Vantec SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter None - Manual (Page 12)

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7. Creating A New Partition (continued):
Mac OS X 10.x.x:
Initializing a Hard Drive:
1. Open Disk Utility (under Applications\Utilities)
2. Select the attached drive in the list to the left. Click it and then
click the partition tab to the right.
3. Select the desired partitioning scheme.
4. Open the Type pop-up menu in the Volume Info area and choose
Mac OS Extended Format.
5. Resize the volumes if desired.
6. When ready, click OK.
7. Click Initialize.
If initialization fails, do the following:
1. Choose Initialization Options from the Functions menu.
2. Click the checkbox next to "Low level format", then click OK.
Choosing this option adds significant time to the initialization
process.
Formatting a Hard Drive:
1. Start the Disk Utility tool (under Applications\Utilities)
2. Select the new hard drive you are trying to install
3. Click on the “Erase” tab
4. Choose a volume format and assign a name to the new drive.
5. Click on Erase.
6. Once complete, your new hard drive should be mounted on your
desktop.
Note: If the hard drive will not mount on your system, format the drive with a
FAT32 or NTFS partition first through a PC system. Once formatted,
connect the SATA/IDE-USB adapter to your Mac and run the Disk Utility
tool again. You should now be able to format the drive into a Mac
partition and mount the drive