Ronni,
File size is about 44 k. Can transfer sometimes 3 files, 1 at time
then freezes. Tried 1 GB thumb drive same problem. Reset PRAM. Same
problem. I do notice that when I load thumb drive then uninstall it
iam not getting the screen message saying safet to take out
John
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On 02/05/2010, at 10:28 AM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi John,
Your PowerBook only has USB 1.1 Ports, so the USB 2.0 drives will
only operate at USB 1.1 speed for transfer.
Also you are using OS 9.2.2. USB 2.0 drives will only operate at 1.1
speed in any OS earlier than 10.2.6.
Your PowerBook's USB 1.1 ports are powered but might not supply
enough power for the WD 500GB USB bus-powered hard drive.
What size files are you trying to transfer to the USB flash drives?
A drive attached to a USB 1.1 port operates much slower than when
attached to a USB 2.0 port.
The transfer rate specifications are as follows:
USB 1.1 12 Mbits per second
USB 2.0 480Mbits per second
When you say the USB flash drive & the USB 500GB drives mount fine,
but then freeze the computer.
A. Do you mean the computer freezes after you open the drives, & try
to drag something into them?
OR
B. Does the computer just freeze immediately the USB drives appear
on the desktop?
Do you have all the USB Extensions activated?
You should have the following USB extensions present and activated
in Extensions Manager (shown below with their version numbers) if
your iMac is running OS 9.2.2:
USB Authoring Support 1.1.2
USB Device Extension 1.5.6
USB Mass Storage Support 2.1.1
USB Printer Sharing 1.0.2
USB Printer Sharing Extension 1.0.2
USB Software Locator 1.5.6
USB Support 1.5.5
Not all of these are essential for flash drive support, but USB Mass
Storage Support definitely is, and some of the others may be.
Have you tried trashing the Finder preferences and rebooting?
That will tidy up the Desktop files and database, both of which are
tracking every copy activity you do.
Cheers,
Ronni
On 01/05/2010, at 5:06 PM, Jlin wrote:
Guys
More problems. Unable transfer files from mac to HD, 8GB USB stick.
Have rebooted, rebuilt desktop etc. The USB devices mount but the
computer then hangs. Any help appreciated
John
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On 01/05/2010, at 11:49 AM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi John,
If you downloaded & installed MacDrive 8 … you won't be formatti
ng the USB external Drive as FAT-32, you will format it HFS+
as I mentioned in my previous email
but the best way is to buy MacDrive
<http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/> and install it
on your Windows computer, then to format the drive as HFS+.
On the link I sent before is instructions for removing the virtual
disc in Windows (the Windows instructions are below the Mac
instructions)
<http://www.marccizravi.com/2010/remove-wd-smartware/>
Will you still be 'stymed'??
With MacDrive, your PC can both read and write to an OS X Extended
(HFS+) hard drive.
But, I feel you probably will have some issues with copying files
across as your PowerBook Prismo only has USB 1.1 ports.
And, No version of 9.x supports USB 2.0 nor are there any drivers
to do so; USB 2.0 defaults to 1.1 speeds.
Cheers,
Ronni
On 01/05/2010, at 10:50 AM, Jlin wrote:
Ronni,
Yes I finally found that out. Is it the dreaded smartware
interfering with the transfer? Also my OS is 9.2.2. Should check
before I quess. The software that I downloaded was macdrive 8. I
noticed before I formatted the Hd on the PC that my mac allowed
me the same option of hfs.
I need to get some help with the PC side to remove the virtual
disc but after doing this will I be able to continue copying or
am I still stymed?
John
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On 01/05/2010, at 8:58 AM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi John,
What software did you download and install?
You need to get rid of the dreaded WD SmartWare rubbish ….
The WD SmartWare partition is in the drives firmware and mounts
as a virtual CD every time the drive is mounted.
It's not removable by standard software.
Look here instead & follow the Mac Step1 & Mac Step 2
instructions exactly.
<http://www.marccizravi.com/2010/remove-wd-smartware/>
Also, have a read here:
<http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3835&p_sid=5rFpOK-j&p_lva=3779
>
I notice you are using OS 9.1 and all the instructions are for
OS X 10.4 & above.
Cheers,
Ronni
On 30/04/2010, at 11:54 PM, Jlin wrote:
Hi,
I downloaded the software and formated the disk as discussed.
Two problems.
1. The hard drive has a permanent partition (WD SmartWare)
which I am unable to remove
2. This one really annoys that is the mac freezes when I try
and transfer files
Any suggestions
John
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On 30/04/2010, at 5:24 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi John & Peter,
Yeah, I probably went a little overboard on the time of
7mins ;-), but wanted to point out the limitation of FAT-32.
No. 2 of my reply to John is very important:
Use the Mac to format the FAT32 volume, not the PC.
Because Microsoft Windows XP limits a FAT32 volume to 32GB it
quits formatting when it hits the 32GB mark.
Cheers,
Ronni
On 30/04/2010, at 2:38 PM, Crisp, Peter wrote:
Yes John, I would take Ronni's input as gospel there. Follow
her lead
explicitly.
The file size limitation (4GB) of FAT32 may or may not be an
issue for
you. The resultant file size for an AVI file I think is
resolution
dependant (example - I have an episode of Top Gear in AVI
format - it is
50 minutes approx and is a file of 242MB). But some home
video taken on
my HD camcorder, some of the individual segments (20 min
approx) exceed
the 4GB file size so are a problem for the FAT32 drive. So if
you're
using HD files, expect large files of short run time.
So it comes down to if you're prepared to accept the
compromise in file
size handling capability to have the cross compatibility. For
me this
was a bearable compromise.
Regards
Peter...
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:wamug-
[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Ronda Brown
Sent: Friday, 30 April 2010 2:09 PM
To: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: My Passport portable drive
Hi John,
I'm just rushing out to a job, so can only quickly give you
this
information.
1. FAT32 is the best free way to format a drive cross
platform, but the
best way is to buy MacDrive
<http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive/> and install it
on your
Windows computer, then to format the drive as HFS+.
This is the native format for Macs, and with MacDrive it is
read very
nicely in Windows.
No more ._ files, and things will just work more smoothly
everywhere.
(Also, FAT32 is a very inefficient format for large drives. A
500GB
drive in FAT32 is actually rather nightmarishly inefficient.)
2. If a maximum file size limit of 4Gb doesn't bother you
(remembering
4GB of say AVI would be about 7 minutes of video), then use
FAT32. Use
the Mac to format the FAT32 volume, not the PC.
On your Mac: Use Disk Utility > Erase tab (for a single
partition, or
Disk Utility > Partition tab for more than one partition).
Disk Utility calls HFS+ "Mac OS Extended", and it calls FAT32
"MS-DOS
File System".
That's all I have time for a the moment, I have to rush out
now.
Cheers,
Ronni
17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7
2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @
7200rpm
OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
On 30/04/2010, at 1:51 PM, Jlin wrote:
Peter,
Appreciate the reply. The only options given where
Mac OS standard 465.1 Gb
Mac OS extended 465.1 Gb
DOS 465.1 Gb
That is when connected to mac
John
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On 30/04/2010, at 1:36 PM, "Crisp, Peter"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Yes, you can select a number of formats in setting up an
external
drive,
the only one in my experience that is cross-compatible
between PC and
Mac is "FAT32". The only downside of FAT32 that I can
ascertain so
far
is the file size limitation of 4GB for any one file. Only
really an
issue for video files.
Regards
Peter...
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:wamug-
[email protected]] On
Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Friday, 30 April 2010 1:19 PM
To: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: My Passport portable drive
Hi,
Can someone help? I have just obtained a WD My passport
Essential
Utra-portable
Hard Drive 500Gb usb 2.0 ( brand new) when I connect it to
my Mac
PowerBook it
say that the disc isn't formatted and provides options. The
powerBook
is a
prismo running OS 9.1. The reason I have the new HD is to
back the
info
pending
upgrade. I would like to be able to used the HD like I can
with A USB
stick ie I
can use it at home (MAc and PC) and use it at work (PC).
When I
attach
to PC at
home I can store files on the HD but the problem comes when
I connect
it
to
PowerBook. Is there away to be able to have it connect to
either?
Appreciate any help
John Hatch
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