1) Press the DISK UTIL button. If the Active Drive is the internal drive then select SET. From the Set Active Drive menu Select External, then select OK to return to the DISK UTILITY menu

2) Select FORMAT. The LCD screen will display a message asking you to confirm the format operation. Select OK to format, or cancel to quit before formatting.

3) When the Format operation has completed, another message will appear prompting you to Verify the drive for recording and playback. Select Cancel to exit the Format command