How do I get the McAfee usb-hdn2-320GBF to work on my mac

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I have a new MacBook Pro with OSX 10.8 and I have a encrypted usb drive non-bio.

the hd starts and is viewable but when i enter my password i get this error


Error: SSD_RET_IO_ERROR
File Name: /Users/buildgates-head/builds/autobuild/MAC_ACCESS/SSD/mac/ssdsdk/macdriver.cpp
File Date: 12:09:59 Nov 30 2010
File Line Number: 295
Call Stack:

MacDriver::sendCommand
MXPG2_RawDeviceCom::send
MXPG2_RawDeviceCom::SendRequest
DeviceChannel::transact
FilterChannel::transact
SecureChannelClient::transact
MXPG2_DeviceManagement::directComm
DeviceManagement::execCommand
MXPG2_UserPassword::Authenticate
SSD_AuthenticateInternal
unlockWithPwd
authenticate
authenticate



Is there a fix or workaround for this or do i have to still use my PC do be productive!?

This is my first apple product and i would like it to be a good experience, like all things i am sure it has its short comings.


thanks
 

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It would appear as though the drive is encrypted with McAfee's own proprietary encryption firmware/software. Your PC likely has a special driver that is designed to allow this access, or the driver is automatically loaded the first time you connect it to a machine. Or (heaven help you) it's a corporate drive and works in tandem with McAfee's craptastic DLP and EPO solutions. Perhaps this post on McAfee's own forums may help you to find a cipher of some sort to decrypt the drive:

https://community.mcafee.com/thread/47694

Assuming the drive is not locked by a hardware mechanism, you may want to consider other software-based options.

TrueCrypt or Mac OS X's own encrypted DMG format may prove more flexible.
 
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It would appear as though the drive is encrypted with McAfee's own proprietary encryption firmware/software. Your PC likely has a special driver that is designed to allow this access, or the driver is automatically loaded the first time you connect it to a machine. Or (heaven help you) it's a corporate drive and works in tandem with McAfee's craptastic DLP and EPO solutions. Perhaps this post on McAfee's own forums may help you to find a cipher of some sort to decrypt the drive:

https://community.mcafee.com/thread/47694

Assuming the drive is not locked by a hardware mechanism, you may want to consider other software-based options.

TrueCrypt or Mac OS X's own encrypted DMG format may prove more flexible.

Unfortunately, this was a work provided device the HD that is so i am limited on what i can do with it, which is pretty much everything, I don't even have admin access.
 

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