On 5/24/04, Clark Martin wrote: > >At 3:39 PM -0500 5/24/04, macnifico wrote: >>Hello, fellow listers! >> >>I'm waiting for a WS 300 MHz with a 12 Mb HD. >>Do I have to partition the HD into a 8 Mb and a 4 Mb partition if I >>want to install OS X.2 & OS 9.2.1? > >Well, hopefully you'll get a 12Gb disk instead of a 12Mb disk :) > >Yes, the first partition will have to be 8Gb or less. It makes the >most sense to be 8Gb. 12Gb will work for OS X and 9 but you might >want to consider getting something larger so you have plenty of room >to grow in.
As was pointed out by Bob, you actually want to set the first partition slightly smaller than 8 GB (like 7.83GB or something a bit smaller than an actual 8GB). But I'm with Clark that if you can afford a bigger drive, go for it! On 5/24/04, Bob wrote: > >I don't how other list members will feel about it. But I would >suggest installing OS 9.2.2 on the second partition (see below >regarding the first partition). That way you will be able to boot you >PB from different partitions, which can be handy in a number of >situations (i.e. you can't repair a boot partition). > >If you do decide to install OS 9 on the second partition, **be sure** >to tell Disk Utility to install OS 9 drivers when you format and >partition your drive. And I'd second Bob's suggestion - I have my second partition set for OS 9 (with OS 9 drivers on it), for the reasons he gave. Amazing how quickly these drives start filling up... Jim Rohde -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
