 Format the hard drive, relevant options and how-to |
 Mon 30 Jan 2006, 20:48
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Hello,
How do I format the HD on my Powerbook please. Should I Zero it? What does writting 0's do anyway Once done do I just book it from the OSX install disk? Peace and Many Thanks I Know Nothing 23 |
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Mon 30 Jan 2006, 21:10
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 30-Jan 06 From: New York - US Member No.: 76,063 |
If its your boot HD, you'll need to reboot with the install disk, then at the Install screen, the File (or Edit?) menu should contain the option to open Disk Utility. Do that. Navigate to the HD you want to erase, and erase. Writing 1's and 0's is only worth it for absolute security (ie. data irretrievability), but will TAKE A LONG TIME TO FORMAT. So, if you just wanna reformat the HD for a clean install, just do a normal format.
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iknownothing23 Format the hard drive Mon 30 Jan 2006, 20:48
lepetitmartien The "write 0" options should only be use... Mon 30 Jan 2006, 22:23 iknownothing23 Thanking you! Thu 2 Feb 2006, 15:53
lepetitmartien Thanks
BTW, stick to HFS+ format and for the jou... Fri 3 Feb 2006, 02:16 |
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