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Jedi Knight |
Hello, I know that you can never have too many hard drives to back up your stuff-since I am one of those people that "have lost" info before. I recently purchased a new hard drive for that reason. I forget what I needed to do to the drive. It is a Fantom eSata/usb 2.0 external 500gb drive. Does it matter if I format GUID partition? In the manual of the drive it says to click on "Apple Partition Map"? Which is better?
(I have a Mac mini 2.0 MB139LL/A; Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz). Thanks, Natalie Yesterday is a cancelled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; today is the only cash you have - so spend it wisely |
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Genius |
You should use Disk Utility to repartition with GUID, not APM (Apple Partition Map). APM is for PPC machines. While Intel machines can use APM, you should stick with GUID.
=== Professor Hubert Farnsworth: “Nothing is impossible. Not if you can imagine it. That’s what being a scientist is all about.” Cubert J. Farnsworth: “No, that’s what being a magical elf is all about.” |
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Jedi Knight |
Thanks Jack! I'm glad I didn't follow the directions in the manual!
Natalie Yesterday is a cancelled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; today is the only cash you have - so spend it wisely |
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Genius |
Those instructions are fine for pre-Intel Macs. Apparently Fantom isn't exactly on top of the Mac market.
=== Professor Hubert Farnsworth: “Nothing is impossible. Not if you can imagine it. That’s what being a scientist is all about.” Cubert J. Farnsworth: “No, that’s what being a magical elf is all about.” |
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MacGroup iBBS MacGroup iBBS Mini-Reviews & Recommendations New Hard Drive formatted to GUID?