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How to: Mount an external usb hard drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheekychimp" data-source="post: 494123" data-attributes="member: 38789"><p>If I recall correctly a different file system CAN affect a Macs ability to read or detect disks if previously formatted and/or partitioned on a windows PC. If the USB disk works on an XP computer check to see if it is a Fat 16, Fat 32 or NTFS system. Whatever it is currently partitioned as (and assuming it is blank or you have the data on it backed up) reformat it to another file system and try that in the Mac. Once it is visible use disk utility to format it for the Mac if necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheekychimp, post: 494123, member: 38789"] If I recall correctly a different file system CAN affect a Macs ability to read or detect disks if previously formatted and/or partitioned on a windows PC. If the USB disk works on an XP computer check to see if it is a Fat 16, Fat 32 or NTFS system. Whatever it is currently partitioned as (and assuming it is blank or you have the data on it backed up) reformat it to another file system and try that in the Mac. Once it is visible use disk utility to format it for the Mac if necessary. [/QUOTE]
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