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iMac external HDD becomes uneditable
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1763599" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Try this:</p><p></p><p>Shut down your Mac and turn off both drives. Disconnect both drives.</p><p></p><p>Reconnect one drive only. Turn the drive on and then restart your Mac. See if everything is normal.</p><p></p><p>Repeat, only this time disconnect the first drive and only connect the other drive.</p><p></p><p>If everything is okay in both tests, my guess is that you are having signal reflection problems somewhere along the line. Try replacing your Firewire cables and/or trying a different Firewire port.</p><p></p><p>You can also try checking your drives' health with this free product:</p><p></p><p>DriveDX - free demo</p><p><a href="http://binaryfruit.com/drivedx" target="_blank">http://binaryfruit.com/drivedx</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1763599, member: 190607"] Try this: Shut down your Mac and turn off both drives. Disconnect both drives. Reconnect one drive only. Turn the drive on and then restart your Mac. See if everything is normal. Repeat, only this time disconnect the first drive and only connect the other drive. If everything is okay in both tests, my guess is that you are having signal reflection problems somewhere along the line. Try replacing your Firewire cables and/or trying a different Firewire port. You can also try checking your drives' health with this free product: DriveDX - free demo [url]http://binaryfruit.com/drivedx[/url] [/QUOTE]
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