Apple Power Macintosh 4400 - Manual (Page 122)

How to initialize a hard disk
You initialize a hard disk by using a program called Drive Setup, which is on
the CD-ROM disc that contains system software. (To initialize a hard disk
from another manufacturer, use the utility software that came with the
hard disk.)
1 Start up your computer from the CD-ROM disc that contains system software.
See “Starting Up From a CD-ROM Disc” earlier in this section.
2 Open the Drive Setup program.
You may need to look in a folder called Disk Tools to find Drive Setup.
3 In the list of drives, click the disk you want to initialize.
WARNING Initializing a disk erases all information that may be on it.
Before you initialize a damaged disk, try to repair it as described in
“Testing and Repairing a Damaged Disk” earlier in this chapter.
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Click the drive you
want to initialize...
...then click Initialize.