Maxtor Personal Storage 5000DV User Manual page 20

To format the drive for Mac OS X
Plug your drive into the Macintosh using either
1.
the FireWire or USB interface.
An alert box appears saying the new drive is
2.
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unreadable and asks you to initialize the drive.
3. Click Initialize.
If you see another message, click OK.
The Disk Utility menu appears.
4. Select your new drive from the list on the left.
Make sure you select your new drive.
This utility will erase all data on a drive.
A description of the drive appears in the window.
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Select the Erase tab at the top of the window.
5.
6. Select Mac OS Extended from the Volume Format
drop-down list.
7. Enter a name for your drive in the Name field.
Select the check box next to Install Mac OS 9 Drivers.
8.
This will allow your disk to be recognized if you start
your system in Mac OS 9.
Click Erase to continue.
9.
An alert dialog appears to confirm the Erase process.
10. Click Erase to start the formatting process.
After a few minutes, your drive will be formatted with the
Mac OS Extended format.
You can now begin using your new drive. If you wish to
partition the drive into two or more volumes, you can select
the Partition tab in the Disk Utility program and follow the
instructions.