> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:02:08 -0400
> From: Linda Hutcheson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: How do I make an HFS+ drive?
>
> When I open Apple Drive Set up I get a list of all my drives. The top volume is
> listed as <not initialized SCSI OOO. When I select that volume it says at the
> bottom: This disk needs a low level format. So I then select "Initialize". The
> next window has the warning that all datta will be destroyed on the following
> volumes but no volume shows up in the window. Below that is another window
> that says New Partitioning: 1 Mac OS, Initializing Options: None. If I hit the
> Initializing button I get the spinning black and white wheel but no progress
> bar. Is this normal? If so I will turn this puppy on and let it run for several
>hours.
No progress bar, just the spinning pie wheel is normal. Before you hit
the "Initialize" button, click the "Custom Setup" button on the left.
Select "Mac OS Extended" from the dropdown, then click "OK" to return to
the Initialize option. Depending on processor speed, low-level
formatting 4.5 gigs could take from 15-45 minutes. Since you've had
problems with the drive and have aborted at least one initialization
attempt already, I'd strongly recommend low-level format at this point.
Start the process and find something else to do for about 1/2 hour.
HTH, and good luck.
--
Gene, a.k.a. G-Man
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