On 2/12/04 16:34, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote

>When you partition a hard drive there is a check box which says:
>
>
>    Install Mac OS 9 drivers
>
>    If this option is not selected,
>    this device cannot be used by a computer
>    running a Mac using OS 9. This option
>    does not affect classic.
>
>Question: I interpret this to mean each partition must have OS 9 drivers
>installed in order for the partition to be seen by OS9.
>
>Is this true?

yes ... if you've booted into OS 9.

>
>After partitioning I intend to install 0S 9 on it's own 5 gb partition. I
>will be able to boot from the OS 9 partition, right?

Depends on how new the machine is. Some of the really new Macs won't boot 
OS 9.

>
>How much space do the OS 9 drivers take?

Very little at all.

Bill


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