hello luke, i asked about partitioning because i see mention of it from time to time. as a fairly non-techwise individual i have not understood the value and purpose of doing this, other than when more than one person is using the machine. this is not the case in my home. best of the season. hec mdd dp 867 os 10.4.11 >Partition away if you like. Or not. Some people >like me still partition their larger HD's into >smaller volumes. > >Peace, > >Luke Rademacher >Liquid Zone Graphics >Mac mini 2.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3GB RAM, 80GB >HD, Combo DVD/CDRW, Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.5, ext >NewerTech miniStack w/ 320GB HD. >MDD Dual 1.25Ghz G4, 2GB RAM, 250GB/120GB/80GB >HD's, 16x DL DVD±R/RW Superdrive, Mac OSX Tiger >10.4.11, Classic Mac OS 9.2.2. >External 1TB HD FireWire 400 >Intel Celeron 2GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD, Ubuntu Linux 8.04 >5.5th gen 80GB Enhanced Video iPod >Canon CanoScan 8400F >Canon Pixma iP4500