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Can I format an internal hard drive for Mac without another working hard drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="thecosmicturtle" data-source="post: 1246849" data-attributes="member: 203569"><p>My MacBook Pro's hard drive failed. I want to get a new one. The place I went said they charge for formatting a drive for mac. So I can pay them to format it, or do it myself.</p><p></p><p>I know formatting an external hard drive is pretty strait forward, but I've never done an internal one.</p><p></p><p>As my old hard drive is not working I cannot use it to turn my mac on and use the disk utility. Can I format the drive using my mac if the new hard drive is the only working hard drive I have for it?</p><p></p><p>Notes:</p><p>I have the install disk the Mac came with if I can use that for formatting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thecosmicturtle, post: 1246849, member: 203569"] My MacBook Pro's hard drive failed. I want to get a new one. The place I went said they charge for formatting a drive for mac. So I can pay them to format it, or do it myself. I know formatting an external hard drive is pretty strait forward, but I've never done an internal one. As my old hard drive is not working I cannot use it to turn my mac on and use the disk utility. Can I format the drive using my mac if the new hard drive is the only working hard drive I have for it? Notes: I have the install disk the Mac came with if I can use that for formatting. [/QUOTE]
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