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Hi
I have a strange problem when formatting my HDD and cannot get around it, so was hoping for some help.
I'm using a MacBook Pro 4,1 2.4 Intel, With OSX 10.6.4
My original HDD failed in July, so I replaced it with a Samsung SATAII HM321HI 320 GB HDD. I installed OSX with no problem. The system is working but is awfully slow.
I've had some problems with certain items of software and the MacBook is running slow, so 'd like to reinstall OSX, but this time without installing the Snow Leopard update. I basically think that it's Snow Leopard that's causing some of the issues, seems to have a similar effect on my MacPro. The main issue is when data is coming down the Firewire; it's backing up and the HDD seems to be the problem. It's almost as if the disk isn't caching the data and all the work is being done by the memory.
So back to my orginal problem! Basically, I can't seem to format the HDD. I've gone into the Disk Utility and repaired and verified the disk permissions but to no avail. When I reboot using the OSX Disk, I can see the HDD in the Disk Utility, but there are no options to verify, repair or partition the HDD. If I try and continue with the installation from the OSX DVD, then OSX is unable to see the HDD. When trying to erase the disk in the Disk Utility (booting from the OSX DVD) I get a 'resource busy' message. The whole thing is driving me mad.
One more thing, when I try to use the MacBook as a HDD from the Firewire port, it isn't recognised by my MacPro. Almost as if the disk doesn't exist.
So, I'd really appreciate it if somebody could tell me how to format the drive please!
Cheers
Christian
I have a strange problem when formatting my HDD and cannot get around it, so was hoping for some help.
I'm using a MacBook Pro 4,1 2.4 Intel, With OSX 10.6.4
My original HDD failed in July, so I replaced it with a Samsung SATAII HM321HI 320 GB HDD. I installed OSX with no problem. The system is working but is awfully slow.
I've had some problems with certain items of software and the MacBook is running slow, so 'd like to reinstall OSX, but this time without installing the Snow Leopard update. I basically think that it's Snow Leopard that's causing some of the issues, seems to have a similar effect on my MacPro. The main issue is when data is coming down the Firewire; it's backing up and the HDD seems to be the problem. It's almost as if the disk isn't caching the data and all the work is being done by the memory.
So back to my orginal problem! Basically, I can't seem to format the HDD. I've gone into the Disk Utility and repaired and verified the disk permissions but to no avail. When I reboot using the OSX Disk, I can see the HDD in the Disk Utility, but there are no options to verify, repair or partition the HDD. If I try and continue with the installation from the OSX DVD, then OSX is unable to see the HDD. When trying to erase the disk in the Disk Utility (booting from the OSX DVD) I get a 'resource busy' message. The whole thing is driving me mad.
One more thing, when I try to use the MacBook as a HDD from the Firewire port, it isn't recognised by my MacPro. Almost as if the disk doesn't exist.
So, I'd really appreciate it if somebody could tell me how to format the drive please!
Cheers
Christian