--- You wrote: However, the User's Manual says I should > initialize the drive before I use it. What does this do to improve the use?
No. If you can see the drive, you don't need to initialize it. --- end of quote --- Try it without innitializing it and see if it works. I had an awful time with some drives that weren't innitialized again when moved from the native bus on my Beige to the ATA 133. It looked fine but data didn't move correctly. They say that you can replace the drivers using Hard Disk Speed Tools without initializing, so the data stays intact. This didn't work for me, but I have an old, bundled version of HDST. On the other hand, a drive that was initialized in my Firewire/usb box runs fine on the ata 133 board without redoing it. Rich -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
