Computer] Right click on the newly mounted drive, select [format] to format the drive