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How do I format my SCSI Hard Drive?

***First it is important that you have all your data backed up before formatting the Hard Drive, as this will erase everything on the Hard Drive.***

1) Boot the machine from the CD-ROM.

This can be done either with the command + option + shift + delete keys, orby selecting it in the Startup Disk Control Panel.

*If booted with the 4-key command
Mount the Hard Drive, by Open the Utilities folder, then the Hard Disk Toolkit P.E., and opening the HDT Primer P.E., click the mount button. and the volume name will switch from N/A, to the name of the Hard Drive.

*If booted by changing the Startup Disk Control Panel Open the Utilities folder, then the Hard Disk Toolkit P.E., and opening the HDT Primer P.E.

2) Next click the Format button. You will get three warnings which will tell you that this will erase all data on disk. Select "OK", (or continue) until it begins the formatting procedure.

3) When formatting is complete, you will have the option to select a partitioning method. It is suggested that you select Maximum Macintosh. Although, if you have experience with hard drive partitions, you can custom configure your partitions here.

4) You will now notice that your Hard Drive is listed as "Hard Disk ****", this is because there is no name pre-specified by the program. Simply click on the text bar, (under the hard drive's Icon), and rename the hard drive.

5) To reinstall the software. Quit the HDT Primer P.E., by pressing the command+"Q", and close the all windows, until you are looking at the "PowerCD" window.

6) Double click on the System Software Installers folder, and when it opens Double-click on the Install System Software folder.

7) Go back to the Power CD and open the System Software Installers Folder.
Scroll down to the bottom of the window and open the Draggable System folder.

8) Inside there is a folder called "System Folder"

9) Drag this "System Folder" to the HD

10) Click and hold on the Apple Menu in the top left corner
Go to Control Panels
Go to Startup Disk

11) Click one time on the HD.

12) Close the window and select Special, then Restart. This will start you back up from your HD.

13) Install one of your programs. Then run that program for a while to be sure that it runs OK.

14) When you are ready to add another program, Restart your machine and hold down the Space Bar. This will boot your machine to the Extensions Manager. Select System 7.x and click beside the Control Panel CD-ROM Toolkit to put a checkmark beside it. Close the window and your desktop will soon appear. You have rebooted with system software only, plus your CD software to run your CD (turning on the CD-ROM toolkit is not necessary to install from floppies).

15) Run this program for a while to be sure that it does not cause any anomalous behavior such as conflicts or system errors.

16) Once you are satisfied that your latest installed program has not created any new problems on your machine, repeat steps 10-12 as often as necessary. This is a tedious procedure but it is the best preventative maintenance available for keeping your computer running smoothly.

17) Please call Power Computing Tech Support if you feel you have isolated a problem, especially before Reformatting or reinstalling your Operating System.

****Note this install will install 7.5.3, since 7.5.5 was only released as an update, at this point you should go to your System Software Installers folder, from there open the System Software Updates folder. Inside you will see System 7.5.5 Update. Open this folder and run the installer.

18) To get the "PCC" logo back on the Hard Drive, click once on the PowerCD and press command+"I", this will bring up an info box. Click on the Icon in this window, which will put a square around the Icon. Select the Edit menu and choose "copy", to copy the Icon, and close that window. Click once on your Hard Drive and again press command+"I". This time when you click on the Icon go up to the Edit menu and select "Paste," which will Paste the copied Icon onto the Hard Drive, then close that window.

The machine is now operational.

Machines Affected: All