how to format a HD that has it's own operating system

[tkjazzer]

i was thinking about

http://store.iomega.com/section?SID=a64e6bfaba5765fc478c015d79cb01fa563:4760&secid=40639

i want to format it to HFS+ to get bigger files on it (hate the 4 gig limit) for the dos format.

but it has it's own operating system built in the to the HD. I wonder how that will change the process of formating the drive.

Thanks!

 

[plinden]

How do you know it's FAT32 formatted and hence limited to 4GB files? It's a network attached storage device, which means your computer connects to the software running on it. I doubt that it's FAT32 ... since it doesn't mention a file size limit, it's likely formatted as NTFS. You wouldn't reformat the drive.

 

[tersono]

Don't try to reformat it - it'll quit working.

It's highly unlikely that it's FAT32 formatted - more likely to be a Linux filesystem (embedded linux being the OS of choice for most of these network drives).

However, if you want full HFS compatibility, take a look at the Synology range which are about the most Mac-friendly NAS drives around.

 

[tkjazzer]

so if it runs through another operating system. will I be able to play large games like WoW on it?

how will my macbook pro (or shoot, maybe i'll send it to the TV) be able to handle that system?

will be interesting to see more reviews on this...

 

[old-wiz]

Just because it has another OS on it doesn't mean it can be used like a stand alone computer. It's a file/media server, not really anything else.