On 04/12/2007, at 8:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote:
Thanks for that Ronnie, after reformatting and verifying, it still
isn't seen by Time Machine
By that I mean .. after ejecting and connecting the drive via USB
(have to login then it appears in Finder), then going to System
Prefs/Time Machine and clicking Choose Backup Disk, the external
drive isn't seen by Time Machine.
I still have to log in to the drive, and I'm thinking that is
perhaps the problem.
Glenn.
You would be right !
Why is it you need to log in ... or perhaps it is better said if I
ask what makes it ask you to log in ?
You need to cancel that
and make it appear just as an ordinary external hard drive
that mounts and appears in the finder at start up .
Bob
On 04/12/2007, at 8:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
Hi Wamug, I've got a 250Gb Lacie Ethernet Disk Mini 10/100, and
I'd like to use it for Time Machine.
This disk was originally setup to allow log on via a network (its
original purpose). But now I just want to use it as an external
drive via USB.
When I plug it in to the USB port, it appears in Finder and I can
log in. But Time Machine doesn't recognise it as a valid external
drive.
After hitting a few brick walls, can anyone illuminate me:
- Can I use this disk for Time Machine?
- If I can but I need to set it up as an external USB drive rather
than a network drive (with login), how do I do this?
After checking the manual and using the install CD for the disk, I
can't find any references to setting it up as a USB disk. So
maybe it only operates as a network drive.
Hi Glenn,
Have you tried using Disk Utility to Erase the Drive and format
the drive 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)' and then see if Time
Machine recognises it.
Cheers,
Ronni
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