Big Red Exclamation Mark On New Drive Help

[BigRed3373]

I JUST INSTALLED A NEW HARD-DRIVE I AM TRYING TO FORMAT IT IT WONT INSTALL MY OS PANTHER ITS A 80 GIG ON I BOOK INDIGO HELP I AM IN THE DISK UTILITY FROM CD HOW DO I FORMAT FROM HERE WHAT IS THE VOLUME FORMAT SUPPOSED TO BE MAC OS EXTENDED OR JOURNAL-ED?

 

[FJ218700]

I JUST INSTALLED A NEW HARD-DRIVE I AM TRYING TO FORMAT IT IT WONT INSTALL MY OS PANTHER ITS A 80 GIG ON I BOOK INDIGO HELP I AM IN THE DISK UTILITY FROM CD HOW DO I FORMAT FROM HERE WHAT IS THE VOLUME FORMAT SUPPOSED TO BE MAC OS EXTENDED OR JOURNAL-ED?

on an indigo you might you might not be able to run a hi-cap 2.5.

try installing 9.1 first then 10.3 over it.

you will want non-journaled probably too.

 

[BigRed3373]

Whats High Cap 2.5? So Your Saying Run The Classic Version Then Upgrade ?

 

[CanadaRAM]

To answer the question -- in Disk Utility, choose Erase, Mac OS Extended. If you are given the choice, check the box to say yes to OS9 boot resources as well.

Then you can install an OS.

 

[BigRed3373]

I Dont Know What I Just Did But Its Taking Panther Witout Classic Its Installing Werid IS THIS GOOD OR NOT LOL DO I REALLY NEED CLASSIC INSTALLED?

 

[FJ218700]

what do you mean by weird? It will take 20-30 min or so to install fully with that machine

 

[BigRed3373]

IT JUST STARTING TAKING PANTHER THATS ALL WITHOUT CLASSIC THATS WHY I SAID WERID I DONT KNOW WHAT I DID TO GET THIS MOVING ALONG

 

[CanadaRAM]

IT JUST STARTING TAKING PANTHER THATS ALL WITHOUT CLASSIC THATS WHY I SAID WERID I DONT KNOW WHAT I DID TO GET THIS MOVING ALONG

Neither do we.
If you have a specific question please be specific about the symptoms and what you did.

And please, please, turn off the Caps Lock.