Intel Mac :: External Firewire Doesn't Show
Jun 18, 2012
I'm having trouble seeing an external firewire drive on the desktop.I've tried restarting with it on and then off, and turning it on after the boot is complete.I've reset the PRAM, still without success.The drive has a USB port which I tried, but when I connect via USB it still doesn't show up.If I leave the drive on whille connected via USB the computer does not boot, the screen remains a blank white.Outside of trying another firewire cable, are there any suggestions available that I can try?
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Feb 19, 2009
Odd stufff, I have a 500 gig Lacie ext HD that my user uses on her Vista machine...
I am setting up a replacement for the Vi$ta machine, which is a 24 inch imac.
I plugged in the ext HD and nothing happened after I powered on the ext HD.
I checked disk utility and it showed up but as a 2TB size ext HD...
I unplugged the Lacie and plugged it back in and all the info showed up correctly.
But ALL the buttons under "First Aid" are greyed out so I cant verify permissions, disk, or repair disk or permissions.
Information:
imac 24 inch
Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Jun 24, 2012
After several attempts my firewire would not mount on the iMac desktop. After reading the forum, so I reset the PRAM and the SMC.
NOW, after rebooting the iMac after 3 or 5 minutes the external disk connect with a firewire 400 appear on the desktop with a spcial mention from my iMac " Could not repair the external disk !?
Even though the disc is NEW and formated on the same machine two hours early!
Specification of my Mac
Mac OS 10.7.4
iMac Mid 2007
2,4 Ghz Intel core 2 Duo
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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I regularly run software update. As I can remember, it has ever shown two partitions. I don't know whether this is related to software updating or not. If it is 'yes', how can I solve it?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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I borrowed a friends and switched mine with hers. My acted the same way in her macbook. I switched the cords on the external drives, no change.
Also, Is there a way to retrieve the information from my sick external hard drive?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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