Apple Macintosh LC - Manual (Page 95)

already been initialized.)
To initialize a hard disk, shut down your computer, then follow these steps:
1. If the hard disk is external, switch it on.
2. Insert the System Startup disk and then switch on the computer.
3. Open the System Startup icon by double-clicking it.
4. Start Apple HD SC Setup by double-clicking its icon.
The program's main dialog box appears.
5. If you don't see the message telling you the drive is uninitialized at
the bottom of the screen, click the Drive button to select the hard disk you
want to initialize.
The selected disk's SCSI device number is displayed above the Drive button
(the device number for internal hard disks is always 0). The disk's name, or
a message telling you the drive is uninitialized, is shown in the message
area at the bottom of the dialog box.
6. When the message telling you the disk is uninitialized and the device
number of the hard disk you want are displayed, click Initialize.
A dialog box appears, asking you to confirm or cancel your decision to
initialize.
7. Click Init to initialize the hard disk.
When you click, the pointer becomes a spinning beach ball and the message
area of the dialog box reports the status of initialization. After a while,
the computer's alert sound signals the end of the process and a message
reports successful initialization. (If you see a report that initialization
has failed, begin the process again.)
A dialog box appears, asking you to name the disk.
8. Type a name for the hard disk, then click OK.
9. Click Quit.
See also: • "Setting the SCSI Device Number" in Chapter 16
• "Testing and Repairing a Disk" in Chapter 17
Installing system software on a hard disk
The system software manages Macintosh operations. It transmits information to
and from disk drives, printers, and other hardware components, establishes
and tracks files, and directs processing inside the computer. Most system
software activity is invisible, but application programs -- the software used
for word processing, spreadsheets, and other specialized work -- rest on the
foundation that system software provides.
Installing system software creates a System Folder that contains the system
files your Macintosh needs. In addition to adding system files, installation
adds drivers (files that tell the computer how to communicate with peripheral