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[Kunga]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10.2.6 Disk Utility 
10.2.6 Disk Utility

10.2.6 Disk Utility is the software you are supposed to use to setup 
ANY hard drive for OS X 10.2.6 etc. Nothing else. Nothing third party. 
Nothing anyone else says is better.

You DO NOT setup your new WD FW drive in 9. That will lead to a lot of 
problems and possible total loss of the hard drive. Forget about what 
ever software they included. It is all bogus. I am in Santa Cruz by the 
way. You in the valley? Or LA?

Be in 10.2.6 with the FW Drive connected and on. Launch "Disk Utility" 
from your Applications-> Utilities Folder. You will see your new WD 
show up on the left column showing all your drives. Highlight it and 
click on the Erase Tab if you are not going to partition it OR the 
Partition Tab if you are. Give it a name, and make sure it is set for 
Mac OS Extended and checked (under the Name) to "Install Mac OS 9 
Drivers" (no penalty and needed if you ever need to use 9) and press 
Erase or set up your Partitions and press Partition. In a few seconds 
your new WD drive will be ready for data.

BTW Fry's/Outpost.com has 200 GB 8MB buffer Maxtor 7200 RPM dries on 
sale for only $161.44 after a $120 rebate and including plus sales tax. 
They also sell FW boxes from Micropolis for only $80. So for $248 you 
could have a 190GB (net) FW drive outside. Did you get that good a deal 
buying the WD FW ready? I don't think so. You can save a lot of money 
and get a lot more space if you follow my advice and take what you 
bought back.

>>>> Also bought a Microplus U-ME320F firewire case with Oxford 
>>>> 911chipset. $80

Here's the Outpost.com URL for the readers who don't live near a Fry's. 
This deal is $10 more.

> <http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3492233> $120 rebate!!!!
>
> $269.99 After Rebate: $149.99 plus shipping and sales tax (if 
> applicable). Go for it gang!!!

What is your model Mac again?

Kunga

On Saturday, May 24, 2003, at 12:14 PM, Sherry Plummer wrote:

> Now I cannot get the WD Hard Drive set up.  You have to restart in OS 
> 9.  Run the Software Installer for the WD CD.  Then launch the WD 
> FireWire Disk Utility program.  When I do that, I get an error 
> message: 'No Supported Device Found! Put the WD FireWire Support 
> Driver into your Extensions Folder and Restart.'
> Per WD troubleshooting site this is caused by corrupted extensions.  I 
> have installed the extensions 4 times.   Needless to say WD is closed 
> until Tues.