On Oct 30, 2008, at 6:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> However, when selecting to use two partitions, using the > graphic box on the left slide that lets you drag the horizontal line > up and down to select partition size, the smallest size for the first > partition is right around 10 gbs. Why won't it let me make a smaller > partition? Don't know, but you can type a number into the box, I found that you need to enter 7.85 or lower for it to work. Once you've got OS X installed, move the Users directory to the larger partition. <http://tinyurl.com/6dge75> (Mike removed this stuff from his website, fortunately, there's the WayBack Machine!) This gives you 8GB for the System directory and Applications which is generally more than enough. I only ran into problems with this scheme when I installed a DVD burner on my upgraded Beige G3, and needed to make 4GB free for burn images. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
