Hey all,I'm a future mac virgin,getting my bro in law oldie(that smokes my PC) very soon ,can't wait to join the Force,but 80gig don't cut it for me been looking at simpletech 160 ext hd usb 2.0 also want to boost my mem and install leopard.should I set up the ext hd before or after the upgrades,thanx.
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It doesn't matter if you set up the external disk drive before or after the Leopard upgrade. Just make sure, that it is formatted in a way that you benefit from.
If you move the disk drive between Windows and Mac OS X make sure to format it in FAT32 (called MS-DOS under Mac OS X), so both OS can read and write to it.
If you want to use it solely with Mac OS X, just format it with HFS+ (Journaled or not look here).
Or do you mean something else by "setting up"?
If you move the disk drive between Windows and Mac OS X make sure to format it in FAT32 (called MS-DOS under Mac OS X), so both OS can read and write to it.
If you want to use it solely with Mac OS X, just format it with HFS+ (Journaled or not look here).
Or do you mean something else by "setting up"?
You could use HFSExplorer (free) for writing to an HFS+ formatted volume under Windows, or you could transfer the files (if not tons of GBs) via a network, so the external could be just formatted in HFS+ (miles better than FAT32 (or MS-DOS as Mac OS likes to call it).