on 01/10/27 04:52, Kurt Graffy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Which is considered preferable, formatting with Apple Drive Setup or FWB > HD Toolkit? I've got a couple of versions of Apple DS (2.03 and1.74) > and I've got FWB 3.02 which supports OS8.6. Apple DS 2.0.3 is the one from OS 9.1: that's the one I use. It'll work fine with 8.6. Start it up and do "Update Driver" on your system drive too. > > Any preferences, warnings, great results from using either of these > programs for hard drive formatting? There are other functions in Apple DS as well: mounting and unmounting drives, partitioning, and a drive test utility. Some drives let you do low-level format. Do that, and do "Write Zeros" the first time too. FWB has more stuff, but if you ever upgrade your OS, you'll have to buy an FWB upgrade. Myself I run TechTools Pro from MicroMat. > > My plan is to keep the original SM 4 GB drive as the system drive, and > probably the program drive for most programs, using the 40 GB drive for > data storage, primarily audio files and digital camera files....all > space hogs. It's exactly what I did with a 30-gig maxtor. > > An audio program I'd like to keep using can store data under HFS+, but > the program itself needs to be on a plain old HFS drive. So, my current > plan is to keep the 4 GB drive in its original format, HFS, and format > the new Maxtor drive as an HFS+ disk, perhaps with partitions for audio > and visuals to tidy things up. 1. Are you sure your program cares what the drive format is? Programs don't write to drives directly; they only tell the OS what to write; the OS decides where and how. A 4-gig drive is big enough to show space savings using HFS+, especially with all those 4k prefs and icons in the System folder. There is a utility to change a drive from HFS to HFS+ without reformatting, but I and most others are afraid to trust them. Copy to your new drive, re-format, copy back, and re-boot. By the way, when you copy, don't do a "Select All" because that copies hidden files as well, and you don't want them copied. Just select and drag all the folders. 2. Personally I use folders. That way you don't end up with one full partition and another with room left over. > > Any known issues with running two different formats on a single > machine? I can't recall seeing any, and I'm not sure I know why there > would be, but hey, might as well ask. The OS doesn't care how the drives are formatted. > > Thanks in advance...project begins this weekend....so be forewarned, > there may soon be new listings with HELP in the subject field! > > Kurt > > > Go for it Kurt! We're cheering for you! Lou -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
