Can't Unpartition windows disk. New user please help!
Hi there,
I am a new user to MAC. Everything was working just fine until I decided to partition my drive using bootcamp for Windows XP. The disk was a little scratchy but I thought I would try any ways. If it worked great if not whatever. Well Mac partitioned the drives nicely to 32GB. However when I tried to install my Windows XP disk with SP2 it failed. So I said whatever. I went to eject the disk and it wouldn't eject. So I turned off the computer and turned it back on then ejected the disk again which worked.
The only problem is I had a Volume called BootCamp and a Volume called Disk0S1. I tried to use BootCamp to delete the partitions and it told me; "Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again".
I wasn't to sure what that means however I went to Disc Utilitiy, Erase, highlighed Bootcamp(which is now called Disk0S3 I don't know why) and went to security option, Zero Out Data came back and hit Erase. The Volume Format says MS-DOS(FAT) and the Name says Disk0S3.
So off it goes and the disk is erased, unmounted and then mounted and put right back. I am assuming I am doing something wrong. Do I need to change the Volume Format to MAC OS EXTENDED (JOURNALED)? If so do I change the name? If so to what, Macintosh HD?
Everyone at work says mac ***** I don't wan them to be right so can someone please help me. Also if I can't get back to one partition do I just reboot the mac with the disk that was provided? Of course I would loose all my info but that is okay I only got this mac on December 25.
Get a bootable, external HD (preferably FireWire, since it's 40-50% faster than USB 2 and designed for data transfers), make a bootable backup/clone of your current installation, and ensure that it's bootable and works like the original.
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/backuprecovery.html
Then, while booted into the backup/clone, launch Disk Utility, and erase and reformat your internal HD. That will preclude having to start from scratch. Once you get your machine running as you want it, see these:
Switching from Windows to Mac OS X,
Basic Tutorials on using a Mac,
MacFixIt Tutorials,
MacTips, and
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition.
Additionally, *Texas Mac Man* recommends:
Quick Assist.
Welcome to the Switch To A Mac Guides,
Take Control E-books, and
A guide for switching to a Mac.
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