Windows only displays initialized disks under My Computer.Macintosh handles initialization and formatting the disk in a single operation by exposing the raw (uninitialized) disk once it’s plugged in.The way Windows and Mac handle raw disks (that need a partition table) is very different.The Prime 4 apparently does not have the capability to create or manipulate partition tables, which means you need to do so when attached to your computer while the controller is in Controller mode.Most raw disks (straight from the manufacturer) do not have a partition table defined (“unitialized”), leaving that to the computer/end user (there are a few different partition table types).Once partition(s) exist, the computer can then “format” it with a specific filesystem type (we want “extended FAT” or “exFAT”) so that the disk is usable.This is generally referred to as “initializing” the disk. Disks (of any sort) must have a partition table mapping the raw geometry of a disk to logical drives addressable by computer operating systems.Thanks for your reply I now understand the point you’re trying to make but I think a lot of folks may not know all the Winternals necessary.
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