Clyde Kahrl wrote: > Obi-Wan wrote: > > . Just recently I installed 10.2 on a 30gb external > 2.5" drive. Not a hitch. Are you sure you didn't *accidentally* select the > wrong drive to install it on?? > BUT > In fact--it did exactly what it should have done on the external > drive--but it only wiped the OSX partition on the internal drive > --not the whole drive--AND it did not install OSX--AND it formatted > it with HFS NOT HFS+.
It shouldn't have reformatted *any* drive, much less in HFS. The OSX installer, in fact CAN'T reformat a drive, which is why Disk Utilityis an option on the Apple menu. I don't think the Disk Utility even supports HFS...does it? -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
