MacBook - Installing OSX on a New macbook hard Drive

Ulairi · Ulairi #1 (**permalink**)

08-07-2007, 11:53 PM

I bought my mac book last year and it only had a 60gb hard drive. I bought a new 160gig hard drive. I installed in the mac book just fine, but when I try to install OSX it's not showing up as a drive able to install. Must I do anything to the hard drive before I can install OSX?

Thanks!

PunkRockTuba · PunkRockTuba #2 (**permalink**)

08-08-2007, 12:53 AM

You probably have to format it so the mac can read it. I cant remember off the top of my head the right system, but im sure somebody will chime in and tell us both.

Put the cd in the drive and hold C to boot from it and I think there is a utility drop down so you can get in disk utility. Once you find that hopefully you can format from there.

Kash · Kash #3 (**permalink**)

08-08-2007, 02:51 AM

PunkRock is right, you have to format the drive to the HFS format (be sure to choose Journaled). Then setup will let you pick the drive to install on.

XJ-linux · XJ-linux #4 (**permalink**)

08-09-2007, 08:30 AM

In the Utility dropdown select erase and target the new HDD. Select HFS+ and check the box for OS 9 drivers if you need them. It takes a few seconds and then the drive will be ready to install OS X from the installation DVD.
-Dave

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Member Since: Jul 02, 2007 Location: Going Galt... Posts: 3,124 Mac Specs: MacBookAir5,2:10.8.3-MacMini3,1:10.8.3-iPhone3,1:6.1.3	08-09-2007, 08:30 AM In the Utility dropdown select erase and target the new HDD. Select HFS+ and check the box for OS 9 drivers if you need them. It takes a few seconds and then the drive will be ready to install OS X from the installation DVD. -Dave ,_____o00o _ //___l__,\____\,__ l_--- \___l---OlllllllO (o)_)-o- (o)_)--o-)_)
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Ulairi #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 26, 2006 Posts: 26 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 15" 2.6 C2D, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD	08-07-2007, 11:53 PM I bought my mac book last year and it only had a 60gb hard drive. I bought a new 160gig hard drive. I installed in the mac book just fine, but when I try to install OSX it's not showing up as a drive able to install. Must I do anything to the hard drive before I can install OSX? Thanks!
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