OT: Getting Mac to Read USB External HD

Baron von Case · Post by **Baron von Case** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:40 am

Tell me I don't need to return my new Mac...

It is not reading my external hard drive. If I can't get it to do so, that's pretty disastrous, as I rely heavily on it for moving things from my previous PC and storing mass amounts of stuff my on-board 160G can't carry.

No Autoplay comes up, and I can't find anyplace where it indicates it is reading its connection (not in Finder or on the desktop).

I better find out soon 'cos I don't have iCare.

Thanks.

Heiko · Post by **Heiko** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:11 am

check with iDisk

applications -> utilities->iDisk

otherwise find Diskwarrior to recover/copy stuff to a mac-formatted hd

good luck,

Heiko

System6music · Post by **System6music** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:36 am

You don;t have to do anything....macs just work....I saw it on TV.

carlv · Post by **carlv** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:45 am

does anything show up in the Disk Utility? Do any other USB based devices work on it? Does the drive show any signs of life when you plug the USB in? What format do you have the drive in?