Doug McNutt wrote: > At 10:12 -0700 5/3/09, Clark Martin wrote: >> Disk First Aid won't see it unless it's already formatted. I don't know >> what "Disk Tool's HD setup" is. > > HD SC Setup is Apple's tool for formatting disks. It checked for special > codes in Apple > branded disks before it would even try to work. The patch offered removes that check > and I don't think Apple minds any more. > > I have been using CD-ROM ToolKit from FWB Software for all of my Mac OS > (classic) disks > including systems down to OS 7.1. The company is out of business but about 4 years ago I > got an upgraded copy from a local dealer who at least implied that he was allowed to give > it away. There have been complaints about the toolkit but I have never had a problem. > It's possible that there were problems with Norton's software.
CD-ROM ToolKit is for CD-ROMS, it was something like FWB Harddisk Toolkit that worked with HDs. > > For really older systems partitioning disks can save space. The problem is > that the > minimum block size gets too big when the file system can only address 15 bits - a > Pascal int - of blocks. HFS+ is much better but only works beginning in something > like OS 8.5. The FWB toolkit handles formatting easily but you have to set up partitions > while overall formatting is being done. I believe with HFS (non-plus), aka Standard the maximum number of blocks is 65, 536, a 16 bit value, in any programming language. HFS+, Mac OS Extended) was first supported in OS 8.1. PPC machines can boot from HFS+. 68040 machines can access HFS+ but they cannot boot from it. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
