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Hi,
I just got this 120 GB hard disk packed with 8 MB buffer-cache <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> ...
I love it (I know I will)! Haven't set it up yet ... I am here for some advise ...
1. Which formatting utility should I use? Norton? Micromat? FWB? Or even Apple's Drive Setup?
2. How am I going to partition it? Here is my plan ...
50 GB : OS X
50 GB : Other stuffs ... (Apps, Games, Large files, anything ...)
That left me 20 GB (11.79 GB to be nitpicky <img border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" title="" src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" /> ) ... I would want to have a few partition for the 20 GB for different OSes ... One for OS 9, another for <a href="http://www.macfora.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=45270#post45270" target="_blank">Virtual PC</a> and maybe LINUX? 
3. Finally, should I installed it on top of my old drive (IBM 40 GB Deskstar 60 GXP)? It is very near the fan ... I worry if something could happen ... Advise?
By the way, what should I put in my old drive after the migration?
This is the info from Apple System Profiler:
<img src="http://www.macfora.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=46348" alt=" - " />
Thanks in Advance! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
Best regards from,
pmg4lktan
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50 GB just dedicated to X is pretty big, almost too big...are you going to be storing a lot of apps and docs on your X partition, like saving lots of stuff to your home dir?
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by tr:
<strong>50 GB just dedicated to X is pretty big, almost too big...are you going to be storing a lot of apps and docs on your X partition, like saving lots of stuff to your home dir?
tr</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">I think I may put those X-only apps in tht partition ...
Is that OK? I may decrease it ...
Thanks anyway! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
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50GB is huge for just OS X and apps. On my QS 933, I have OS X (10.1.4) and OS 9.2 plus apps for both (iMovie, iDVD, DVD Studio Pro, Photoshop, Premiere, Netscape, Office, Cleaner, etc., etc.) and it takes up maybe 4 or 5GB. The machine is home, so I can't check, but I have about 7 hours of digital video on the same drive (80GB) so I know the OS/apps don't take that much.
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