If you intend to share files between a Windows and MAC computer, the easiest option is to format the drive as MS-DOS using the MAC computer. This will create a FAT32 partition, which is compatible with both Windows and MAC. The best option may be to use a 3rd party software product that allows hard drives formatted in the Macintosh file system (Mac OS Extended, HFS+) to be used on Windows computers. The following are two programs that allow this capability:

Check question number 6 about startup disks; most people need these because of hard disk problems. Apple provides an "erase disk" option on their main menu which will re-initialize some but not all hard drives. Apple also has a "disk test" utility to test formatted disks. There is also a popular control panel add on for "SCSI probe" which is helpful, check various Mac shareware sites for it.

Most external drives you purchase are formatted for PCs. If you are only going to use it with your Mac then you should reformat the drive by using "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". If you are gong to use it with your Mac and a PC then use "MS-DOS file system" format. To format or reformat a drive you will have to erase it. So before you erase the drive, copy your files to another drive.

If you have your files on an old Mac with a SCSI drive internal or external; and your new Mac does not have a SCSI external connector or use SCSI drives internally, what can you do? I'll discuss many options. My GENERAL advice is as follows. EITHER use some kind of Mac which HAS SCSI to read your drive, and use it to transfer files either by connection or by transfer to another media (floppy, CD, ZIP disk). OR, you add some kind of SCSI hardware to your new Mac to read the drive.

In the left panel, click the external FireWIre drive and select "Partition" in menu on the right. Choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and name the drive. Click "Options" at the bottom of the window. If you have an Intel Mac, select "GUID" as the partition scheme. If you have a Power PC Mac, select â??Apple Partition Map." Click "Partition." It will ask to confirm, click "Partition" again and the partitioning process will begin.

Don't expose your laptop to resonating noises, for example loud bass noise from speakers, heavy machinery.

You can use ShredIt for Mac OS 7 as a hard drive cleaner to erase the contents of an external hard drive. We recommend that you do this to clean the drive before you dispose of a hard drive. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the ShredIt for Mac OS 7 Read me in the documentation folder that comes with ShredIt or download the ShredIt 7 Read me (pdf) now

No additional drivers are needed for these operating systems. The drivers that ship with these operating systems should automatically load when the drive is connected. If your product came with a Driver CD, insert the CD into your computer and install the appropriate driver using the Add Hardware Wizard in the Windows Control Panel. You may also find the appropriate driver on the downloads page on the Kaser website. No additional drivers are need for Mac OS X to see the drive.

In computing, there is never enough space on your existing hard drive. As applications take up more space and with video editing, digital photography, and digital music becoming more popular, there is an increased need for hard drive storage. A hard drive enclosure kit allows you to replace your existing hard drive with a larger capacity drive and recycle your old drive for external storage. External storage kits are also popular for mobile computing.

Double click on My Computer and right click on your C drive icon. Now select share as and share the drive as C. Tick the Full button under Access Type and click on OK. A little hand should now appear with the C drive icon in My Computer. Voilá - your C drive is shared.

Yes. You can play songs directly from a hard drive connected to your computer via firewire or network.

Right-click on My Computer and select Manage. Click Disk Management in the left menu under Storage. The new drive will appear as Unallocated in the display window on the right. Right-click the Unallocated drive and select 'New Partition' to start the New Partition Wizard. If the drive is already formatted, you will first need to click on 'Delete Parition.

It is possible to use an external drive as a startup disk (boot volume) on Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Follow the instructions in your Mac OS manual for the proper installation of the Mac OS. If you wish to use your drive as a boot volume, make sure you install the Mac OS on the drive before saving any data to the drive. On Windows operating systems it is not possible to use an external hard drive as a boot volume. Yes, the 2163 does support 48-bit LBA.

Connect the drive to your computer as explained in the user guide. The hard drive icon will appear on the desktop. From the list that appears clear the check box next to the File Exchange control panel. Click Restart. After restart, a message appears asking you to initialize the drive. Enter a name for the drive and select MAC OS Extended * from the drop-down list and click Initialize. Note: OS 9 cannot recognize a volume larger than about 200GB.

This may be the easiest task you'll ever perform, using your 360. If you bought a Premium 360 (a.k.a. a white outer box), look around for your hard drive. If you cannot find your hard drive contact 1-8004MY-XBOX. If you bought a core 360 (a.k.a. a green outer box), open up your hard drive that you bought from the store.

There are lots of reasons, actually. For one, while hard drives on computers ? especially desktop computers ? are quite large these days, digital cameras and camcorders are capturing images and video footage that's larger than ever. So while your new 10 megapixel camera can take pictures with enough resolution to make huge prints, those digital images are also going to gobble up huge amounts of space on your computer's hard drive. And High Definition Video (HDV) footage? Fuggedaboutit.

How to make a folder on your Virtual Hard Drive (My Content) available to a single user or your students in a class.

Hard drives are delicate machines, they are prone to vibration and shock especially when they are powered because they are spinning at very high speed (7200 RPM), vibration and shock can cause the reading head dip into the magnetic surface, which may damage the reading head as well as the magnetic surface (bad sectors). The golden rule: Do NOT move the portable external hard drives once they are powered; and move them only if the power is off.

A new Administrative Alarm will appear, click on the link and verify that the backup was completed successfully Browse to the location of the backup (Default location: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL$CAREWARE\Data) and copy the Install the new CAREWare database instance and if necessary the business and client tiers on the new hard drive/PC/Server. Go to the business tier directory (Default location: C:\Program Files\CAREWare\RW CAREWare Business Tier) and open the CW Admin.

Yes! The 7-Series can power an external drives only when powered from external DC. The 7-Series will not power a drive off of its attached Li-Ion battery alone. There is not enough voltage from the Li-Ion battery to support bus powering.

Yes. The external drive shows up just like CF or hard drive in the File Viewer. Files can be moved to and from it, played, info can be viewed, etc. Additionally, files from at external drive can be copied to internal drives. No. The architecture of the 7-Series allows for realtime recording to any available drive. This is distinctly different than implementations from other company's products. There are two options that V 2.

WinRescue will back up to an external harddrive as long as it is listed in Windows Explorer as a regular harddrive. WinRescue backs up files and not a harddrive image. So, the harddrive's boot information is not backed up. Making a Boot Disk in WinRescue (95/98/ME) will save the boot information on a diskette.

Yes, you can use ShredIt for Mac OS X as a hard drive cleaner to erase the contents of a hard drive. We recommend that you do this to clean the drive before you dispose of a hard drive. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the ShredIt for Mac OS X Read me in the documentation folder that comes with ShredIt or download the ShredIt X Read me (pdf) now

The Macintosh and PC versions are almost identical. The COMMAND key on the Macintosh (or splat, clover, rugbeater, propeller key) parallels the CONTROL key on the PC. The Mac OPTION key equates with the ALT key on the PC. to which platform is preferable, faster, exciting, etc., simply keep subscribed to the list... but don't expect any cross platform wars!