On Nov 28, 2011, at 7:22 PM, David W. Morris wrote: > > That is when I did some research and found that Western Digital's Passport > external drives come in two flavors, one for Windows and one for MacOSX. > Does anyone here know how to get my Passport drive to be usable with my G4 > PowerBook? Since giving away my MacBook to my Son, my G4 PowerBook is my > most used computer (due to my back condition that keeps me in bed now and the > PowerBook being my only laptop, of the 15 or 20 computers I have here at > home). I would really like to get this Passport external drive working with > MacOSX 10.5.8 and MorphOS3.0 beta on my G4 PowerBook. > > AmigaDave from Big Bear Lake, Calif.
You need to format the drive "Apple Partition Map" in disk Utility under the Partition tab. The option button will allow you to select it. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
