Apple 5200CD, 5300CD manual Initializing a hard disk, If Disk First Aid cannot correct the problem

4Click Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk.

If you want to test and repair another disk, click its icon and then click Repair.

5When testing and repair are done, choose Quit from the File menu.

If Disk First Aid cannot correct the problem

mTry repairing the disk again. Sometimes repeating the process corrects the problem.

mUse another disk repair or recovery program. Some disk repair programs let you recover information from a damaged disk.

mConsult an Apple-authorized service provider for help.

mIf you can’t repair the disk, you’ll need to reinitialize it, which erases all the information on it. Before you reinitialize, be sure you recover all the information you can and back it up. Then erase (reinitialize) the disk. For instructions on reinitializing a floppy disk, see the “Disks” topic of Macintosh Guide, available in the Guide (h) menu. For instructions on reinitializing a hard disk, see the next section, “Initializing a Hard Disk.”

If initialization doesn’t work, discard the damaged disk (if it’s a floppy disk), or take it to your Apple-authorized service provider for repair (if it’s a hard disk). Bring the Macintosh Performa CD (which you received with your computer) with you to the service provider.

Initializing a hard disk

The hard disk inside your computer was initialized (formatted for use) at the factory, so you shouldn’t need to initialize it. You need to initialize a hard disk only if

myou purchase an uninitialized hard disk from another manufacturer

myour hard disk is damaged

If a hard disk needs to be initialized, the disk’s icon does not appear on the desktop when you start up the computer using another disk.

You initialize your internal hard disk using a program called Drive Setup, which is on the Macintosh Performa CD that came with your computer.

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