A1200 hard drive installation

[swoslover]

Hi

I recently acquired an A1200 with a 2.5" hdd.

I have never before used a hard drive with an Amiga so apologies for a question that has probably been asked repeatedly.

I am using Workbench 3.0 and wondered how I format the drive, I cant seem to find any obvious way to do it.

I have tried searching but always come up with answers for 3.1

Even a link to guide would be fantastic.

Thanks

[swoslover]

Hi Swoslover, Hardrive toolbox should be on your workbench install disk, that should do the job.

Is it on the Workbench 3.0 disk?

I am sure I have looked through everything and cant find it

Where is it located?  thank you

[swoslover]

If that particular A1200 was originally sold without a hard drive, it won't have had the Install disk included in the Workbench pack that came with it, and that's where the HDToolbox program is stored. Has the drive been used in an Amiga before? If it has, and it still has the partitions, you should just be able to format them as you would a floppy. But if not, you'll need HDToolbox or a similar application.

HDInst.lha on Aminet will help, if you can get it onto the Amiga via floppy or something - it'll do a similar job to HDToolbox. Once you partition the hard drive with one of those tools, you can format them normally when you boot from the Workbench disk, then copy all the files from your Workbench disks over to it and that should be enough.

I dont have the install disk.  That's where i was going wrong.

I assume the HD is blank or from an old PC as was told would have to format it before use.

[swoslover]

Sorry should modify my sig.

Unfortunately had to sell the A1200 as it was taking up my dining table and we have a small flat so nowhere obvious to put it