At 6:21 PM +0000 10/27/2008, Liam Proven wrote: > >A hard disk can't be used "raw". It must be partitioned first, then >the /partition/ is formatted and that's where your data goes.
One *formats* a drive. Usually this is done at the factory. The last step of which is to lay down a partition map (Apple or GID), and create (non-mountable) partitions to contain drivers and such. THEN you create the "user" partitions (mountable volumes) and *initialize* the files systems therein. You can view all the partitions with a command such as: diskutil list - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---