Formatting external hard drive

[Pat910art]

My external hard drive is currently formatted Mac OS Extended [Journaled]. However, I want to use it to copy a video I have recorded and my DVR will only recognise ext3, FAT or NTFS. I don't want to use FAT as it limits the size [I believe]. Firstly, how do I format it as NTFS so that MAC will read and write to it? Secondly, I found on the web a program called MacFUSE which I understand will enable MAC to do so. Has anyone used this? Does it work OK?

 

[chscag]

If you have access to a PC running Windows, you can format the drive to NTFS using the Windows Disk Manager program. And yes, MacFUSE will enable your Mac to read and write to the drive.

 

[JoeFonebone]

Didn't want to needlessly start a new thread so....

Having real problems with a relatively simple task; formatting an external drive so that it's MS-DOS (FAT) to enabling it to be read by a PS3.

I've basically followed these guidelines - Guide: How to format an external drive to work seamlessly with Macs and PCs without third party software. | MacTip.net

All is well when erasing....

...but when it finishes I'm left with this;

The 232.9Gb drive shown in the pictures was formatted a while ago and works fine on a PS3. This is the info for the drives, the 232.9Gb drive on the left and the problem drive on the right.

I'm running a G5 Version 10.5.8

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[bobtomay]

Go to the Partition tab instead of the Erase tab.

Under Volume Scheme - select 1 Partition
Then click on the Options button and select Master Boot Record.

Now you can name the volume and go ahead with the format.