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    HDD not recognized during OS install

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by kind3r, Apr 2, 2009.

  1. kind3r

    kind3r Notebook Consultant

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    I've bought a new HDD (Western Digital 500GB) to replace the old one because there was not enough space on it. So I replaced the hard drives, insert the DVD, hold C and the installation process starts .... but when it reaches the point to choose my destination hard drive .... there is no drive listed there to choose.
    I suspected that the new hard drive is broken, so I opened another laptop (PC) that I have and I replaced the old HDD with the new one and everything works fine.

    So, I am doing something wrong? Should I format the drive before? If yes, how?
     
    kind3r, Apr 2, 2009
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    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Before installing OS X, launch Disk Utility (should be somewhere in the menu bar at the top of your screen after loading the OS X disc), and partition your HD to HFS+.
     
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    kind3r Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks mate, it's working.
     
    kind3r, Apr 2, 2009
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