On Jul 15, 2012, at 4:57 AM, Shields E-mail wrote: > Thankyou all for responding! Yes the USB ports for the FireWire are 400 on > the ibookG4 and 800 on the macbook pro. The Ethernet migration assistant > didn't see each other and wireless didn't see each other. I ordered a > FireWire cable from amazon with the 400 & 800 ends so hopefully that will > work. I will try to upgrade further, i didnt know it was a possibility. I was > mistaken in getting the Toshiba formatted by the MBPro, I told my husband I > needed this formatted not by the G4 and he could not format it by the MBpro > so he formatted it by desk top iMac 10.5.8 with 2.66 GHz intel core duo as > MacOS extended (journaled) GUID partition table. MacBook pro can't see it. > Hopefully can transfer via new cables but would like to use this external > drive with the MBpro. I still don't know much but am tons more savvy reading > this board! > > -M- >
Can you see the drive in Disk Utility? Also check finer preferences where is says "Show these items on the desktop" and be sure to check the boxes labeled "Hard disks" and "External disks" Some of the new MBP's have an issue with one of the USB ports producing enough bus power for some external hard drives to show up, Hitachi is one of them. Switch ports and also some of the drives come with a USB power connector on the cable. I can't think of any reason the MBP can't mount the drive no matter the format. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
