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 Fri 3 Feb 2006, 01:28
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Hi, I have a g4 powerbook & bought an oxford hard drive enclosure & I can't seem to write to it- It shows up in the disc utility & info shows it to be writable (I have formatted it) - & it also shows up on my hardware profile. But I can't seem to bring it to the front to copy information to it. What am I doing wrong?
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 Fri 3 Feb 2006, 02:04
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 Moderator In Chief (MIC)  Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
I see 3 possibilities:
- bad format (either something went wrong, or you're not in HFS+ for example) - bad cable… it happens - You are not the "owner" of the drive. Check if it has been set to work with another username only (ask informations of the volume using the finder command-I) or something similar. btw, is it powered properly? -------------------- Our Classifeds • Nos petites annonces • Terms Of Service / Conditions d'Utilisation • Forum Rules / Règles des Forums • MacMusic.Org & SETI@Home
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Sat 4 Feb 2006, 20:34
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 479 Joined: 08-May 05 From: Portland - US Member No.: 65,373 |
I don't know that it's the cable necessarily because it is recognized as hardware & inside of the disc utilty - I may try to erase & reformat the drive & see what happens
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Sun 5 Feb 2006, 17:46
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Moderator In Chief (MIC) Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
If you have time (it's long…) use the erase option to be sure the drive starts with _nothing_ left on.
Keep us informed 
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Mon 6 Feb 2006, 00:41
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QUOTE (mortalengines @ Feb 2 2006, 19:28) But I can't seem to bring it to the front to copy information to it. What am I doing wrong? What exactly does that mean? Could you describe what you're trying to do? This post has been edited by lancet: Mon 6 Feb 2006, 00:45 -------------------- |
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Mon 6 Feb 2006, 01:12
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Moderator In Chief (MIC) Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
I think he means it's not available in the finder, hence the problem.
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Mon 6 Feb 2006, 04:53
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 479 Joined: 08-May 05 From: Portland - US Member No.: 65,373 |
That was precisely what I meant, it wasn't showing up in finder or on my desktop (like a CD or DVD would when you insert it into the drive). I did reformat it one more time & then erased it in my disc utility & now it shows up in both finder & on the desctop as with a Firewire icon. Pretty cool, thanks.
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