Partition Question

snoop · snoop #1 (**permalink**)

07-11-2007, 12:02 PM

When I setup the default parttiton this becomes the startup drive. It seems that just about every disk application says it cant do anything because this is the startup drive... How should I partition my drives to avoid this?

NPuter · NPuter #2 (**permalink**)

07-16-2007, 07:32 AM

I know what you mean,
I have had this problem before,

Have you tried using DiskUtility included in the OS X instillation disk,
just boot from the disk (hold "c" on startup) and it will boot from the disk
click on the Utilities button in the menu bar and then DiskUtility

partition away

the only problem with doing it this way is I am pretty sure it will erase your OS X instillation along with everything else you may have on the drive

Hope this helps!

snoop · snoop #3 (**permalink**)

07-16-2007, 10:57 AM

this one was solved by creating a seperate boot disk.

NPuter #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 15, 2007 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 989 Mac Specs: 15" 2.2GHz Santa Rosa Macbook Pro - 4GB Ram - 120GB HD OS X Leopard - Windows XP	07-16-2007, 07:32 AM I know what you mean, I have had this problem before, Have you tried using DiskUtility included in the OS X instillation disk, just boot from the disk (hold "c" on startup) and it will boot from the disk click on the Utilities button in the menu bar and then DiskUtility partition away the only problem with doing it this way is I am pretty sure it will erase your OS X instillation along with everything else you may have on the drive Hope this helps! "The forums are not only a place to have questions answered, they are a place to be part of a community..."
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Member Since: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 8	07-11-2007, 12:02 PM When I setup the default parttiton this becomes the startup drive. It seems that just about every disk application says it cant do anything because this is the startup drive... How should I partition my drives to avoid this?
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