>>> I read on LEM that you have to partition your hard drive, and that OS X >>> has to be in the first 8GB of the drive. Now I wanted to ask is does the >>> first partition have to be 8GB or can it be anything smaller than that? > >> It can be smaller, although it does have to be large enough for OS X. >> Anyware in the 2-8 gigs should be OK. If you want to boot OS 9 off a >> separate partition it will also need its partition to be inside the >> first 8 gigs of the drive. >> >> The first time I installed X it was as follows: >> 1.5 gig for classic >> 5.5 gig for OS X >> 3 gig for third partition > > I heard that the bigger the partition that OS X is given, the better it > works. If that is true, would it change these recommendations?
These are what my Mac uses: > I know these are general questions, but: > (1) How much room does OS 9 need? 260 Megs > (2) How much room does OS X need? 950 Megs (OSX 10.1) 10.2 requires a lot more > (3) How much room should we also allow for forthcoming upgrades? ????? > (4) Can I save OS 9 files and OS X files to the same third partition? Yes Jim -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
