uncheck install OS 9 drivers. best...jf

On Aug 4, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Anne Cartwright wrote:

> Thanks to Jerry and Russ. I'll now get on with my external HD>
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> Anne Cartwright
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> R. D. Preston wrote:
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>> You'll find what you need under "Erase", after you select the target
>>  disk/volume from the left panel in Disk Utility.
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>> Also, there's lots of info on this subject right there under the  
>> Finder's
>>  main menu [Help>Mac Help].     : )
>> "
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>> Mac OS Extended format is a hard disk format that increases the  
>> number of allocation blocks on the disk from previous disk formats  
>> used by the Mac OS. This format also allows more than 65,000 files  
>> on the hard disk. Mac OS Extended format optimizes the storage  
>> capacity of large hard disks by decreasing the minimum size of a  
>> single file.
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>> A Mac OS Extended volume can be journaled, which means that the  
>> operating system keeps a continuous log (journal) of the changes  
>> made to the files on the volume. This helps the operating system  
>> restore the volume to a usable state when a power failure or other  
>> problem interrupts the disk's operation and damages files.
>>
>> "
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>> Regards,
>> Russ Preston
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| be July 25 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway.
| The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
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