slimac Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 There is a mention on the box of the SAMSUNG HD 501 LJ Serial ATA Hard Disk evidencing OPERATING SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY : - Windows XP, ME, 2000; 98, NT - Mac OS and Linux The Installation Guide gives instructions for : - Installing the hard disk drive - Setting the system BIOS - Partitioning and formatting - Installing the OS but I think these instructions only apply to PC running Windows, am I wrong? My intention is to instal above mentionned HD as an internal "time Machine" back-up drive on my Mac Pro Intel Dual Core 2,66 GHz running Leopard (Mac Os 10.5); MY QUESTION IS : After Insertion of the HDD into an available bay and connection of the Sata and power cables, will the hard disk drive automatically be recognized by the Mac OS, allowing me to use the "disk utilities" to format as required? If NOT, how should I proceed ? I thank you very much in advance for your valuable orientation. Greetings from Belgium slimac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Yes - it will be automatically recognized. You just have to partition/format it in Disk Utility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I'm pretty sure Time Machine will recognize it and ask you to reformat it itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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