--- Teri Pittman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Look guys, I'm coming from the ugly Windows/DOS > world. I don't understand > >the need for drivers to install a hard drive > whatsoever except for that > >brief and ugly period in our "own" history when > there was such a thing as > >EIDE which I tried to avoid like the plague. :) > > But you do use drivers in that world. Most new > drives come with install > disks and when you do the partitioning etc, that's > when it puts in a > driver. I'll admit, it's not like the way they work > in the Mac universe.
Ehm, no. Those utils simply ease and automate the process that otherwise takes FDISK, FORMAT and 2 or 3 reboots. The only time a "driver" is needed on a PC is when you have an older PC with one of the drive size limits in the BIOS and a drive bigger than the specific limit on that particular PC. ===== http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
