Bootcamp & Windows XP Pro

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You have to use Disk Utility first to partition and format the drive in the mac format. Unlike windows this can't be done during the install process. It has to be done prior to starting the install of os x.
GillGoose wrote:
When I try to reinstall OS X I get to the step where it asks where I want the OS to instal to. I can't get past this point because it can't find any hard drive to install to. This is why im confused. That suggests that the hard drive crashed but the target mode "WINDOWS" suggests that the OS was simply erased.

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