In addition to limitation to file sizes < 4 GB, you also lose a lot of nice features on HFS+ such as permissions and journalling.Ĭreate a FAT32 partition on the disk along side the existing HFS+ partition. Reformat the disk to FAT32, which ( as suggested by Michael Sturm) is the lowest common denominator in file systems between OS X and Windows. This file system type is not natively supported by Windows, which is why the disk will not mount when you plug it into your laptop. If it is Mac OS Extended or a something similar then your disk is using the HFS+ file system, which is the default for OS X.
the name you see in your file tree when the disk mounts under OS X) what do you see for the Format at the bottom of the window? I mean, I assume there will be an issue between the HP stuff on the drive and the Acer machine regarding drivers and all that so.If you open the Disk Utility application on your Mac with the disk connected, you should be able to see it in the list of disks on the left hand column of the Disk Utility window. Obviously the primary partition is where it needs to be installed but I am wondering. When attempting to install the operating system and it asks me where I want to install it I am shown the 4 partitions with the HP recovery, HP tools, system and Primary. I am putting a hard drive from a HP Compaq into an Acer machine (both drives had the same OS on them). Obviously it still has all the info on the drive from the old laptop so I am wondering
I pulled a smaller drive out of a laptop I had laying around that has a bad motherboard and replaced the bad drive with it. Tried using a win7 disc I had to repair and or reinstall the OS but it hangs up. tried accessing the acer e recovery on the hidden partition but it hangs up. it appears I cannot do anything with that drive.
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