on 29/01/06 08:17, kaldav at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > I have bought a new Hitachi drive for my Pismo (listed as compatible > on OWC) and put it in an external Sarotech firewire case. However, it > doesn't show up with Disk Utility in OSX10.3.9. > > Then I re-started from a 10.3.2 installer CD, twice by holding down > the C key, and it is not seen with Disk Utility. > > I also re-started in OS9.22 and Drive SetUp did not see it to format it. > > Is there a trick to getting this drive to appear on the desktop to format it?
I don't think the problem is with the drive. I would think that the problem is with the Firewire enclosure. Does that enclosure need external power? I have one that won't work if not connected to an external source of power. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] kludge: 1. /klooj/ n. Incorrect (though regrettably common) spelling of kluge (US). These two words have been confused in American usage since the early 1960s, and widely confounded in Great Britain since the end of World War II. 2. [TMRC] A crock that works. (A long-ago "Datamation" article by Jackson Granholme similarly said: "An ill-assorted collection of poorly matching parts, forming a distressing whole.") 3. v. To use a kludge to get around a problem. "I've kludged around it for now, but I'll fix it up properly later." -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
