Formatting External HP HD for Mac

[thombo]

so i am trying to formatting a 1tb HP external HD for my MacBook. I think i did everything correctly, but nothing is happening.
What i did:
disc utilities->
clicked on the HD->
selected ms-dos volume format->
clicked erase->
clicked erase in pop up

so everything looks okay, but the Partitioning bar isn't moving, not is the Total Capacity GB (Bytes).

should i wait it out? any suggestions?

[megadan]

Why MS-DOS format? If it's for a mac, shouldn't it be formatted in HFS+?

[MakiSupaStar]

Originally Posted by megadan

Why MS-DOS format? If it's for a mac, shouldn't it be formatted in HFS+?

I'm wondering the same thing

[Barkless Dog]

Go to disc utility, (use search) you should see the disc, if not either the connection or disc is bad.

If it does see it, click on erase disc and check format fore Mac OS

[jugglingfreak]

I agree, if you don't have a specific reason for formatting as ms-dos, format it as hfs+.

Under MS-DOS, the file allocation table (FAT) can't support large partitions. That is most likely the problem.

[jdieh1]

Originally Posted by jugglingfreak

I agree, if you don't have a specific reason for formatting as ms-dos, format it as hfs+.

Under MS-DOS, the file allocation table (FAT) can't support large partitions. That is most likely the problem.

This is correct ^^

I did it the other day except I had my Mac formatted drive partitioned into two drives, one FAT and the other I left formatted for Mac so my Windows buddies could access the FAT partition

[thombo]

got it, thanks