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How do I create ProDOS hard disk partitions?

April 26, 2017create partitions prodos

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How do I create ProDOS hard disk partitions?

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If you use “standard” utilities, you must completely reformat the hard disk to create ProDOS partitions. Recent third-party utilities such as “FWB Hard Disk Tools” *may* allow partitions to be changed without completely formatting the disk. The version of “Apple HD SC Setup” supplied on the “Apple IIe Startup Disk” will only work with Apple brand hard disks. A patch utility is available which modifies “Apple HD SC Setup 7.3.5” to work with non-Apple disks. Information on the patch can be found at http://www.euronet.nl/users/ernstoud/patch.html. The “Apple IIe Startup Disk” contains System 6.0.8 in order to boot an original LC Mac. This disk will not work with later versions of the LC family. You only need to boot from the software installation disk to format/partition the LC series hard disk. The Apple IIe card support software can be installed after booting the Mac from any startup disk.