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Disk Utility won't recognize unformatted or NTFS-formatted HD's
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 795773" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Other than a possible cabling problem with the new WD SATA drive, I don't understand why the Tiger Disk Utility can't recognize the drive. I understand that DU will not be able to read NTFS, but it should recognize the fact that a drive is attached.</p><p></p><p>Are you saying DU can not "see" the drive at all? If the drive can be seen by DU, use the erase function and reformat it HFS+ or FAT-32. Otherwise your only other choice is to attach the drive to a PC and reformat it as FAT-32 using a third party utility. (Windows can not format a drive to FAT-32 greater than 32 Gb. Microsoft artificial restriction.)</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 795773, member: 46727"] Other than a possible cabling problem with the new WD SATA drive, I don't understand why the Tiger Disk Utility can't recognize the drive. I understand that DU will not be able to read NTFS, but it should recognize the fact that a drive is attached. Are you saying DU can not "see" the drive at all? If the drive can be seen by DU, use the erase function and reformat it HFS+ or FAT-32. Otherwise your only other choice is to attach the drive to a PC and reformat it as FAT-32 using a third party utility. (Windows can not format a drive to FAT-32 greater than 32 Gb. Microsoft artificial restriction.) Regards. [/QUOTE]
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