Hard disk and Time Machine issue

public_life · public_life #1 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 01:52 PM

Hi guys,

I've recently purchased a LaCie Hard disk 500GB USB2 FireWire 400 to use as my back up for the Time Machine.

I run two Macbooks, so partitioned the hard disk in two using Disk Utility. The problem is that the HDD only appears on one computer at a time. Is this normal, or have I done something wrong?

And if you can only use the HDD on one macbook at a time, is it still ok to run the Time Machine for both macbooks on the one, partitioned HDD, but just plug it in to the different macbooks at different times of the day?

Really appreciate your help.

Cheers!!

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #2 (**permalink**)

02-04-2010, 02:03 PM

Welcome to the Forum. How r u connecting the 2 MBs to the internet? Do u have a LAN? What OS 10.5 or 10.6? 2 MBs can be backed up to one HD using Time Machine

public_life · public_life #3 (**permalink**)

02-05-2010, 06:32 AM

Hi,

Thanks for the welcome!

We use an airport extreme to connect to the internet.

The MBs run OS X 10.6.2 with Snow Leopard.

The HD has two FireWire 400 ports, so we're using those to connect the 2 MBs.

Thanks

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #4 (**permalink**)

02-05-2010, 01:33 PM

Have a read thru my posts here and check out the link for McBie, that should give some choices to consider.
You could connect the HD to the extreme and use TM on both MBs to back up to Ext HD but IMO that is only part of the equation

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public_life #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 04, 2010 Posts: 2	02-04-2010, 01:52 PM Hi guys, I've recently purchased a LaCie Hard disk 500GB USB2 FireWire 400 to use as my back up for the Time Machine. I run two Macbooks, so partitioned the hard disk in two using Disk Utility. The problem is that the HDD only appears on one computer at a time. Is this normal, or have I done something wrong? And if you can only use the HDD on one macbook at a time, is it still ok to run the Time Machine for both macbooks on the one, partitioned HDD, but just plug it in to the different macbooks at different times of the day? Really appreciate your help. Cheers!!
	QUOTE Thanks

Collin Bl #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	02-04-2010, 02:03 PM Welcome to the Forum. How r u connecting the 2 MBs to the internet? Do u have a LAN? What OS 10.5 or 10.6? 2 MBs can be backed up to one HD using Time Machine
	QUOTE Thanks

Collin Bl #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	02-05-2010, 01:33 PM Have a read thru my posts here and check out the link for McBie, that should give some choices to consider. You could connect the HD to the extreme and use TM on both MBs to back up to Ext HD but IMO that is only part of the equation
	QUOTE Thanks

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