How to format the Warp Drive in Mac OS X

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Article ID
T4303-1530

Last Review
July 23, 2007

Products
Warp Drive 3.5"
Warp Drive 2.5"

Firmware Versions
NA

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This article describes how to format the Warp Drive under a Mac OS X system.

For the highest performance and compatibility, we recommend you reformat the drive using the Mac OS Extended format. However, if you will be using the drive between Windows and Mac OS, please see article T4303-1430.

 

 

1. Plug your drive into the Macintosh.


2. Launch the Disk Utility.
   
3. Select your new drive from the list on the left. A description of the drive appears in the right window.
   
4. Select the Partition tab at the top of the window.
   
   • Enter a name for your drive in the Name field.
     
     
   • Select the Mac OS Extended from the Volume Format drop-down list.
     
     
   • Select the check box next to Install Mac OS 9 Drivers. This will allow your disk to be recognized if you start your system with Mac OS 9.
     
     
     
     • Click Partition to continue. An alert dialog appears to confirm the Partitioning/Formatting process.
       
     • Click Partition to start the Partitioning/Formatting process.
       
   When complete, the drive will Mount to the Desktop.