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HFS+ Formatted Drives
Some Power Macintosh G3 Desktop computers ship with hard
drives that are formatted with HFS and some later models ship
with hard drives that are formatted with HFS+ (also referred to
as Mac OS Extended format). Before you try to repair a customer’s
hard drive, it is imperative that you determine how the drive has
been formatted.
Norton Utilities version 3.5 is not compatible with HFS+ (or Mac
OS Extended format), and in fact, can destroy data on the hard
drive. Norton Utilities version 3.5.3 or 3.5.2 will not attempt to
repair a drive formatted with Mac OS Extended format and
versions 3.5.1 and earlier cannot recognize that a hard drive is in
Mac OS Extended format and can result in hard drive corruption
and loss of all data on the drive.
Note:
When diagnosing hard drive problems, it is important to