New MacBook Hard Drive

[MacBooksRock]

Hi,
I found a 200GB Hitachi 7200RPM Hard Drive on Macsales.com and I was wondering, after I put it in, will I be able to install OS X right away? Or will I have to format it somehow, first? Thank you!

 

[viqas]

Hi,
I found a 200GB Hitachi 7200RPM Hard Drive on Macsales.com and I was wondering, after I put it in, will I be able to install OS X right away? Or will I have to format it somehow, first? Thank you!

the installer does have disk utility in it

 

[MacBooksRock]

So all I have to do is pop in the new hard drive, put Leopard in the disk drive, hold down "C" while the computer starts and it'll start installing?

 

[Vader]

Not exactly.
You will have to load the disk utility app on the Leopard install disc, reformat the drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and then you can install.

 

[Chanel]

Not exactly.
You will have to load the disk utility app on the Leopard install disc, reformat the drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and then you can install.

Oh good, I've go the same question about installing Leopard on a
new HD. So do you just pick Disk Utility on the first screen of the
installation disk, and then is there a button that says "reformat drive"?
Sorry, I just never had to install it before? I kind of need it 'straight-forward'
so that I don't get worried about screwing it up.

Cheers

 

[MacBooksRock]

Oh good, I've go the same question about installing Leopard on a
new HD. So do you just pick Disk Utility on the first screen of the
installation disk, and then is there a button that says "reformat drive"?
Sorry, I just never had to install it before? I kind of need it 'straight-forward'
so that I don't get worried about screwing it up.

Cheers

Same question here. And, if I decide to put Tiger on it instead, will it be the same way starting out? Thanks!

 

[squeeks]

Same question here. And, if I decide to put Tiger on it instead, will it be the same way starting out? Thanks!

yes

tiger and leopard have very similar installers...i think, ive only installed leopard once i dont think there was really anything different about it..

just go to disk utility, its in the menu bar of the installer somewhere, and select the drive and tell it you want it to be mac extended journaled

 

[MacBooksRock]

yes

tiger and leopard have very similar installers...i think, ive only installed leopard once i dont think there was really anything different about it..

just go to disk utility, its in the menu bar of the installer somewhere, and select the drive and tell it you want it to be mac extended journaled

Thank you!

 

[Chanel]

yes

tiger and leopard have very similar installers...i think, ive only installed leopard once i dont think there was really anything different about it..

just go to disk utility, its in the menu bar of the installer somewhere, and select the drive and tell it you want it to be mac extended journaled

Cheers!