This sounds like it might be it. The other Mac I tried was a dual-processor PowerMac, & it worked fine on that one. I'll locate a hub, & try it. There's no place for attaching a power cord to the drive. Thanks!
David Turk Manager, Preservation Imaging Services Indiana Historical Society Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 232-4592 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Piwowar Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Reformatting a drive for a Mac A common reason for this happening is that some Mac's USB ports can't deliver enough current to run the drive. Have you tried it with a power supply or connected to a powered hub? >USB > >OK, I can get the drive to recognize on someone else's Mac (running OS >10.4.11, same as mine). It still won't register on mine. > >A client gave me a Western Digital Passport external drive to copy file >to. It's formatted for Windows, & the files are on my laptop Mac. I >can't get the Mac to recognize the drive, much less re-format it for a >Mac. I can re-format on the PC, but still can't get the Mac to recognize >it. tia. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
