reformatting Seagate Free Agent

In article ,
Tim Lance wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:57:59 -0600, Kurt Ullman wrote
> (in article
> ):
>
> > I need to reformat this drive so it can be used with my MBP, OSX
> > 10.4.11. The box says it is as easy as running disk utility. But I don't
> > see anything about formatting the drive, just erasing, First Aid,
> > restore, RAID, partition. So.. how do I go about reformatting. I looked
> > up stuff of on knowledge bases for both Apple and Seagate but did not
> > find what I need. Any help???
>
> Erase or Partition will do.
>
So after I erase or partition, I can just fire up SuperDuper and
bootable clone my current HD?

> Do you want more than one partition? How big is your drive?

120 GB. Don't know about the partition. It is mainly to be used as the
main back-up for my computer. Can I repartition later on if I need to or
should I just put in an extra partition or two in case I need them later
on. Thinking about maybe a Sandbox set-up later on.

>
> Will you want it to be able to boot your MBP? Surely you're considering some
> form of back up.

After I get it formatted, I plan to use this as my back-up. I have
SuperDuper all set and ready to go.
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Tim Lance wrote:

> > So after I erase or partition, I can just fire up SuperDuper and
> > bootable clone my current HD?
> >
> You bet. Since it's going to be a boot volume for an ICBM make sure you
> choose GUID. You get there by choosing the number of partitions from popup
> (even though it'll give current as 1) and clicking the Options button at the
> bottom right of the graphic partition window.

Cool. Thanks. I have only been with Macs for about 18 months and I
guess I am still not quite ready to believe it could be that simple (g).



>
> >> Do you want more than one partition? How big is your drive?
> >
> > 120 GB. Don't know about the partition. It is mainly to be used as the
> > main back-up for my computer. Can I repartition later on if I need to or
> > should I just put in an extra partition or two in case I need them later
> > on. Thinking about maybe a Sandbox set-up later on.
> >
> Yeah, at 120 GB I'd keep it the one partition. This option would accommodate
> a larger internal HD.
>
> Keep in mind SD! doesn't work yet with OS X 10.5 but with 10.4.11 you'll be
> fine.
>
Yeah I am not thinking about changing. Not really anything there
that I need or want enough to mess with it at this point anyway.
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Tim Lance wrote:


> The only thing for which I am glad I upgraded is the speed in all things.

I'm not a power user. Most of my stuff is 2-3K word Word files. I doubt
I would notice the speed difference (g).
Thanks again for the assist.
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