Do the Default bought MacBook only one Partition?

Dear all Macer,

Do the Default bought MacBook only one Partition?

If so, how to repartition to two or three partition?

I want to

1 Partition for OS X
1 Partition for save the artwork (Do it possibile MAC and PC also can access)
1 Partition for install the Windows XP under MAC ...

And how to step by step, I am Mac newbie and will buy a total new Macbook soon.

Thx

Hey Explorer,

If you are thinking of a Partition for running Windows XP, then u might be thinking about Boot Camp. Here is a Link That explains all about Boot Camp.

The other 2 am not sure about.

Cheers

The Mac's OS is loaded on to a single partition as default.

To create several partitions, you have to erase and reinstall the OS, which is pretty simple. Just place in Tiger disc 1, reboot while pressing the C key. Then, click disk utilities, erase, and choose partition creating however many partitions you'd like. Then, load the OS on the partition of your choice.

That's it!

Prise said:

The Mac's OS is loaded on to a single partition as default.

To create several partitions, you have to erase and reinstall the OS, which is pretty simple. Just place in Tiger disc 1, reboot while pressing the C key. Then, click disk utilities, erase, and choose partition creating however many partitions you'd like. Then, load the OS on the partition of your choice.

That's it!

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Uh, there are disk ultilities out there that will partition a drive without you having to format or reinstall the OS. You should probably reccomend those before telling people to reinstall their OS's

Village Idiot said:

Uh, there are disk ultilities out there that will partition a drive without you having to format or reinstall the OS. You should probably reccomend those before telling people to reinstall their OS's

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If that's true, you are certainly correct! I didn't know they existed. To my understanding, you can't "partition" the hard-drive where the OS is installed.

What programs would you suggest?

Prise said:

If that's true, you are certainly correct! I didn't know they existed. To my understanding, you can't "partition" the hard-drive where the OS is installed.

What programs would you suggest?

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There was a forum that popped up with three or four big ones for OS X. I don't think any were freeware, but there may be something out there. Just search for OS X partitioning.

Also, bootcamp's partion "program" can create and remove partitions without having to format the original partition. Disk utility does...and isn't a very good choice.

Thx for all, I think I will choose the earse and reinstall way, since newbie better learn from zone is a good start point.

Do MacBook can read & write file to NTFS Partition?

Dear all Macer,

Do MacBook can read & write file to NTFS Partition? Since on this Sunday I will buy one, but I also need the Windows XP Professional SP2 install on this Mac for company join the Domain Enviroment ....

Just I am trouble the Mac OS X (I mean booted to the Mac OS X, not booted to the XP environment) do the Mac OS X default can read and write the Windows Partition that formated with NTFS?

Thank for your time.

Nope. Macs can not write to a local NTFS volume. They can read it, but not write to it. But I am not sure I understand your question, are you asking about a network directory that is formatted in NTFS? That is a totally different situation. Macs can read/write to a shared NTFS directory.

For my side, Just two type of Application

1. Boot to the Mac OS X, (Boot Camp installed a or Vista/XP on other Partition), want to read or write to this NTFS partiton from Mac OS X

2. Boot to the Vista/ XP while press the "Alt" key on boot up ... This XP/Vista joined a Windows Domain, and like the gerenal using in Office, access the network share resource.

explorer1979 said:

Thx for all, I think I will choose the earse and reinstall way, since newbie better learn from zone is a good start point.

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This is the first thing I did once I got my new Mac. I partitioned installing only the programs I had wanted.

Village Idiot said:

There was a forum that popped up with three or four big ones for OS X. I don't think any were freeware, but there may be something out there. Just search for OS X partitioning.

Also, bootcamp's partion "program" can create and remove partitions without having to format the original partition. Disk utility does...and isn't a very good choice.

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http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iPartition.php is one that I'm aware of.

Also, I believe the only way you can install Windows is via Bootcamp, because there are some tweaks that have to happen to EFI to get Windows to actually be bootable.