Time Machine using Leopard- can't get it started

I have an iMac OS 10.5.8 using along with a 1GB Lacie drive. I used Disk Utilities to create two partitioned volumes in the external drive, one partition for saving the backup of Time Machine and the second for just storing extra file from my main iMac computer. The partition volume in the external drive was formattaed "Mac)S Exended (journalled)". Here is where I got confused! The second Option is to chose between "Erase Free Space" and "Security Options". I chose "Erase Free Space". But shouild I have chosen "Security Options" instead? During this time the Time Machine was OFF. At the conclusion of the "Erase Free Space" which took 3 hours, I turned on Time Machine but I did not get the result I was expected in backup files. What did I do wrong and what should I be doing? I am beginnng to wonder if I should just forget about TM and use some other backup application which you might recommend to me??? Thanks for any help. Abit frustrated at this point!
John

cstonage wrote:
I have an iMac OS 10.5.8 using along with a 1GB Lacie drive. I used Disk Utilities to create two partitioned volumes in the external drive, one partition for saving the backup of Time Machine and the second for just storing extra file from my main iMac computer.
bad idea. the data on the second partition will not be backed up. if you value it you should reconsider this arrangement. get another drive for storage and back up both the internal and the storage external with TM.
The partition volume in the external drive was formattaed "Mac)S Exended (journalled)". Here is where I got confused! The second Option is to chose between "Erase Free Space" and "Security Options". I chose "Erase Free Space".
Don't. don't use erase free space at all. it's not needed and will only waste time. it's just a security procedure that overwrites free space with zeros to prevent data recovery. instead, make sure that the drive is formatted properly. make sure that the partition is GUID. if it isn't then repartition the drive with correct partition scheme.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1964018#5
if the drive is already partitioned correctly then erase the TM partition using the erase tab. but don't use secure erase or erase free space.
then go to TM system preferences, set up TM to back up to this drive and turn it on. that's it.
But shouild I have chosen "Security Options" instead? During this time the Time Machine was OFF. At the conclusion of the "Erase Free Space" which took 3 hours, I turned on Time Machine but I did not get the result I was expected in backup files.
you want to clarify that? what result did you get and what did you expect to get?

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