HT1338 how to format an external hard drive for MacOSX

I have a new Fantom hard drive, but ut is formatted with NTFS file system.  How do I format it for my mac mini?  The instructions from Fantom say to use the Disc Utility...but also warn to reformat with HFS.  Will this be done when I chose Disc Utility, or do I need other software?

55heyjude wrote:
ok...the Apple store tech says just to format using the Disc Utility...
And that is exactly what mende1 said as well, he just gave you a little more of the steps than the Tech did, thank him and format your disk.

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