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Figure 5: Locating Apple’s
Disk Utility
2. Review the list of hard disks shown in
Disk Utility
(see Figure 6). Drives that have been
formatted should have a volume name below their listing. New, unformatted disks
typically have no volume name. Carefully select the hard disk you wish to format.
Figure 6: Example hard drive listing
3. After carefully selecting the drive you wish to format, select the
Erase
tab in Apple’s
Disk
Utility
(see Figure 7).