How to format an IDE HD for USE in MAC G4

[xperton3]

Hey guys, i have a G4 700 IMAC, my HD went bad and i replaced it with a PC IDE 60GBWD HDD, the panther installer sees the drive as a MS DOS HD. It wont let me format the drive in disk utility with the panther install CD's. How do i format this drive so it works on my IMAC???
Thanks guys

 

[Horrortaxi]

If you go to Disk Utilities you should be able to initialize the drive. If you try that do you get an error or something? It's always worked for me.

 

[iFranky]

Get a friend...

Though I can't see why it shouldn't, if this doesn't work try sticking the drive in the PowerMac of someone you know and get them to format it for you.

 

[mklos]

I also don't understand why it won't format. I've actually done that before. The 20 GB hard drive thats in my FW Ext. case was formatted for DOS. It originally came out of a Compuke.

Anyways...try and see if you can boot from the Mac OS 9 CDs and go into the Utilities Folder and then double click on Drive Setup and see if that will format your drive.

I'm really not understanding why its not working with the OS X CDs. Hmmm... Thats bummer!