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Initializing a hard disk

You may never need to initialize a hard disk. This section helps you

determine whether you need to initialize your hard disk and tells you how to

do so, if it’s necessary.

When do you need to initialize a hard disk?

The hard disk inside your computer was initialized at the factory, so you

shouldn’t need to initialize it. You need to initialize a hard disk only if one of

the following is true:

m You purchase a hard disk that has not been initialized at the factory.

m Your hard disk is damaged.

If a hard disk needs to be initialized, the disk’s icon does not appear on the

desktop when you start up the computer using another disk.

If the hard disk you want to initialize is not the startup disk, you can use the

Drive Setup program to initialize it. Drive Setup is located on the CD-ROM

disc that contains system software. For instructions, start Drive Setup and

choose Drive Setup Guide from the Guide (h) menu.

If the hard disk you want to initialize is the startup disk, follow the

instructions in this section. First, start up from the CD-ROM disc that

contains system software. Then follow the instructions in “How to Initialize a

Hard Disk” later in this section.

WARNING

Initializing a disk erases any information that may be on it.

Before you initialize a damaged disk, try to repair it as described in

“Testing and Repairing a Damaged Disk” earlier in this chapter.

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Apple Power Macintosh 4400 User Manual Page 119