Nancy, Put the Mac OS system CD into the CD drive. This can be tricky of the system won't boot. Your dad can turn on the computer and immediately push in the CD eject button, wait for the tray to eject, put in the CD, and press down on the "C" key to tell the computer to boot from it. Your dad should then double click on the CD which will show up on the desktop, open the Utilities folder, and open up Drive Setup. He should then be able to see the drive listed as an available volume to initialize. Click on the drive and then click initialize. He should also specify HFS+ format, if possible. Good luck. George
--- Nancy Corkum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan > The IDE drive is the only on in the machine since I > bought it about 6 yrs > ago. I installed systems on it before but I went PC > and my dad now has the > c500 and it needs a new system and I forget haw to > do it. > > Nancy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "SuperMacs List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 3:20 PM > Subject: Re: [SM] Formating a c500 > > > > > > > > Nancy Corkum wrote: > > > > I cannot remember how to format an IDE harddrive > on a C500. > > ----- > > > > Use Apple's Drive Setup. (I think there is a > 'Initialize' button.) > > Format it as HFS+. > > I am assuming this IDE drive is an extra one on > the C500 and you have > > something else to operate the C500. > > > > > > -- > > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com > | Refurbished Drives | > > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > > > SuperMacs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> > > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > >The Think Different Store > > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
