


- #READING ZIP DISKS FORMATTED FOR MAC ON WINDOWS XP FOR MAC OS#
- #READING ZIP DISKS FORMATTED FOR MAC ON WINDOWS XP MAC OS X#
Use the Software Update feature in Mac OS X Get JumpPad the Windows version of Mac OS X Lion LaunchPad Install Snow Leopard on a drive to make bootable Search, add and use Gadgets on your desktop in Windows 7ĭual-boot Windows XP and Mac OS X on a PC Use the Apple Terminal application on computers running Mac OS Xįormat a drive for both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windowsĭo a full fresh install of Snow Leopard OS X 10.6įormat your PC external hard drive to work with a Mac Read and write the NTFS file storage format on a Mac OS X computer
#READING ZIP DISKS FORMATTED FOR MAC ON WINDOWS XP FOR MAC OS#
Set custom pronunciations in Mac OS X's VoiceOver toolįormat an external hard drive for Mac OS Xįormat a hard drive with the Mac Disk UtilityĪnnounce alerts with OS X's Text to Speech featureĬhange the default screenshot file format on a Mac OS X computerįormat a hard drive on a computer running Mac OS X Quote emails in full or part with Mac OS X's Mail app Use the Simple Finder user interface in Mac OS X Once the process is complete, the drive will appear with the name it was given on the left side of the window with the list of drives and on the desktop of the Macintosh computer. Click the erase button in this window to start the process of erasing the disk. A window will open asking to verify the erase procedure. This name will always appear when the disk is mounted on a Macintosh computer.Ħ. Type a name for the disk in the field where it asks for a name. If you have questions about the formats, refer to the Apple user's manual.ĥ. If there are other requirements for the disk, then select the format that best suits your needs. This setting is the best option for running Mac OS X. In most cases it's best to leave it at "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as this is the default. Select the Volume Format from the pop-up list. The window will now display the options for erasing the hard drive and formatting it to work on the Macintosh computer.Ĥ. Click on the "Erase" tab to the right of the list of drives. If you are planning on erasing the start-up disk, back up all important files and applications.ģ. It is important to note that formatting the start-up disk will permanently erase the data stored on the disk. It is not possible to format the start-up disk unless the system has booted from the Install Disk. Select the disk that needs to be formatted on the left. A window will open giving a list of all the drives currently mounted on the computer.Ģ. Open the system drive, usually titled "Macintosh HD." Open Applications, then Utilities, and double click the "Disk Utility" program to open it. Formatting a hard drive on a Macintosh computer is a fairly easy process.ġ. Whenever a new hard drive is purchased for a computer, it needs to be formatted to work with that computer.
