>I've used PC hard drives many times in Macs before. My procedure is >while in the PC I use a free program that erases everything from the >platters. http://www.killdisk.com I do not format it on the PC once >it's erased it's "dead." I then place it in the Mac and use The >Drive setup disk that came with my 6500/250 to reinitialize my disk, >since it's been zeroed it's old data doesn't conflict with this >procedure. Install OS and voila you should be able to use your 60gb >HD on your Mac.
It's funny but I low level-format Mac drives (on a PC) that won't mount with Drive Setup or with other Mac utilities. Once formatted by DOS it can be initialized. SCSI drives are attached to an Adaptec 2940UW PC card and reformatted by the card's own utilities (Control + A when prompted at startup). Since Drive Setup erases the drive's directory at initialization it would be redundant to use a PC utility to wipe it out first. Charlie -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
