thanks but its dead there is no hope of saving it On 22/08/2011, at 11:14 AM, Jon Cohn wrote:
> These drives are a bit of a pain... I got one on a 2010 December special. > > THere is a second partition that is not really quite there called a virtual > CD... I found that there were newer versions of the software on the WD web > site, and downloaded them. The Virtual CD has a control panel that is 50% > accessable via Voice OVer. And I would not recomend using it. There is also > a driver that is supposed to improve performance, but I still found the drive > slow... > > In any case, try formating using the WD program, and then verifying with Disk > Utility. THere is also a command ( I believe command line) to prevent the > Virtual CD Disk from showing up every time you plug it in. > > If your budget allows it, I suggest returning the Passport drive and getting > a firewire capable drive if your computer supports it. The Firewire > transfer rates appear to be better. > > If you need more help, I can go back and research the tools I used. > > Jonathan > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
