I'm back with the same problem but with a different flash drive (I gave up and returned the other one). This one is a PNY 4 GB, which claims to be compatible with OS 8 and higher.
I am trying to set up the flash drive so I can move files back and forth between: My iMac g3 Dalmation, which has OS 9.2.2, and My iMac g3 FlowerPower, which has OS 10.4 on it. 10.4 recognizes the flash drive with no problem. 9.2.2 does not. I have gotten advice here in the past to reformat the flash drive on the 9.2 machine using Disk Utility. I don't seem to have that program on my hard drive or on the (original) 9.1 disks that came with the Dalmation. I only have utility programs called Drive Setup and Disk First Aid and neither of these will recognize the flash drive. On the PNY site they do say: Compatible with most PC/MAC laptop and desktop computers with available USB 2.0 port (Backwards compatible to USB 1.0) Is it possible my old Dalmation is USB 1.o and that is the problem, and if so what does Backwards Compatible mean, and what do I do about it? Last, if there is a utility program for 9.2 called Disk Utility (the utility does exist on my OS10.4 machine) where do I find it on my original installation disks and is it available as a free download from Apple? I looked there but didn't see it. Thanks so much. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
