![]() It’s OK to choose “1 Partition” if you only want one. Choose the desired number of partitions from the Volume Scheme pop-up menu. Tip : In Disk Utility, volume names are indented on the left side of the window. If the partition tab is not visible, make sure you’ve selected the disk (not volume) in the left side of the window. Click the Partition tab in the Disk Utility window.The disk contains size and model number of the drive, not “Macintosh HD” or a name you chose. Select the disk you want to partition (that is, the disk you want to install Mac OS X on.You can get there by choosing **Utilities** from the Finder's **Go** menu. If you're started from your computer's Mac OS X volume, open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder. If you're started from a Mac OS X installation disc, choose **Disk Utility** from the **Utilities** menu. Partitioning a hard disk erases all data on the disk. Regarding the GUID partition table: From This is kind of how I installed Mountain Lion onto my 240GB extreme 2 weeks ago.Īfter getting that setup, use it to boot and then go to disk utility and format and redo the drive with these directions: I would create a recovery disk on a thumb drive and use it to install onto the new SSD. EDIT: OK, I forgot that you had Lion and you didn’t get a support disc, just a recovery partition on your stock HDD.
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